Trinidad and Tobago’s move to honor Indian PM Modi divides opinion from the Guardian Natricia Duncan and Kejan Haynes in Port of Spain

Modi to be honored on historic two-day visit but country’s Muslims express concern over human rights record

News that Indian prime minister Narendra Modi will receive Trinidad and Tobago’s highest honour during a historic visit to the country has been welcomed by the Indo-Trinidadian Hindu population but has drawn strong objections from the country’s largest Muslim organisation.

Modi’s two-day visit to the country on Thursday marks the first time a sitting Indian prime minister sets foot in Trinidad and Tobago. Modi accepted the invitation from the recently appointed prime minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, who has longstanding diplomatic ties with India.

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