Reading the angry public mindset post Pahalgam attacks, a Mumbai organisation called Ankush Foundation, a registered Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), had, with several supporters and allies, pasted several Pakistan flag stickers in public spaces, on Sunday afternoon. The sticker’s tagline read: ‘Step on it.’ The stickers were pasted on to the floor. The Foundation’s spokespersons said, “We started on Sunday afternoon. We pasted stickers near Bandra, Khar, Santacruz and Vile Parle stations. We wanted to paste these in high-footfall spaces. There were some outside ‘Sulabh Shauchalayas’ (public toilets) too.”

They claimed they had the most significant support at Vile Parle, “Where even the rickshawwallahs were helping to paste these.” When this reporter visited the site on Monday, the stickers had disappeared by early afternoon. A number of rickshaw regulars who ply from the station said, “Some persons were putting stickers on Sunday. They had a lot of support. Now these have been removed.” Yet late Monday afternoon, the same foundation re-pasted the stickers with volunteers showering flower petals on supporters showing gratitude for their support.