“We will not succumb to this attack. Today, the world should know what Hindustan is doing to Kashmir. The world should know that this is Modi’s India, not Gandhi’s,” declared Sheikh Abdul Rashid – then an independent MLA, today a sitting MP – his voice steady even as black ink and oil dripped from his clothes. Moments earlier, a Hindu fringe group had hurled the mixture at him outside the Press Club of India, enraged by his criticism of the government.
