{{Short description|Form of political protest in India}} '''Inking''' or '''ink throwing''' is the act of throwing ink at people, or cars. It has been used as a form of political protest in India.
==Notable incidents== Main incidents include inking at Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal (followed by a chilli powder attack) in 2016<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national-ink-thrown-at-arvind-kejriwal-in-bikaner-over-comments-on-surgical-strikes-350983 |title=Ink thrown at Arvind Kejriwal in Bikaner over comments on 'surgical strikes', he says 'God bless them' |date=5 October 2016 |website=www.indiatvnews.com|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref> and Swaraj Abhiyan party founder and former Aam Aadmi Party leader Yogendra Yadav in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/not-embarrassed-by-the-ink-on-my-face-yogendra/story-E7qW2TzmeVtMtkMj8Wx9NP.html |title=Not embarrassed by the ink on my face: Yogendra | india |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=2014-03-08 |accessdate=2019-07-10}}</ref> In 2015, Indian activist Sudheendra Kulkarni was hit by an ink attack by India's far-right Shiv Sena party members<ref>{{cite news|title=India arrests six Shiv Sena activists for attacking Kasuri book launch organiser|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1212804|work=Dawn|date=October 13, 2015}}</ref> in a protest at former Pakistani foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri's ''Neither a Hawk Nor a Dove'' book launch.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian activist Sudheendra Kulkarni hit by Shiv Sena ink attack|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-34504434|work=BBC News|date=12 October 2015}}</ref>
In 2018, black ink was thrown onto the face of Pakistan's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Khawaja Asif.<ref>{{cite web |url =https://www.thenews.com.pk/amp/291129-ink-attack-on-khawaja-asif-condemned|title =Ink attack on Khawaja Asif condemned|date =11 March 2018|publisher =The News}} </ref>
==See also== {{div col|colwidth=40em|small=}} *Acid throwing *Egging *Milkshaking *Pieing *Shoe-throwing *Toilet papering *Zelyonka attack {{div col end}}
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Category:Culture jamming techniques Category:Protest tactics Category:Activism by type Category:Inks
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