Social media users enlisted themselves as "urban naxals" in a show of solidarity with the arrested Left-wing activists as 'MeTooUrbanNaxal' hashtag trended on microblogging site, Twitter.
It all started when filmmaker and author Vivek Agnihotri asked some "bright young minds" to put together a list of those defending 'Urban Naxals'.
"I want some bright young people to make a list of all those who are defending #UrbanNaxals. Let's see where it leads. If you want to volunteer with commitment, please DM me," he tweeted last night.
Social media users - journalists, activists, professionals, students - people from all walks of life - lashed out at the filmmaker.
They countered that the term 'Urban Naxal' was a mere creation of some sections to malign those who have an
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