Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke out on the wave of lynchings targeting minorities across the country, yet another man was lynched in the name of cow protection. The phenomenon of lynching, unfortunately, is not new to the country but the growing spate of killings and mob violence by the so-called cow vigilantes has instilled a sense of fear in the country's minorities. On this episode of We The People, we ask, have the basic ideals enshrined in our Constitution become too lofty to achieve? Have the PMs's strong words against mob violence fallen on deaf ears? Is India breaking at the seams of its diverse and delicately patched social fabric?
