By arresting Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar on shaky sedition charges, the ruling BJP provided a stage to Mr. Kumar, which he used with aplomb after being bailed out on Thursday night. What could have been a speech to his student constituents turned out to be an address to the nation thanks to the television channels that beamed live from the JNU campus. In parallel, Twitter and Facebook erupted, with the #KanhaiyaKumar trending globally on the micro-blogging site. For many, who were watching from the comfort of their homes, it could have been a...
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