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Two Wounded Strongmen and the Trouble With Proving Your Own Innocence

A viral Indian Express opinion piece by Pratap Bhanu Mehta on "wounded strongmen" cites Mumbai churchgoers now being asked to sign self-declaration forms proving voluntary worship, following Sunday prayer disruptions linked to Bajrang Dal activists — a case study in how declining political legitimacy can translate into official tolerance of coercive vigilante power.