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Stalin Backs Jantar Mantar Protest, Declares Dissent Is Not A Crime
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News18•10-10-2026, 13:00
Stalin Backs Jantar Mantar Protest, Declares Dissent Is Not A Crime
- •DMK president M K Stalin expressed strong support for the CJP's proposed protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.
- •Stalin emphasized that dissent is not a crime and democracy cannot survive by silencing defenders of rights.
- •He drew parallels between current events in Delhi and the repression of the 1975-77 Emergency, citing painful personal memories.
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DMK president M K Stalin stated that "dissent is not a crime" and emphasized that democracy cannot survive by silencing those who rise to defend it.
He alleged that the scale of repression unleashed against peaceful protesters brought back painful memories of the infamous Emergency from 1975 to 1977, which he personally lived through.
The protest at Jantar Mantar was organized by the CJP.
