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===Modi Goalkeepers Award===
On September 24, 2019, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation gave its [[Goalkeepers (Gates Foundation)|Goalkeepers]] Global Goals award to Indian prime minister [[Narendra Modi]]. The decision to award Modi was widely criticized by academics, Nobel Prize laureates, and human rights activists from all over the world.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/23/dismay-at-gates-foundation-prize-for-narendra-modi |title=Dismay at Gates Foundation prize for Narendra Modi &#124; Letters |newspaper=The Guardian |date=September 23, 2019 |via=www.theguardian.com |access-date=September 26, 2019 |archive-date=October 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20191021114703/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/23/dismay-at-gates-foundation-prize-for-narendra-modi |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/commentisfree/2019/sep/24/narendra-modi-gates-foundation-award-donald-trump |title=The Gates Foundation shouldn't legitimise Narendra Modi |first1=Gloria |last1=Steinem |first2=Akeel |last2=Bilgrami |date=September 24, 2019 |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=September 26, 2019 |archive-date=July 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726174947/https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/commentisfree/2019/sep/24/narendra-modi-gates-foundation-award-donald-trump |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-49738605 |title='Toilet trouble' for Narendra Modi and Bill Gates |first=Aparna |last=Alluri |work=BBC News |date=September 23, 2019 |access-date=September 26, 2019 |archive-date=January 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200129161826/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-49738605 |url-status=live }}</ref> A petition signed by over 100,000 people also demanded that the Gates Foundation rescind the award.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.stopgenocide.org/ |title=Don't reward fascism. The Butcher of Gujarat, Modi, doesn't deserve an award from the Bill Gates Foundation |website=Stop Genocide |access-date=September 26, 2019 |archive-date=September 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926194433/https://www.stopgenocide.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Critics insisted that Modi, a Hindu nationalist prime minister with allegations of human rights abuse, should not be celebrated by an organization whose mission states that 'every life has equal value and all people deserve healthy lives.'<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/opinion/modi-gates-award.html |title=Opinion &#124; Why I Resigned From the Gates Foundation |first=Sabah |last=Hamid |newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 26, 2019 |access-date=September 26, 2019 |archive-date=September 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926194432/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/opinion/modi-gates-award.html |url-status=live }}</ref> By giving Modi this prestigious award, they noted, the Gates Foundation contributes in legitimizing the rule of Modi.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://whro.org/news/3678-gates-foundation-s-humanitarian-award-to-india-s-modi-is-sparking-outrage |title=WHRO – Gates Foundation's Humanitarian Award To India's Modi Is Sparking Outrage |website=whro.org |access-date=September 26, 2019 |archive-date=September 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926194433/https://whro.org/news/3678-gates-foundation-s-humanitarian-award-to-india-s-modi-is-sparking-outrage |url-status=live |last1=Gharib |first1=Malaka }}</ref>