Ramachandra Guha: Sangh calls them ‘deshdrohis’ but ‘cockroach’ protestors are true nationalists

Historian Ramachandra Guha, writing for Scroll.in, is defending protestors who've been called anti-national by nationalist groups. He argues that dissent rooted in patriotism marks true citizens, invoking historical examples: nineteenth-century British politician John Bright, who criticized his country's imperial campaigns and was accused of betraying the nation for doing so. Guha references historian AJP Taylor's study of British dissenters who opposed their government's foreign policies, making the case that challenging authority to defend a nation's honor and freedom is not disloyalty—it's the highest form of patriotism.

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