Tribal activist-turned-politician Soni Sori, who was recently attacked with an acid-like substance in Chhattisgarh, showed solidarity on Monday with the protesting students of JNU and said that their struggle was similar to that of the tribals fighting for their rights.
“I am happy to be among you all here today. It is good to see how you are all fighting for your rights. Your struggle is not very different from the tribals in Chhattisgarh,” Ms. Sori told the students. “We tribals, adivasis also want azadi , we want azadi from the government oppression, from the way we are targeted by the state. We cannot sleep peacefully at night inside our houses. There is always this fear that we will be picked up by the CRPF men and framed as naxals,” she said.
