‘Plunge India into chaos’: Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu on students’ protest at Jantar Mantar

“CJP is a fake cover for anarchists. It is not spontaneous. 20 days there was nothing happening. It is only on the opening of parliament that political crowds joined. It is preplaned and organised. It should be crushed with iron hand,” Gurumurthy wrote on X.

‘We have a vibrant democracy’

Vembu reshared the post, alleging that the protests were aimed at creating instability in the country.

“One thing is clear: the Delhi protesters want to plunge India into chaos, and stop the nation’s progress. We must defeat this malicious agenda, which is aided and abetted by powers that want to destroy India. We have a vibrant democracy and elections are the proper way to express our collective judgment,” the Zoho founder wrote.

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One thing is clear: the Delhi protesters want to plunge India into chaos, and stop the nation’s progress. We must defeat this malicious agenda, which is aided and abetted by powers that want to destroy India.

We have a vibrant democracy and elections are the proper way to… https://t.co/L7RpRxIbpL

— Sridhar Vembu (@svembu) July 22, 2026

The post quickly gained momentum, sparking a debate on political mobilisation. “Totally upset about inaction on the part of govt in addressing NEET leaks… So many young kids committed suicide, and the people who have to take responsibility are enjoying power!” a user wrote.

“This is 200% correct. People who study..to become something don’t break other people’s property or the nation’s property. There is a hidden agenda behind all this. Hope our intelligence finds it out and busts it,” another user commented.

A third user reacted, saying, “Elections every 5 years cannot be the only criteria of a vibrant democracy. To paint every dissent against the ruling establishment as a foreign conspiracy and trying to discredit it using every tool possible is undemocratic.”

On Tuesday, Rahul Gandhi, along with Priyanka Gandhi and other Congress leaders, protested outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence, demanding the resignation of PM Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the Delhi Police action against a Parliament march organised by CJP. Several political parties, including Samajwadi Party’s Akhilesh Yadav and former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray, showed their support to the protesting students.