-The Telegraph
Calcutta: Social scientist Partha Chatterjee on Wednesday took a class on the document-based citizenship drive and the need to oppose it at a demonstration near New Market that has been continuing for 10 days.
“This kind of emotion among people who have never walked in political rallies — in all corners of the country — is something I have never seen in my life. I will say shabash (bravo),” said Chatterjee, professor of anthropology and south Asian studies at Columbia University.
Chatterjee said the mass movement “had forced the Opposition parties” to back the protests and “it is imperative the movement continues”.
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