Police were taking the detained students away in a truck from the Chembur student protest.
Then, out of nowhere, an uncle came and opened the truck's latch, and all the students jumped out and ran away.
Man, I love my country so much sometimes. 😭
India's biggest problem is that it forgets.
Forgot CAA/NRC.
Forgot the Delhi riots.
Forgot the COVID fiasco.
Forgot the farmers' protest.
Forgot migrant workers walking hundreds of kilometres.
Forgot Manipur.
India keep forgetting and applaud the same government for "fixing" problems it helped create.
the cruel irony of something that happens to tribals, muslims and all marginalised communities all year long happening to kids of the middle class being the only way for the country to feel empathy and anger against the govt. is something to behold
16-YEAR-OLD GIRLS TEAR THROUGH GOVT’S “ANTI-NATIONAL” SCRIPT 🔥
REPORTER: What happened here?
KANIKA 😡: We were marching peacefully. Police pushed us, hit us, tore clothes and hurt students. Is this why they have power?
REPORTER: Why did you come?
ANSHIKA 🔥: We skipped school because we care about our future. If fighting for education is wrong, then what is right?
REPORTER: What is your message?
RIYA 🎯: We are 12th-class students. If we stay silent today, this broken system will become our tomorrow. We want education, safety and accountability.
THE MOMENT: These girls did more damage to the “anti-national” narrative than any speech could. They came with school bags and left power exposed.
there’s this lump in my throat after seeing all social media posts of everything going on in delhi cause i’m so freaking proud of these people, every single one associated with this protest/movement is a true hero i hope you/we win this
if this is actually a democracy, why is the internet being shut down? why are the protesters getting detained? why are they getting beaten up? why is the government not taking accountability? why is the media not covering it?
manmohan singh once said it would be disastrous for india to have narendra modi as prime minister. he spoke less but when he did, he made sense. what a visionary he was.
There’s a protest led by tribals, students, citizens against corruption, data centres, deforestation, pollution, the fractured education system AT THE SAME DAMN TIME, yet NO ONE is talking about it. NOT INDIAN MEDIA NOT THE INTERNATIONAL MEDIA NO ONE
Seeing one of gods most majestic and divine creatures, fight so valiantly against the destruction and rampaging of his home should do untold psychic damage to your psyche. We should be radicalized by this.
the idea that only uneducated people support the BJP is flawed. ive seen highly educated people with PhDs and people from elite institutions passionately defend modi. education doesn't prevent people from enabling fascism; privilege and indifference to other's oppression do
to everyone still defending the government, has the bjp ever taken accountability for anything? paper leaks, manipur, rising unemployment, soaring lpg cylinder prices, forcing e20 fuel, repeated railway accidents. the list is endless. how do you still manage to defend them?