India, March 16 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an interview with podcaster Lex Fridman said the 2002 Sabarmati Express attack in Gujarat's Godhra was a "tragedy of unimaginable magnitude" and the riots that followed this "was tragic for everyone".

In a three-hour-long interview, PM Modi spoke in length about the 2002 riots in Gujarat and the lessons he learned from it.

Nor has there been any communal tension in the state since.

PM Modi said a fake narrative was spread around the Godhra riots. Before 2002, Gujarat had witnessed over 250 riots, and communal violence was frequent.

"The perception that the 2002 riot was the biggest ever is misinformation," PM Modi said.

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