London: A week before Narendra Modi's official visit to London, eminent persons in Britain have expressed concern about incidents of intolerance in India, generally by advocates of Hindutva.

At a Public Conversation on the "State of Indo-British Ties" at the Royal Overseas League, of which the British monarch Queen Elizabeth II is the patron, former Indian foreign secretary, Kris Srinivasan said: "We can hope that the prime minister will exercise his authority to keep these fringe elements in total check."