Old man dancing on 'Khule dil ki azadi' amid protest in Mumbai video goes viral

New Delhi: After masked men and women armed with sticks and rods entered the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus and attacked students, teachers, and vandalized properties on Sunday, widespread protests erupted across the country condemning the attack.

In Mumbai, hundreds of people gathered at the Gateway of India at the night of the protest itself, standing in solidarity with the students of JNU.

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Social media was flooded with pictures and videos of the protesters dancing and chanting slogans. One such video of an elderly man dancing to an ‘Azadi’ slogan, is now doing rounds on the internet.

The video, which was shared multiple times on Twitter, showed an unidentified man dancing to Azadi slogans in the middle of a group of protesters.

Over 200 people, including many film personalities, also gathered on Carter Road in Bandra on Monday evening to condemn the violence. Apart from Mumbai, parts of Kolkota, Bengaluru and Kerala saw protests against the violence in JNU.

While the Delhi Police are yet to make an arrest in connection with the attack, an FIR has been registered against JNU Students’ Union president Aishe Ghosh and 19 other people for allegedly vandalizing the university server room and attacking security guards on January 4.