Dhruv Rathee leads vote theft protest against Indian government in London

Indian YouTuber Dhruv Rathee led a stop vote theft protest in London, accusing the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of disenfranchising millions of voters to benefit the Bharatiya Janata Party. Al Jazeera reported that counterprotesters also gathered at the demonstration, accusing the organizers of spreading misinformation. The Times of India also reported that Rathee flew to London and joined the protest. [1][2]

The demonstration in London comes as a court in Delhi issued bailable warrants against Rathee in a 2018 defamation case, according to National Herald, The Economic Times and The Week. Rathee is an Indian activist and influencer who produces YouTube videos on social, political and environmental topics, and has over 40 million subscribers. [3][4][5][6]

The protest follows wider political unrest over voter rolls in India. As FTMQ News reported earlier, the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party recently organized anti-government demonstrations in New Delhi over disputed changes to Indian voter lists, leading to the brief detention and bail release of founder Abhijeet Dipke. [8][9]