# Inking (attack)

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{{Short description|Form of political protest in India}}
'''Inking''' or '''ink throwing''' is the act of throwing [ink](/source/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](/source/Aam_Aadmi_Party) leader [Arvind Kejriwal](/source/Arvind_Kejriwal) (followed by a [chilli powder](/source/Chili_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](/source/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 &#124; india |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=2014-03-08 |accessdate=2019-07-10}}</ref> In 2015, Indian activist [Sudheendra Kulkarni](/source/Sudheendra_Kulkarni) was hit by an ink attack by India's far-right [Shiv Sena](/source/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](/source/Khurshid_Mahmud_Kasuri)'s ''[Neither a Hawk Nor a Dove](/source/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](/source/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==
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*[Acid throwing](/source/Acid_throwing)
*[Egging](/source/Egging)
*[Milkshaking](/source/Milkshaking)
*[Pieing](/source/Pieing)
*[Shoe-throwing](/source/Shoe-throwing)
*[Toilet papering](/source/Toilet_papering)
*[Zelyonka attack](/source/Zelyonka_attack)
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==References==
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Category:Culture jamming techniques
Category:Protest tactics
Category:Activism by type
Category:Inks

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