# Gender equality questioned after PM’s protest video 2026-08-12T23:52:44+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Seven female protesters at the July 20 Jantar Mantar protest were doxxed after the event ended, The Hindu reports. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a July 31 Instagram reel, called them 'misguided daughters' and said their abusive language was a 'cultural shock', but did not mention men who used similar language. The PM referred to the protest only as 'what happened at Jantar Mantar'. The Hindu notes this treatment contrasts with India's early commitment to gender equality, when universal franchise was granted to all adults in 1952. The Election Commission then worked to register 8 crore women as individual voters, despite many identifying themselves by male relatives. The current revision exercise appears to work on presumption of exclusion. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: doxxing, electoral rolls, gender equality, Jantar Mantar protest, PM Modi, universal franchise Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/gender-equality-questioned-after-pms-protest-video/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/gender-equality-questioned-after-pms-protest-video/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.