From CAA to Farmers' Protest, the Changing Colours of the Hindutva Activist With Pulwama Tattoo
Hindutva ideologue Vijay Kumar Hindustani, who had previously threatened protesters in Shaheen Bagh, is angry with the government for maligning farmers' peaceful protests.
Vijay Kumar with the names of Pulwama martyrs inked on his back during a protest against the new farm laws, at Ghazipur border in New Delhi. Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
Reportage28/Dec/2020
New Delhi: Two days ago, a photo of a young man at the Ghazipur farmersâ protest site went viral. Activist Zakir Tyagi shared the picture on Facebook, with a patriotic caption in support of the farmers. In the photo, a protesting farmer braving the harsh winter, displayed his bare back, engraved with the names of all the servicemen killed in the Pulwama bomb attack. Tattooed above the list, in capital letters, was the nationalist slogan âVande Mataramâ.