The following was the messages on the placards: Wanted! Gorge W. Bush for crimes against humanity and the planet, US War Crimes Sponsored by Marlboro, Boycotting Marlboro reduces
war victims etc. The protesters were comparing Bush with Hitler and ordering Bush to leave occupation of Iraq. Coco cola and Pepsi were not spared either.

The whole campaign was attracting a lot of journalist. Few of the campaigners were also giving brief interviews to the press. As the campaign started to get a lot of heat, the Police started to arrest people. They started it by arresting the guy who was talking to the press; the innocent protester was resisting the arrest when suddenly he was over powered by 6 to 7 policemen. Similarly a woman was also arrested. Many volunteers were pulled to the police trucks by their legs with their bodies lying down on the rough and hot ground. Even after the protesters were arrested, they kept on shouting the slogans. It was as if their own brothers, sisters and children’s had suffered in the WAR.

Mr. Manish Kumar and one of the volunteer Mr. Chandan Chaturvedi along with about 300 volunteers were arrested and taken to the police station near Mumbai Central station.

The photographs of the whole campaign, taken by Mr. Hozefa Merchant.


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