Even though Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gone on record condemning the attack on Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai, the Right-wing social media brigade, which amplifies pro-BJP propaganda round the year, has found a new hero in Rakesh Kishore, the 71-year-old advocate who hurled a shoe at Gavai in his court on October 6.

Kishore, who has now been suspended by the Bar Council of India, has given several interviews in the 72 hours or so since the incident, where he has made it clear that he does not repent his act. On Monday, while being escorted out of the court room by security personnel, he had been heard saying, “ sanatan dharma ka apmaan, nahi sahega Hindustan”. ( India won’t tolerate insult to Sanatan Dharma). This was also reportedly found written in a chit in hi

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