Inking (attack)

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 chilli powder attack) in 2016^[1] and Swaraj Abhiyan party founder and former Aam Aadmi Party leader Yogendra Yadav in 2014.^[2] In 2015, Indian activist Sudheendra Kulkarni was hit by an ink attack by India's far-right Shiv Sena party members^[3] in a protest at former Pakistani foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri's Neither a Hawk Nor a Dove book launch.^[4]

In 2018, black ink was thrown onto the face of Pakistan's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Khawaja Asif.^[5]

See also

• Acid throwing
• Egging
• Milkshaking
• Pieing
• Shoe-throwing
• Toilet papering
• Zelyonka attack

References

1. "Ink thrown at Arvind Kejriwal in Bikaner over comments on 'surgical strikes', he says 'God bless them'". www.indiatvnews.com. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
2. "Not embarrassed by the ink on my face: Yogendra | india". Hindustan Times. 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
3. "India arrests six Shiv Sena activists for attacking Kasuri book launch organiser". Dawn. October 13, 2015.
4. "Indian activist Sudheendra Kulkarni hit by Shiv Sena ink attack". BBC News. 12 October 2015.
5. "Ink attack on Khawaja Asif condemned". The News. 11 March 2018.