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YOU WONT BELIEVE: India hardliners give nepal protests baseless religious twist - You Need To See This

Nepal's demonstrations began Monday in the capital Kathmandu, driven by angry young protesters who dubbed themselves the 'Gen Z' movement (Credit: AFP)

Protesters in Nepal ousted the prime minister and set parliament ablaze over the government's ban on social media and corruption allegations -- but in neighbouring India, the violence is being misrepresented online as something else entirely: a religious uprising.

While some claim that the demonstrations are a demand for a "Hindu state", others say the opposite -- that they are an attack on the faith.

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