Black in history, culture, politics — a symbol of protest, a colour of mourning and racism, and of sporting greatness | Explained News,The Indian Express

Why is black seen as a marker for things that seem negative? How has it been used in modern culture and language?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at an event on August 10 that there was “an attempt to spread black magic mentality”, but for the people attempting to do so, the “period of despair” would not end despite the black clothes. Modi named no one, but was generally understood to have been referring to Congress leaders and supporters who had protested against inflation and unemployment on August 5, wearing black clothes.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi responded on Twitter: “Stop lowering the dignity of the prime minister’s post and misleading the country by talking about superstitious things like ‘black magic’ to hide your black deeds, prime minister-ji”.

प्रधानमंत्री को महंगाई नहीं दिखती? बेरोज़गारी नहीं दिखती?

अपने काले कारनामों को छिपाने के लिए, ‘काला जादू’ जैसी अंधविश्वासी बातें करके पीएम पद की गरिमा को गिराना और देश को भटकाना बंद कीजिए, प्रधानमंत्री जी।

जनता के मुद्दों पर जवाब तो देना ही पड़ेगा।

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