That's the sound of dozens of Indian Americans gathered outside the Lincoln Memorial in DC

over the weekend to welcome India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.

Yeah, we came here to invite Modi.

Modi is coming two years, so we are all welcoming Modi.

Yeah, but still we love India and we love Modi and we want him to come back.

We love Modi. Whatever it is, we love Modi.

Modi will be arriving on Thursday for a lavish state dinner.

It's his first visit like this to the US and it's a big deal.

This is an honor that only a few world leaders get.

But not everyone is excited about this development.

There's definitely tension there.

This is the Post's India Bureau Chief, Jerry Shee.

If we were to look at the nine years of Prime Minister Modi's rule,

you know, we have seen an uptick in religious violence.

We have seen an uptick of incidents involving Hindu-Vangilanti groups,

issuing hate speech, calling for violence and killing of Muslims.

We have seen vigilante groups attack Muslims for dating Hindu women.

We've seen even local governments bulldozing Muslim communities.

And really the list goes on.

Before Modi was Prime Minister, the United States had actually banned him from visiting

for being seen as condoning riots in his home state in 2002 that left hundreds of Muslims dead.

So why is President Biden rolling out the red carpet for him now?

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