Walter Rodney his alma mater University of the West Indies in Mona. He was sharply critical of the middle class for its role in the post-independence Caribbean. He was also a strong critic of capitalism and argued for a socialist development template. On 15 October 1968 the government of Jamaica, led by prime minister Hugh Shearer, declared Rodney "persona non grata". The decision to ban him from ever returning to Jamaica and his subsequent dismissal by the University of the West Indies, Mona caused protests by students and the poor of West Kingston which escalated into a riot, known as the Rodney
Dhule riots According to the police the riot started as the result of a row over an unpaid restaurant bill Special Inspector General at the time, Deven Bharti, confirmed after the incidents that the riots had started over an unpaid bill, escalated into multiple clashes that injured 175 people and left seven people dead in the area called as "Macchi Bazaar" by the police firing. Dhule riots The Dhule riots of 2008 were riots between the Hindu and Muslim community that took place in October 2008 in Dhule, Maharashtra. The communical riots erupted in October 2008 after tearing of posters posted by