Fresh protests as India launches cartoon Muslims to woo angry citizens

Protests hit southern India as PM Narendra Modi's party tries to bust citizenship law 'myths' with cartoon featuring Muslim characters

showing two bearded men in traditional Muslim clothing discussing the legislation before concluding that the country can only progress if there is "peace and brotherhood".

The ruling right-wing government also carried an advertisement across all national dailies, with a "myths vs facts" explainer to show the law was not against India's 200 million minority Muslims who form some 14 percent of the population. Even if the register would be rolled out, "the guidelines would be framed such that no Indian citizen would face any harassment whatsoever", the advertisement read.

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