In an ambitious outreach to Muslims which drew sharp political reactions, Gujarat CM Narendra Modi chose an Urdu weekly to proclaim his innocence in the killing of Muslims on his watch in 2002, saying he should be hanged if found guilty. "Hang me if I am guilty (Main gunehgaar hoon toh mujhe phaansi par latkaa do)", the Hindutva strongman told Nai Duniya, edited by former Rajya Sabha SP member Shahid Siddiqui.