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Tens of thousands march in southern India to protest citizenship law

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HYDERABAD/NEW DELHI: Over one hundred thousand protesters, many carrying the Indian tricolour flag, took part in a peaceful march in the southern city of Hyderabad on Saturday, chanting slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new citizenship law.

The protest, dubbed the ‘Million March’, was organised by an umbrella group of Muslim and civil society organisations. More than 40 percent of Hyderabad's estimated population of nearly 7 million are Muslims.

The Indian government has faced weeks of acrimonious and, at times, violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act , which was passed by Modi's government in December. The Reuters witness said the protest remained peaceful, and estimated that more than one hundred thousand people were in attendance.

 

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