The views expressed by Anand Teltumbde, in his article published in Scroll, about the shoe-hurling incident targeting Chief Justice of India Gavai are clearly one-sided and biased (“ Anand Teltumbde: Attack on Dalit CJI Gavai recasts criminal aggression as nationalist virtue ”). He misleadingly claims that the provocation stemmed merely from the CJI’s dismissal of a petition seeking the “rehabilitation” of a Vishnu idol at a Khajuraho temple.

In reality, the incident was triggered by the CJI’s reported remark while dismissing the petition – “tell your Lord Vishnu to rehabilitate his own head”. Such a statement, mocking the religious sentiments of the Hindu majority, understandably caused outrage and led to the unfortunate incident. Teltumbde’s article conveniently omits this crucial

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