Arundhati Roy, about Trump's visit to India during the 2020 Delhi Riots. Introduction to Azadi: Freedom, Fascism, Fiction (2020)

Trump made no comment on the horror swirling around him. Instead he conferred on Narendra Modi, the most divisive, hateful political figure in modern India, the title "Father of the Nation." Until recently, this was Gandhi's title. I am no fan of Gandhi, but surely, even he did not deserve this.

— Arundhati Roy on Donald Trump

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About Arundhati Roy

Arundhati Roy (born 24 November 1961) is an Indian writer and social activist