Aussie anti-immigration group plans protest during Modi's Indian diaspora event

Published 8 July 2026 · politics

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his visit to Australia is going to get a rockstar reception, said reports, but an anti-migration group is also planning

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his visit to Australia is going to get a rockstar reception, said reports, but an anti-migration group is also planning a protest on Thursday outside the Marvel Stadium during his 'Melbourne Meets Modi' event. Australia has a thriving Indian community and people with roots in India now make over 5% of the population in the country. Read Full Story Modi is set to hold talks with his Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese, on expanding strategic and economic cooperation. The two leaders will meet in Melbourne for the Australia–India Annual Leaders' Summit. According to an AFP report, a "protest against Indian migration to Australia" has been planned during Modi's visit to Melbourne. The demonstration is expected to coincide with the 'Melbourne Meets Modi' community event at Marvel Stadium, where tens of thousands of members of Australia's Indian diaspora are expected to gather to welcome PM Modi. The an anti-immigration group that has previously targeted Indian migrants. Australia-based publication The Indian Sun reported that social media accounts linked to the anti-mass migration movement "March for Australia" have been mobilising supporters for Thursday's protest. The publication said promotional material circulating online calls for participants to assemble outside the Department of Home Affairs office at 808 Bourke Street in Melbourne's Docklands suburb, before marching towards Marvel Stadium.

The Indian Sun reported that it added that it had verified the authenticity of the online posts but could not independently verify the expected turnout or whether Victoria Police had been formally notified of the demonstration. Among the accounts promoting the protest is the verified X handle Aus Pill (@aus_pill), which The Indian Sun linked to supporters of the March for Australia movement. In a post announcing the protest, Aus Pill claimed Australian leaders were "hosting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Melbourne" while pursuing deeper ties with India through migration and diaspora engagement. The account argued that Australia should reject further mass immigration. "The vast majority of those attending the Marvel Stadium rally will be supporters of Narendra Modi and his far right BJP party, they may not like us opposing them but this is our continent. We vow to be peaceful, but loud," the account posted. Responding to the post by Aus Pill, a verified X account of BW Jackson, who identifies as a "national conservationist", urged Australians to oppose what it called "foreign influence" in domestic politics. "Tomorrow a foreign leader is effectively holding a political rally in Melbourne to demonstrate the growing power of his diaspora in our country," Jackson wrote. "Australians should push back against this so that our leaders know that we oppose this foreign influence on our politics." AUSTRALIAN GROUP PREVIOUSLY SINGLED OUT INDIAN IMMIGRANTS The protest comes less than a year after the "March for Australia" movement organised anti-immigration rallies across several Australian cities that prominently singled out Indian migrants.