Tukde Tukde Gang
English
Etymology
Hindi टुकड़े (ṭukṛe, literally “pieces”), from टुकड़ा (ṭukṛā, “fragment”). Coined by the journalist Sudhir Chaudhary, later popularised after an alleged video of Jawaharlal Nehru University students calling for India to be divided during a protest.
Proper noun
Tukde Tukde Gang
- (India, Indian politics, Hindutva) Leftist mass-media groups and companies that oppose Narendra Modi's administration and Hindutva.
Synonyms
- antinational
- Lutyens' media
- vulture (for journalists reporting news critical of India)
Antonyms
- Godi media (for pro-Hindutva or pro-Modi media)