Alongside ordinary citizens from all walks of life, the protestors included members from the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Bangladesh, the largest Islamist political party and its student wing the Islamist Chhatra Shibir (ICS). Shafiq ur Rehman, 65, chief of the JeI, was hailed on social media as the man behind the resistance movement. Known for its anti-India politics, allegiance to Pakistan, alleged links to jihadi terror groups and immense street power to cause violence, the involvement of JeI has given rise to the suspicion in India that the revolutions were backed by the Islamist party.