Salman Rushdie, Indian-origin writers lead anti-Modi charge in UK

Were he to be elected prime minister, it would bode ill for India's future as a country that cherishes the ideals of inclusion and protection for all its peoples and communities.

•    Anish Kapoor, artist
•    Homi K Bhabha, professor of the humanities, Harvard University
•    Salman Rushdie, novelist
•    Deepa Mehta, film director
•    Dayanita Singh, artist
•    Vivan Sundaram, artist
•    Dame Helena Kennedy, barrister
•    Imran Khan, solicitor
•    Mike Wood, British Member of Parliament
•    John McDonnell, British Member of Parliament
•    Fiona Mactaggart, British Member of Parliament
•    Jacqueline Bhabha, director of research, François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard University
•    Kumar Shahani, film director
•    Geeta Kapur, art historian
•    Pragna Patel, director of the Southall Black Sisters
•    Sashi Kumar, film producer
•    Jayati Ghosh, economist
•    Prabhat Patnaik, economist
•    MK Raina, actor/film director
•    Ram Rahman, artist
•    Saeed Mirza, screenwriter
•    Anuradha Kapur, National School of Drama in Delhi
•    Kumkum Sangari, professor of English and the humanities, University of Wisconsin
•    Gautam Appa, emeritus professor, London School of Economics
•    Chetan Bhatt, professor of sociology, London School of Economics
•    Suresh Grover, director, Southall Monitoring Group