Prime Minister Narendra Modi late on Friday shared a video message on Instagram saying he wished to forgive the young protesters who used abusive language against him during the recent demonstrations at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, urging society to guide rather than punish them.
The late-night video comes days after a clip of a young woman protester allegedly hurling expletives at the prime minister during protests demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged paper leak controversy went viral on social media.