‘My father is in RSS’: India’s Gen Z confronts Modi-loving parents at home

What the report says

Al Jazeera reports that India’s recent Gen Z-led protests over alleged exam-paper leaks and wider education grievances have also deepened tensions inside some households, especially where young protesters come from BJP or RSS families. The article focuses on students and young adults in and around New Delhi who say they broke with parents who strongly support Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party. The protests, which took place in July in the capital, helped trigger the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and prompted the government to order changes to entrance exams.

Among those profiled is Kunal Choudhary, a 19-year-old law student who says he once belonged to the RSS, the BJP’s ideological mentor, before joining the demonstrations. He says his family’s objections reflect a deeper divide over religion, caste and politics, and that he no longer feels able to return home. The article also describes Priya Singh, a postgraduate student at Jamia Millia Islamia, who says she concealed her participation from her father, a BJP supporter, after he threatened her and dismissed the protests.

The reporting presents these personal stories as part of a broader generational rift over state power, dissent and social equality. It also gives background on the RSS’s history and influence in Indian politics. More broadly, the piece suggests that the protests are not only challenging education policy but also reshaping political loyalties within families, especially among young people opposed to what they see as hate-driven politics.