Hyderabad, Sept. 25 -- Actor Prakash Raj spoke about the growing crackdown on dissent and shrinking democratic space at a public discussion organised by the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) on Wednesday.

Criticising the government for silencing voices of opposition, he warned that far-right elements in India "are waiting for Israel to achieve their genocide so that they can do that too."

"We all should understand this right-wing government, and right-wing governments across the world, want us to watch a genocide. They want to make it into a new normal," Prakash Raj said.

He said that young and educated Indian Muslims are being jailed because they are well aware of geopolitics and are future leaders. "They have a voice,...