Watch: John Oliver's Critical Report On Narendra Modi's Presidential Tenure Is Unmissable
American talk show host, John Oliver, dedicated a 15-minute long segment for a report on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and called him a ‘an enduring symbol of hate'
While
Donald
Trump's
visit
to
India
has
not
garnered
much
attention
by
the
Indian
celebrities,
American
talk
show
host,
John
Oliver,
on
the
other
hand,
dedicated
a
15-minute
long
segment
in
the
30-minute
program
Last
Week
Tonight.
He
also
ended
the
segment
on
a
shocking
note
by
calling
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
'an
enduring
symbol
of
hate'.
The
episode
aired
on
Sunday
in
the
US
and
usually
drops
on
the
Disney
owned
streaming
platform
Hotstar
by
Tuesday.
However,
the
episode
was
a
no-show
on
the
platform
and
was
also
not
accessible
on
YouTube
in
India
until
recently.
A
report
by
Bloomberg
noted
that
"a
representative
from
India's
Information
and
Broadcast
Ministry
said
the
government
wasn't
involved
in
the
matter."
In
the
episode,
the
comedian
was
set
to
preview
President
Donald
Trump's
visit
to
India
but
he
also
took
an
up-close
look
at
Modi's
tenure
as
the
Prime
Minister.
He
went
on
to
make
a
strong
comparison
between
Modi's
nativist
policies
and
those
of
Donald
Trump.
Oliver
shared
the
video
on
his
twitter
account
earlier
this
week
and
wrote,
"Here's
our
piece
from
last
night
on
India's
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi..." Take
a
look:
Here's
our
piece
from
last
night
on
India's
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi...https://t.co/uEfwMDdB6g
The
segment
was
a
critical
report
of
Modi's
record,
which
also
had
Oliver
saying,
"Since
Modi
came
to
power
there
has
been
an
overall
rise
in
attacks
against
minorities.
And
it
is
incredibly
depressing
to
see
India
heading
in
this
direction."
Many
Indian
fans
of
the
comedian,
took
to
their
social
media
accounts,
and
hailed
him
for
the
apt
report
and
question
the
streaming
platform
about
the
missing
episode.