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Andolanjeevi
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi hi आंदोलनजीवी āndolanjīvī, Coined by analogy with hi परजीवी parajīvī parasite
From hi आंदोलन āndolan protest, agitation, movement + hi -जीवी -jīvī one who lives by or subsists on
The term was popularized in Indian political discourse by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via his parliamentary speech on 8th Feburary 2021.https://starofmysore.com/shramajeevi-buddhijeevi-and-andolanjeevi-pm Shramajeevi, Buddhijeevi and Andolanjeevi: PM Star of Mysore 8 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20260208074150/https://starofmysore.com/shramajeevi-buddhijeevi-and-andolanjeevi-pm/ 8 February 2026
Noun
en India politics derogatory slang A person characterised as habitually participating in or attaching themselves to various political or social protests or movements, regardless of the particular cause.
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