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Protest and Counter-Protest Regarding India's Special Intensive Revision in London

London, London, City of, United Kingdom · 17 Oct 2026

Location
London, United Kingdom
Precision
City-level
Timing
Reported as occurred
Sources
3 articles · 3 outlets
First seen
18 Oct, 15:50 UTC
Last updated
3 hours ago

Summary

Members of the Indian diaspora and student groups gathered in London to protest India's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, citing concerns over voting rights. A smaller counter-protest of government supporters also occurred at the Gandhi statue, with Metropolitan Police present to maintain separation.

  • The 'Stop Vote Chori' protest featured activist Dhruv Rathee as the keynote speaker. tribuneindia.com
  • Government supporters held a counter-protest at the Gandhi statue chanting 'Modi, Modi'. tribuneindia.com
  • Metropolitan Police officers were present to keep the two groups apart. tribuneindia.com
  • Protesters cited voting rights concerns and alleged police action in Delhi as reasons for the demonstration. timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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Sources (3)

  1. https://aa.com.tr/en/features/cosmic-breath-global-calls-to-prayer-answer-rising-islamophobia-in-london/4092122aa.com.tr · 17 Oct, 16:00 UTC(opens in new tab)
  2. Indian student groups protest against CEC, SIR in London; govt supporters hold counter-protest - The Tribunetribuneindia.com · 17 Oct, 15:00 UTC(opens in new tab)
  3. Indian diaspora in UK, Ireland protest against SIR | Hyderabad News - The Times of Indiatimesofindia.indiatimes.com · 17 Oct, 18:45 UTC(opens in new tab)

Timeline

  1. 18 Oct, 15:50 UTCFirst detected in GDELT event stream
  2. 18 Oct, 15:50 UTC3 reports collected from 3 outlets
  3. 18 Oct, 16:28 UTCSources analyzed and verification label set
  4. 18 Oct, 15:50 UTCLast updated

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