The issue focused on social justice issues. The initial calls for mass protests were too early to take place, as their targets were already well into the fight. "We know that there are many others who will follow us from those streets," said Portia Nussbaum, an organizer with People's Rights Party of India.

But people have been holding back in recent days after political leaders began carrying out anti-government demonstrations and websites calling for police action. One Internet forum called for blood money to be paid for