Protesting against a government and making a protest anti-national are two entirely different things. The AI Summit, for example, was a gathering held in the national interest, aimed at giving direction to how AI should serve people. It was a multinational, multidimensional, multi-industry initiative—and by staging a shirtless protest, the opposition not only demeaned itself but also attempted to demean the nation.

Of course, the freedom to protest is constitutionally recognised as a fundamental right. The opposition's job is to protest against the government, not........

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