India, Oct. 13 -- Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin has advised a cautious watch on Gen Z movements lest jihadi fundamentalists hijack them.

The Dwikhandito (Divided) writer, who attended a programme in Kolkata, said Gen Z "movements can be volatile and require a close watch. their underlying motives should be closely monitored lest the right-wing jihadi forces hijack them as it happened in Bangladesh."

Dwelling on the 2024 movement in the neighbouring country, she reminded how in that country "the movement initially started with a logical cause" and found wide support against the quota system in Government jobs but "subsequently it got hijacked by the jihadis" who eventually grabbed power.

Drawing a parallel with the Bangla unr...