‘We are not friends of those who killed Gauri Lankesh’
Student activists from AISA and SFI gathered to commemorate the death of journalist Gauri Lankesh, framing her murder as part of a broader struggle against Hindutva extremism. The speakers emphasized the need for youth to continue political dissent to protect democratic values in India.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing ideological polarization in Indian student politics and the role of historical figures in contemporary protest movements.
Rejecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attempt to address young people as friends, All India Students’ Association (AISA) Joint Secretary Danish Ali said, “We (the youth) are not friends of the people who are responsible for killing people like Gauri Lankesh.”
Speaking at a Gauri Memorial Trust event to mark Gauri Day as Gen Z Day, Ms. Ali said the younger generation was in a continuing political struggle with the present BJP government and would remain so until it could reclaim democratic India. “We (Gen Z) are in the middle of a struggle with you, and we will continue this struggle until we reclaim our victory. Until we make this country actually democratic in reality,” she said.
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