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How Abhijeet Dipke became the face of India's first Gen Z protest movement, and won
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Now, its 30-year-old author, Abhijeet Dipke, is the face of what is arguably India's biggest street protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government since he took office in 2014.
Advertisement AdvertisementEven if the CJP has several organisers, Dipke has become its most recognisable face, drawing both admiration and criticism.
Dipke was born in Aurangabad in the western Indian state of Maharashtra into a Dalit family, one of India's most historically disadvantaged communities.
He is no longer associated with the party, though AAP and several other Indian opposition parties have backed the movement.
Speaking to Reuters from Boston in May, Dipke said:"This is a movement to change the political discourse of India.