Modi must reflect upon visa denial: Khurshid

WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI: Union law minister and Congress leader Salman Khurshid took a swipe at Narendra Modi on Thursday, saying he needed to reflect on why the US continued to deny him visa.
“Not for us to comment on US policy but it is a matter of serious concern that there is this kind of serious question mark on the personality of somebody who leads a major state in our country,” Khurshid said in Delhi.“I hope the person concerned will reflect upon this and think about why the world thinks so poorly of him.”
The US State Department reiterated its policy denying visa to Modi in response to questions on Congressman Joe Walsh’s letter to secretary of state Hillary Clinton seeking a review of the 2005 decision. In a statement, the Indian American Muslim community demanded that the US stick to the 2005 policy on Modi’s visa.
Walsh had argued that “ten years have passed since the violence in Gujarat and much progress has been made. Modi has been recognized across the world for establishing Gujarat as the most business-friendly state in India.” He added that the BJP leader was “widely believed to be a serious contender for the 2014 election for Indian PM ” and it was time the State Department reconsidered its visa policy.