Gujarat Files: Anatomy of a Cover Up by Rana Ayyub

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Gujarat Files: Anatomy of a Cover Up is a book written by Rana Ayyub, an Indian investigative journalist. The book was published in 2016 and is based on Ayyub’s undercover investigation into the 2002 Gujarat riots and the alleged cover-up of the state government led by then Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

The book is based on Ayyub’s work as an investigative journalist, where she posed as Maithili Tyagi, a fictitious filmmaker, to gain access to key political figures and government officials in Gujarat. Over the course of several months, Ayyub conducted a series of interviews with these individuals, many of whom revealed shocking details about the riots and the alleged involvement of the state government.

The book provides a detailed and disturbing account of the events leading up to the riots, the violence that took place, and the aftermath of the riots. Ayyub also explores the role of the media in covering up the events and the complicity of the state government in the violence.

One of the key arguments made in the book is that the Gujarat riots were not a spontaneous outbreak of violence, but rather a carefully planned and orchestrated campaign of violence against the Muslim community in the state. Ayyub argues that the state government and the police were complicit in the violence, and that many of the perpetrators of the violence were given political protection.