London: A group of people including women held a demonstration against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as he visited the office of 'Gujarat Samachar', a bilingual weekly, to inaugurate its "Shakti Hall" on August 20.

The demonstrators shouted "anti-Modi" slogans holding him responsible for the deaths of large number of Muslims in the state during the post-Godhra riots.

Numbering over a dozen, the protesters represented various voluntary organisations - the South Asia Solidarity Group, Council of Indian Muslims, Women Living Under Muslim Laws, Awaaz, and Asian Women Unite.

They also raised slogans against C B Patel, editor of the weekly, for inviting Modi and gave a call to its followers to boycott 'Gujarat Samachar' and its sister weekly 'Asian Voice'.

At the end of his four-day visit, Modi will leave for Zurich, Switzerland, on August 21.

PTI