Women stage silent demonstration at Kathipara against police action on anti-CEC protesters in Delhi
Women in Chennai staged a silent protest against the police crackdown on demonstrators in Delhi who were demanding the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner. The participants used masks of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to draw attention to what they termed an 'undeclared emergency'.
Why it matters
The protest highlights growing civil unrest and concerns regarding democratic processes and the treatment of dissenters in India.
A group of young women wearing masks of Prime Minister Narendra Modi staged a silent flash protest at Uptown Kathipara in Chennai on the night of Tuesday (October 13, 2026), walking through the busy food court holding placards criticising the BJP-led Union government. They condemned the police action unleashed on protesters in Delhi, who were demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.
The silent protest sought to draw parallels between the Emergency declared in 1975 and what the protesters described as the present situation in the country, alleging that young people were being detained, assaulted, and booked for questioning the government. They contended that the exercise of state power against peaceful protesters amounted to an “undeclared emergency”.
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