Within a few minutes of Chidambaram's arrest, the liberal heart bled for their fallen hero, who once had once co-opted the very same intelligentsia, media and other opinion-makers.
As seen above, Brinda Karat (CPIM), Manoj Jha (RJD) and Ghulam Nabi Azad (Congress) aren't particularly excited at the limelight being taken away from them by Karti.
The move by the Indian government is considered to be the response to Pakistan's continuous propagation of terror into India and also its attempts to destabilise the normalcy in the Kashmir.
Congress worker beats up a man for shouting 'Chidambaram Chor Hai', The Hindu Political Editor Nistula Hebbar shows excitement at the unruly behaviour.