Neha, Rahul, Aishe, Abhijeet: Leaders are comrades not Gods
Political Leaders: Neha Bora has emerged as a powerful face of resistance against alleged vote theft and state repression. But as her popularity grows, so does the danger of hero worship. Why movements must celebrate their leaders without turning comrades into gods.
It would be difficult to find anyone who is not captivated by the Neha Bora phenomenon at this moment. It might not be an exaggeration to say that everyone, across generations, including those younger than Neha herself, seems to have caught the Neha fever. And why focus on Neha alone? There are countless others who take to the streets of Delhi every day to confront the police in their fight against what they call ‘Vote Chori’ (vote theft). They are detained, only to return and continue the strug...
