'Democracy still flexible': Tharoor praises India's response to Gen Z protest, draws parallels with other countries
Praising the government's decision to accept the students' demand for a big resignation, Shashi Tharoor said that the “system bent, but didn't break”.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor praised India's response to the Gen Z protest, highlighting the country's "flexibility and receptivity" in democracy. Tharoor emphasized that while the system "bent" during the protests, it did not "break." He compared India's response to other South Asian nations, including Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal, where youth-led uprisings had occurred over the past decade.
Tharoor commended India's self-correcting mechanism, noting that it adapted to the new reality with "astonishing speed." He also noted that the BJP government, which had been resistant to public demands for resignations, unexpectedly responded to the student protest by allowing the minister responsible to resign. Tharoor expressed optimism about India's democratic system, stating that it showed receptivity to popular currents.
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