When Anurag Kashyap came to Bombay, he survived by sleeping outside Dadar, Andheri, and Ville Parle stations. Anurag has spent several nights sleeping under the water tank of the Four Bungalows complex, Andheri. He has also slept on the pavements of Juhu Circle.
Political parties including BJP and Congress have extensively utilised social media influencers to spread their messages since the beginning of 2023. During his Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi gave exclusive interviews to YouTubers. A July report by News Laundry says BJP had meet-ups with influencers in at least 18 states as part of its initiative to engage with young voters during the ‘Nine Years of Modi campaign and in the run-up to the 2024 polls.
The issue was also raised in the winter session of the parliament, where Congress MP TN Prathapan called the discontinuation of the scheme "an anti-minority move".