A case like the Delhi Gang Rape and murder was pretty black and white, and, therefore, united most of the country. “Do you know why the Nirbhaya Case was colossal?” theorized one of my subjects, a political henchman from Bhopal who marshalled his followers to a candlelight protest in the city. “It’s because of the rod.” He continued: “If the men wanted sex, they should have just done that and left, no? But it’s because they put that rod. No one would have cared otherwise.” For him, it was all about the brutal murder; the gang rape was a non-issue.
