Inking (attack)

Inking or ink throwing is the act of throwing ink at people, or cars. It has been used as a form of political protest in India.

Notable incidents

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Main incidents include inking at Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal (followed by chilli powder attack) in 2016[1] and Swaraj Abhiyan party founder and former Aam Aadmi Party leader Yogendra Yadav in 2014.[2] In 2015, Indian activist Sudheendra Kulkarni was hit by an ink attack by India's far-right Shiv Sena party members[3] in a protest at former Pakistani foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri's Neither a Hawk Nor a Dove book launch.[4]

In 2018, black ink was thrown onto the face of Pakistan's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Khawaja Asif.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ink thrown at Arvind Kejriwal in Bikaner over comments on 'surgical strikes', he says 'God bless them'". www.indiatvnews.com. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  2. ^ "Not embarrassed by the ink on my face: Yogendra | india". Hindustan Times. 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  3. ^ "India arrests six Shiv Sena activists for attacking Kasuri book launch organiser". Dawn. October 13, 2015.
  4. ^ "Indian activist Sudheendra Kulkarni hit by Shiv Sena ink attack". BBC News. 12 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Ink attack on Khawaja Asif condemned". The News. 11 March 2018.