'Not in my name': Thousands protest against lynchings of Muslims, Dalits

Protestors hold placards in Mumbai. PIC/AP.

Bollywood actress Kalki Koechlin, left, sits with others during the protest in Mumbai. PIC/AP.

Protestors hold placards in Mumbai. PIC/AP.

Bollywood actress Shabana Azmi joined by others in protest. PIC/AP.

Bollywood actress Shabana Azmi holds a placard high during a similar protest organised in Mumbai. PIC/AP.

An Indian woman holds placard and listens to a speaker during the protets. PIC/AP.

Among those who took part were family members of 17-year-old Junaid, who was stabbed to death on June 22 onboard a train, which he had taken with his two brothers after Eid shopping in Delhi. People listen to a speaker during a protest in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, June 28, 2017. PIC/AP.

An Indian man holds a banner during a protest against a spate of violent attacks across the country targetting the country's Muslims and Dalits, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, June 28, 2017. Carrying placards that said "not in my name," the protestors on Wednesday decried the silence of BJP in the face of the public lynchings and violent attacks on minorities since it came to power in 2014. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)