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Far-right influencer destroys Narendra Modi’s hotel in Melbourne
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A far-right agitator broke into Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Melbourne hotel, hours before dozens of neo-Nazis and their associates gathered to protest his visit.
But the small contingent gathered outside Marvel Stadium was drowned out by the joyful performers of an Indo-Australian drum group celebrating Modi’s Australian visit.
Neo-Nazi associate Hugo Lennon, a wealthy real estate heir turned far-right influencer, posted footage after midnight Thursday of his late-night tirade against the Indian leader. In the video, police officers quickly swarm Lennon and remove him from the first-floor balcony overlooking the hotel lobby as he screams “f— Modi!” and “f— India!” to the people below.
Lennon then led the small protest group from the Home Office headquarters to the steps of Marvel Stadium, where they hurled racist abuse at the incoming crowd for two hours before disbanding.
Modi landed in Melbourne at 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, just hours before Lennon’s stunt at the hotel.
Police did not answer questions about how Lennon knew where the Indian prime minister was staying or how close he got to Modi, but confirmed that a 22-year-old man “went to a hotel and shouted political statements” around 12:30 a.m.
“He was moved by police without incident,” a Victoria Police spokesperson said.
Lennon and his collaborator Mitch Hobbs, a Melbourne stockbroker nicknamed “Sir Doug”, had organized the protest against Modi’s visit and Australian immigration.
Posters for the event were distributed online by prominent neo-Nazis, including Thomas Sewell, the leader of the now-banned National Socialist Network.
Many of the protesters were known neo-Nazis, including Nathan Bull and Michael J Nelson, who were also seen shaking hands with Lennon and Hobbs.
But the group’s efforts to disrupt the event had little impact on the festive atmosphere of the arriving crowd, with some taking defiant photos in front of the far-right contingent.
Two musical groups drowned out protesters’ chants and Lennon was forced to stop his speech after the Janagar Jana Dhol Pathak drum group began playing in front of the neo-Nazis.
Lennon’s stunt follows a series of ambushes on politicians by far-right figures during the 2025 federal election, including when two other known neo-Nazi associates confronted Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the lobby of a Melbourne hotel. At the time, those involved boasted in leaked audio that they had obtained “private information” about Albanese’s movements.
Nelson also unsuccessfully held a One Nation fundraiser last month.
Both Lennon and Hobbs are among a number of wealthy backers recently unmasked by the title who are now helping Sewell and his supporters plot their next move into politics.
Some far-right influencers had shared their knowledge online about Modi’s movements in the city during his visit.
Victoria Police stressed that officers would be out in force in Melbourne’s CBD.
Security measures are expected to be high throughout Modi’s trip after the Australian Federal Police issued an official warning to a youth who threatened to kill the Indian leader last week.
An AFP spokesperson said on Monday that the source of the online threat had been identified and questioned on July 3.
“Following an assessment of the case, the young person received a formal warning,” they said. “There is no current or imminent risk to the community.”
Lennon has been contacted for comment.
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