The repercussion of the Ramjas violence was a series of protests followed by counter-protests. The Delhi University Students Union (DUSU), led by the ABVP, held a Tiranga March on Monday propagating nationalism in students while the students and teachers from DU and JNU, Left and AAP-affiliated student groups are to the streets on Tuesday.
As debates get farcical, Gurmehar Kaur, daughter of a Kargil martyr whose social campaign against ABVP condemning violence on students and instilling freedom of speech drew a lot of attention across India, has withdrawn from a student march planned for Tuesday, saying she has shown enough courage and wants to be left alone.
The campaign is about students and not about me. Please go to the March in huge numbers. Best of luck.
— Gurmehar Kaur (@mehartweets) February 28, 2017
“The campaign is about students and not about me. Please go to the March in huge numbers. Best of luck,” Kaur tweeted early on Tuesday.
“I’m withdrawing from the campaign. Congratulations everyone. I request to be left alone. I said what I had to say.” “To anyone questioning my courage and bravery. I’ve shown more than enough.” said the 20-year-old student of The Lady Shri Ram College.
I’m withdrawing from the campaign. Congratulations everyone. I request to be left alone. I said what I had to say.. (1/2)
— Gurmehar Kaur (@mehartweets) February 28, 2017
One thing is for sure, next time we will think twice before resorting to violence or threats and that’s all this was about (2/2)
— Gurmehar Kaur (@mehartweets) February 28, 2017
Notably, Gurmehar has got a lot of support on Twitter as her decision of withdrawing herself from the campaign comes soon after a series of trolls and humiliation which befell on her in the past few days.
Very shameful for democratic India: we can not digest genuine outburst of a young girl @mehartweets and try to torture her publicly. SHAME.
— nikhil wagle (@waglenikhil) February 28, 2017
What happens to our ‘nationalism’ when a martyr’s daughter is threatened with rape for her views? Or is this dark face of pseudo-patriotism?
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) February 27, 2017
I love nationalism. But I hate nationalism imposed with a stick.
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) February 27, 2017
Well done, India.
You’ve managed to crush a spirit.
She is 20.
I hope your war-dance over the carcass of the youth goes well into the night. https://t.co/oumJvrE52B— Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42) February 28, 2017
For those celebrating @mehartweets withdrawal from the DU march, it’s actually a slap on your face
— Harinder Baweja (@shammybaweja) February 28, 2017
