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The alleged growing intolerance in the country echoed internationally on Friday as a Moody’s report cautioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he risked losing his “domestic and global credibility” if BJP controversialists were not reined in.

The alleged growing intolerance in the country echoed internationally on Friday as a Moody’s report cautioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he risked losing his “domestic and global credibility” if BJP controversialists were not reined in.

On Saturday, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan joined the debate while addressing the IIT-Delhi convocation ceremony, saying that tolerance is essential for economic progress. (REUTERS)

The advice came on a day leading seer the Shankaracharya of Kanchi appealed for Hindu-Muslim unity, while Tamil Nadu police arrested a Left-leaning folk singer and slapped sedition charges against him for allegedly insulting chief minister J Jayalalithaa.

On Saturday, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan joined the debate while addressing the IIT-Delhi convocation ceremony, saying that tolerance is essential for economic progress.