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CJI Gavai among 50 eminent office-bearers worldwide to be attacked with shoes since 2008

Incidents of high officeholders being attacked with shoes often stem from grievances like war policies, corruption or economic hardship, echoing the associated cultural insult, especially in Asian contexts

By Surajit Dasgupta