Thousands joined filmmaker Saba Dewan's campaign #NotInMyName on Wednesday to protest against mob lynchings. The protests, which covered 19 cities and India and five abroad, were triggered after a 16-year-old Muslim boy, Hafiz Junaid, was lynched in the Delhi-Mathura train on Thursday
Last week, Muslim teenager, Hafiz Junaid, was stabbed to death on a Mathura-bound train which he had taken with his two brothers after shopping for Eid at Delhi's Sadr Bazar. The altercation, which had allegedly begun over seats, reported turned to racist slurs with the rest of the passengers calling Junaid and his relatives "Pakistanis", "anti-nationals" and "beef eaters".
After the incident, a Gurgaon-based filmmaker Saba Dewan campaigned for the protest under the banner #NotInMyName, which picked up huge momentum online.
All major cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru, saw people come out in huge numbers, including actors and politicians.
19 cities in #India & 5 cities abroad. This is #humanity which is concerned against killings #StopMobLynching #NotInMyName pic.twitter.com/wD6Ojrg54Y
A glimpse into People Power against #moblynching we collectively say #NotInMyName #Stoplynching @narendramodi https://t.co/kWIp3le8sG pic.twitter.com/OJm5mHJJqd
Scenes from #NotInMyName citizens protests against mob violence at Jantar Mantar, Delhi. pic.twitter.com/4hRkbIAvK8
My mother and a geometric colleague , two former retired profs #NotInMyName pic.twitter.com/7dO10mldTm
Inspiring - thousands protesting all over India against mob lynching, saying #NotInMyName
At the #NotInMyName citizens rally in my home town. This poster says it best. pic.twitter.com/6ZKgcdIHKS
#NotInMyName must become a movement till the gory lynchings come to an end. The peaceful protest must spread all over India. Inch by inch.
Today's #NotInMyName protests are undoubtedly important and necessary. But IMO it cannot and should not be hijacked by so-called...
Actors Shabana Azmi, Kalki Koechlin, Konkona Sen Sharma, Rajat Kapoor and Ranvir Shorey, were among those who participated.
Citizens protest against #MobLynching at Carte r Rd Mumbai braving the rains.in solidarity with Delhi and elsewhere pic.twitter.com/f1W8yIKZqh
ये "देश" है कि एकजुट रहना चाहता है...वो "देश का निजाम' है जो बांट देना चाहता है... pic.twitter.com/SvHffu90bd
Milind Deora took to Twitter to show his support for the campaign.
Rain notwithstanding, heartened to see folks in Mumbai, Delhi & Bengaluru step out against lynchings, mobocracy & violence #NotInMyName
CPIM extends support to the citizens match #NotInMyName against Mob Lynchings by right wing Hindutva forces. pic.twitter.com/Rmkl4klock
The protests also made way to London.
London says #NotInMyName ! pic.twitter.com/vo74rxQore
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