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Kirit Somaiya Calls for Imran Khan’s Deportation After Protest
Actor Imran Khan joined protests in Mumbai and Delhi.
The demonstrators were asking Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
Khan attended with Lekha Washington and his cousin, Zayn Marie Khan.
He had also supported students and the Cockroach Janta Party at an earlier protest in September.
Khan was detained and later released.
After that, politician Kirit Somaiya called for him to be deported from India.
The article does not explain Somaiya’s reasons for making that appeal.
Actor Imran Khan has supported protesting students and the Cockroach Janta Party since September.
Protests in Mumbai and Delhi demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Khan joined a demonstration with his girlfriend, Lekha Washington, and cousin, Zayn Marie Khan.
Khan was released from detention after participating in the demonstration.
Politician Kirit Somaiya then appealed for Khan to be deported from India.
- Who
- Actor Imran Khan, politician Kirit Somaiya, and protesters including students and members of the Cockroach Janta Party.
- What
- Khan participated in protests demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation; after Khan’s release from detention, Somaiya appealed for him to be deported.
- Where
- August Kranti Maidan in Mumbai and Jantar Mantar in Delhi.
- When
- The demonstrations took place after an earlier protest in September; no exact date is provided.
- Why
- Protesters called for Gyanesh Kumar to resign. The article does not state why Somaiya sought Khan’s deportation.
Protest Participation
Deportation Appeal
Imran Khan’s involvement
Protest Participation
Khan stood in solidarity with protesting students and the Cockroach Janta Party and joined a demonstration.
Deportation Appeal
Kirit Somaiya appealed for Khan to be deported from India after his release from detention.
Key facts
- Protest demand
- Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Mumbai location
- August Kranti Maidan
- Delhi location
- Jantar Mantar
- Actor at protest
- Imran Khan
- Other attendees named
- Lekha Washington and Zayn Marie Khan
- Somaiya’s appeal
- He appealed for Imran Khan to be deported from India after Khan was released from detention.








