There are very few things that unite Indians: biryani, cricket and the collective cringe of listening to Dhinchak Pooja. However, yesterday, conscientious citizens across 11 cities of India came together to protest the lynchings and show solidarity to our fellow citizens, who seem to be targeted for the way they look, the food they eat and the god they worship.
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The #NotinMyName protests across the nation demonstrated that as citizens of this nation, we condemn violence in whatever form it might present itself. Let alone metros like Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai, even in Tier 2 cities like Kochi and Lucknow, the sound of #NotinMyName reverberated across the protest venues.
Here is a glimpse from the protests across the nation:
Jantar Mantar. Lots of young people have turned up to condemn lynchings. Good sign for the future! #NotInMyName pic.twitter.com/hPmrRsxOu6
— Vikram Chandra (@vikramchandra) June 28, 2017
What a powerful image from Delhi #NotInMyName pic.twitter.com/OXBJBimEkp
— Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) June 28, 2017
#Notinmyname at #Bengaluru, strong amidst the showers and traffic probs pic.twitter.com/TQKcbuytSh
— Ralph Alex Arakal (@ralpharakal) June 28, 2017
The scenes last evening during #NotInMyName protest in #Delhi pic.twitter.com/cZXkyUJW0W
— Nitin Srivastava🪁 (@TweetNitinS) June 29, 2017
You can join the conversation, by clicking on your cities. The Chennai and Pune protests are yet to happen, on June 29 and July 1 respectively.
Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Patna, Trivendrum, Pune, Chennai.
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