'They are as good as dead': Jharkhand protester shaves head for CM Soren, Rahul Gandhi's 'last rites'

TOI News Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Aug 16, 2026, 20:30 IST

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"I am observing mourning for my elder brothers Rahul and Hemant Ji," the protestor said.

NEW DELHI: A Jharkhand protester, in a unique show of symbolism, shaved his head after burning the effigies of chief minister Hemant Soren, Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, calling himself their "younger brother", who is "mourning" the "dead" leaders.

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