On the India TV panel was Kaushal Kishore Mishra, a BJP member and professor from Benaras Hindu University. Mishra was the most enthusiastic on the panel and, egged on by a vociferous crowd, seemed to be on a roll. About 20 minutes into the discussion, Somnath Bharti said something which I didn’t quite catch, but I did hear him say the word “Modi”. Mishra stood up from his chair, visibly agitated and furious, and asked Bharti to keep quiet. It was then that another member on the panel – presumably representing AAP, since he asked Mishra to let Bharti speak – intervened. That was the flash point – the crowd (more than 100 in number by then) erupted with slogans of “Maaro Maaro” (Hit him, hit him). Within seconds, the crowd unleashed itself on the panelist who had dared to stand up to Mishra. Soon, Bharti too was surrounded and pinned down by the crowd – now completely possessed. The cries of “Maaro Maaro” turned into “Maaro Kaato” (Hit him, cut him up).