France riots become weapon in India's media wars
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Hindu nationalist groups and pro-government TV channels in India are using the recent violence in France to attack a domestic political movement.
Supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and several television networks have seized on the unrest that erupted in France on October 17. They are linking the riots to the Cockroach People's Party movement in India, a political group they oppose.
The strategy redirects attention from events abroad to a local political fight.