A "shirtless" protest staged by members of the youth wing of India's main opposition party at the recent high-profile AI summit in Delhi has led to arrests and sparked a political storm in the country.
The demonstration took place on 20 February, the last day of the India AI Impact Summit, when several members of the Indian Youth Congress removed their jackets to reveal T-shirts criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government.
The protesters then took off the T-shirts and held them up, shouting slogans against unemployment and a proposed India-US trade deal which they said would harm farmers, small businesses and the prospects of young people.
Videos of the protest went viral on social media, leading to a debate on its form and place. The five-day summit was pitched as a defining moment for AI in India and the Global South and big names, including Sam Altman and Dario Amodei, had spoken at the event a day before the protest.
So, it was no surprise that the incident became a political flashpoint, with leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) calling it reckless and damaging to India's international image.
