My family are among those protesting. It shows how much Indians value secularism | Mari Marcel Thekaekara
That there are so many young people in the demonstrations against Modi’s attempts to ostracise Muslims offers hope
Newspapers have been screaming headlines about India’s countrywide protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which was recently passed by parliament, and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC). Both seek to make India’s approximately 200 million Muslim people – 14% of India’s population – second-class citizens.
But for me the protests were up close and personal. My 32-year-old son and daughter-in-law were roughed up by a handful of police while filming a huge protest rally in Bengaluru.
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