The problem with protests is that they rarely carry original ideas. They are a minor disturbance to those in power and a major disturbance to commuters among the common man, but a show of numbers has historically proven to be ineffective unless it showed in the polls. My column for Sify:
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Protests don't work unless the polls do
Extremists stop at nothing to prove their supremacy, particularly when they feel disempowered. The protests across the country, whose attendance appears to belie the election results, have made news globally. Amit Shah and Narendra Modi have found themselves consistently on the backfoot for the first time since they came to power. Traditionally, the supporters of kings and kingmakers tend to allow their egos to bruise even more easily than the latter and avenge themselves for perceived slights with even more brutality than the latter.
