BJP youth activists detained for protest at 'Wikipedia Conference' in Bombay

From: The Times of India


BJP youth activists detained for protest against Wikipedia
PTI | Nov 18, 2011, 06.10PM IST

MUMBAI: About 20 activists of BJP's youth wing were on Friday detained while they were demonstrating against the "wrong representation" of maps of Jammu & Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh on Wikipedia, outside the Mumbai University here.

The protest comes on the day when the founder of Wikipedia Jimmy Whales was at the varsity to deliver the opening address on the 'Wikipedia Conference'.

BJP's city youth president Ameet Satam said the demonstration was against "wrong and illegal depiction of the map of India, not showing Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh as part of the country, which is a criminal offence".