India, Oct. 8 -- After 71-year-old lawyer Rakesh Kishore tried to attack the Chief Justice BR Gavai by throwing a shoe at him in the Supreme Court, caste-coded social-media attacks continued against the country's judicial head, even as calls grew for actions against the attacker, on Wednesday.

Police in Punjab filed multiple FIRs over some social media posts by late evening, October 8, while political leaders and activists continued to seek action against from the central government and against Rakesh Kishore too.

An AI-generated video showing the CJI with a blue face and an earthen pot hanging around his neck - depicting an age-old casteist practice whereby Dalits were not meant to let their spit touch the ground - emerged as a prime e...