Here is a short thread on global histories of "disruptions," that include Chakka-Jaam, showing how these events shaped our perception of democratic struggles, citizenship, and the ability to make demands of a state:
people who have never spoken of imam now associating a barrage of discursive critique with him while he rots in jail for the crime of being one of the very few progressives to have pushed the frontiers of public discourse as courageously as he did. you deserve nothing
suddenly all the voices admiring the hindu-muslim unity during the protests have gone shut when the situation demands them to stand in solidarity w students of the jauhar university. no outrage bec simply noone wants the muslim youth to be equally educated and successful as them
Democracy won't win until we remove bjp govt. Until we get justice for umar, sharjeel and countless other political activists that have faced the wrath of this govt. Democracy won't win until muslims and dalits in this country can live without the fear of being persecuted.
I genuinely respect very few Hindus, like the person in this video, for understanding the condition of Muslims in India and empathizing with them. Hindus have made empathy so rare that even this bare minimum act of humanity deserves appreciation when it comes from them.