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| The '''Not In My Name''' (NIMN) is a campaign and protest conducted by film-maker ] through a ] post against rising ] and ] on ] and ] in ]. <ref>{{cite web|title=What is the ‘Not In My Name’ protest?|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/what-is/what-is-the-not-in-my-name-protest-lynching-junaid-khan-4725668/|work=]|accessdate=7 June 2017}}</ref> A lot of people took out a morcha at ] in ] and more 16 cities across ], including ] against ], who were killed 15-year-old Junaid Khan in the name of Gau Raksha (Cow protector) on the suspicion that he was carrying cow meat with him on a train while he was returning home to his Khandawali village in ] for ]. The incident took place at ] station in ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Not in my name: 5,000 turn up in Dadar to protest lynching of Muslims and Dalits|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/not-in-my-name-5000-turn-up-in-dadar-to-protest-lynching-of-muslims-dalits/articleshow/59432349.cms|work=]|accessdate=7 June 2017}}</ref> | |||
| The protest got a wide attention over the social media mainly across the ] with the hashtag #NotInMyName trending on top. Many online publishers came forward and showed their favor for the protest.<ref>{{cite web|title=Not In My Name: Indians protest attacks on Muslims|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/06/indians-protest-attacks-muslims-170628192032011.html|work=]|accessdate=7 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Is India descending into mob rule?|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-40402021|work=]|accessdate=7 June 2017}}</ref> | |||
| The protest is aimed to stop the attack and ] of the ] and ] by the ']' and started after several incidents of ] in the country because of the outrage of people against beef eating. | |||
| The Prime Minister ] later issued a statement against the ] and stated that "Killing people in name of cow not acceptable, Gandhi won't approve" the same day a mob in ] beat a man to death on the suspicion that he was carrying meat in his vehicle.<ref>{{cite web|title=What is ‘Not in My Name’ all about?|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/what-is-not-in-my-name-all-about/article19194499.ece|work=]|accessdate=7 June 2017}}</ref> | |||
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