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Denied entry into USA
The United States revoked a visa for Modi the following year, on the accusation that he was responsible for violations of religious freedom as per the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. . Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh criticized the decision as anti-India, even though Modi's party is the main opponent to Singh's Congress Party. In 2008, Modi was invited to attend a conference on Gujarati culture in New Jersey.

Denied entry into USA
The United States revoked a visa for Modi the following year, on the accusation that he was responsible for violations of religious freedom as per the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. . Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh criticized the decision as anti-India, even though Modi's party is the main opponent to Singh's Congress Party. In 2008, Modi was invited to attend a conference on Gujarati culture in New Jersey.

2008 New Jersey Gujarati culture conference
Modi was in invited to a conference on Gujarati culture in New Jersey. The chair of the governmental United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, Felice D. Gaer, stated in a July 8, 2008 press release:


 * '"As official bodies of the government of India have found, Narendra Modi is culpable
 * for the egregious and systematic human rights abuses wrought against thousands
 * of India’s Muslims. Mr. Modi must demonstrate to the State Department and to the
 * American people why he — as a person found to have aided and abetted gross violations
 * of human rights, including religious freedom — should now be eligible for a tourist visa.'"