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Another encounter case comes to haunt Modi govt
2008-04-11 05:44:00 AHMEDABAD: The ghost of another encounter is set to haunt the Gujarat government, after the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case in which 15 police officers are behind bars. Sadiq Jamal Mehtar, 25, of Bhavnagar, was killed in an encounter in Naroda area of Ahmedabad on January 13, 2003 under suspicious circumstances. Inspired by the revelations in the Sohrabuddin case, his brother, Sabbir Mehtar, challenged the encounter in the Gujarat High Court last year, in a petition that brings out loopholes in the case. The state government has been dragging its feet over filing an affidavit in response to this petition. Sabbir's petition says senior police officers like additional director general of police P P Pandey, DIG D G Vanzara and others be booked and the investigation handed over to CBI or any other agency. Vanzara is already in jail in the Sohrabuddin case. A major evidence against the police is that the cartridges found were of .38 bore while the gun found in Sadiq's hand at the enco...
Modi eying GCA post
2008-04-05 07:16:00 AHMEDABAD: Gujarat Home Minister Amit Shah is exerting to oust Gujarat Cricket Association chief, and Congressman, Narhari Amin only to help Narendra Modi inconspicuously take over the cash-crammed body.The wily strategy was revealed to DNA by a cricket administrator who had recently moved a no-confidence motion against Amin in the Central Board of Cricket Ahmedabad (CBCA), the most powerful affiliate of the GCA, based in Ahmedabad. And DNA has learnt that once the chief minister is sure that he can garner the required numbers to take over the GCA, he may openly step into the ring.The official said that Modi?s presence at the GCA?s helm will add impetus to the effort of Arun Jaitley, a BJP stalwart, to increase their (BJP) influence in the BCCI. Jaitley is currently the president of the Delhi District Cricket Association. ?The chief minister is very close to Jaitley,? the official said. ?And if Modi comes to power at the GCA, it will certainly help the former law minister and BJP as...
Gujarat win not thanks to communal card: Modi
2008-01-21 04:27:00 Arguing that the communal card cannot help win elections, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said the state assembly elections last month were won on the basis of good governance and positive thinking.
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Narendra Modi - A Ronald Reagan in the making ?
2008-01-21 02:24:00 The run up to the nomination of the Presidential candidates in the upcoming elections later this year in the United States is turning out to be interesting. While there maybe history in the making on the Democratic side with either a Barack Obama or a Hillary Clinton likely to get the nomination it is the ...
Karan Thapar on Narendra Modi - Grounds to be fired
2007-12-30 21:16:00 Only the sudden removal of Narendra Modi can stop this. For he is the agent forcing this change. And whilst he?s with us, he will do just that. That was Karan Thapar in the Hindustan Times speculating on the future of the 3rd term Chief Minister of Gujarat and the BJP’s rising star. Even by the most ...
Narendra Modi Victory in Gujarat
2007-12-29 07:28:00 Narendra Modi led BJP to a victory in Gujarat stae legislative (Vidhan Sabha) elections by a decisive almost two-thirds majority over Congress. Congress and pro-Congress, leftist media aided by the notoriously inaccurate exit polls and illegal satta (betting) odds thought that there was perfect storm against Modi and BJP. Their premise was based on the following (in their view) Pandering to the communal Moslem vote bank Reignition of caste politics and regathering of the elements of KHAM in their favor Regaining of Adivasi (scheduled tribe) votes Dissatisfaction amongst farmers who were no longer able to steal electricity Dissidence in BJP - especially defections in Saurashtra and open reballion led by two former Chief Ministers (Keshubhai Patel and Suresh Mehta) in addition to defction of former BJP stalwart Shankarsih Vaghela Illusion that economis development had somehow alluded the majority of Gujarat population Perceived lack of suppoert from Hindu organizations like RSS and V...
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Narendra Modi Victory in Gujarat
2007-12-29 07:28:00 Narendra Modi led BJP to a victory in Gujarat stae legislative (Vidhan Sabha) elections by a decisive almost two-thirds majority over Congress. Congress and pro-Congress, leftist media aided by the notoriously inaccurate exit polls and illegal satta (betting) odds thought that there was perfect storm against Modi and BJP. Their premise was based on the following (in their view) Pandering to the communal Moslem vote bank Reignition of caste politics and regathering of the elements of KHAM in their favor Regaining of Adivasi (scheduled tribe) votes Dissatisfaction amongst farmers who were no longer able to steal electricity Dissidence in BJP - especially defections in Saurashtra and open reballion led by two former Chief Ministers (Keshubhai Patel and Suresh Mehta) in addition to defction of former BJP stalwart Shankarsih Vaghela Illusion that economis development had somehow alluded the majority of Gujarat population Perceived lack of suppoert from Hindu organizations like RSS and V...
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Narendra Modi retains his rule in Gujarat
2007-12-26 07:36:00 Narendra Modi was on Tuesday sworn in as Gujarat Chief Minister for a third term amidst much fanfare in the presence of BJP's pantheon but with virtually none from NDA constituents.Modi (57), who powered his party single-handedly to a fourth straight time in office in Hindutva's 'laboratory', was sworn in by Governor Nawal Kishore Sharma at a ceremony in the Sardar Patel stadium attended by a lakh of BJP supporters and workers.BJP's prime ministerial candidate L K Advani, party president Rajnath Singh, senior leaders including Murli Manohar Joshi, its chief ministers from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh and former Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.NDA convenor George Fernandes and Manohar Joshi, representing BJP's oldest saffron ally Shiv Sena attended the function on a day former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee celebrated his 84th birthday in Delhi. However, none of the prominent faces from the other allies like the JD(U), Akali Dal or Biju Ja...
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Modi seeks archrival Keshubhai?s blessings
2007-12-26 04:59:00 Narendra Modi, who took oath as Gujarat chief minister Tuesday, met Keshubhai Patel, his archrival within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and sought his blessings for the new term.
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Narendra Modi sworn in as CM of Gujarat for third time (Also watch)
2007-12-25 15:07:00 Today, it was double celebration for BJP as first it was the birthday of formal Prime Minister of India and senior BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee and second Narendra Modi sworn in as CM of Gujarat for the third time. This whole ceremony took place at Sardar Patel Stadium in the heart of Ahmadabad. This oath taking ceremony is attended by number of senior BJP leaders like LK Advani, Venkaiah Naidu, Arun Jaitley and lakhs of Modi supporters and BJP workers. Narendra Modi won the Gujarat election battle by getting a huge majority of 117 seats in recently held Gujarat election. This time Narendra Modi is believed to be emerged as stronger leader and there are many chances that his influence will also increase in the national politics too. So far, Narendra Modi has shown his commitment for the growth of Gujarat and he wants to celebrate the golden jubilee celebration of Gujarat with full enthusiasm in 2010. People of Gujarat have shown lot of trust on the Narendra Modi and therefore, we...
Modi sworn in as Gujarat Chief Minister for third term
2007-12-25 12:27:00 Narendra Modi was sworn in as Gujarat Chief Minister for a third term amidst much fanfare in the presence of BJP’s pantheon but with virtually none from NDA constituents.
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Modi to be sworn in as CM on Tue, says not bigger than BJP
2007-12-24 13:32:00 Narendra Modi, who pulled off a stunning repeat win for the BJP in the Gujarat Assembly elections, will be sworn in as Chief Minister on Tuesday for a third consecutive term.
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Key Marketing and Branding Lessons From Narendra Modi
2007-12-24 09:54:00 Narendra Modi's election victory can be a model Marketing Case study in many Management Institutions. Narendra Modi succeeded in doing which few very Indian Political leaders or for that matter very few Indian Companies could have achieved it right.That is getting the correct marketing mix . Right from segmenting the market,reaching out to the right audience and positioning himself as a messiah of Brand Gujarat . Modi penetrated his market position across demographic segments and managed to cut right across the narrow caste and class on which most Indian elections are often based onSo what made Moditva a Brand . Lets study a few things Modi did correctly to brand himself the way he didBranding Himself as Gujarat's savior: Modi knew exactly what he stood for.He branded himself as Gujarat's savior who knew what was best for his state and did not hesitate to portray this very effectively. While the opposition struggled with a variety of issues and befuddled thinking. Modi's ob...
Ganesha On Indonesian Currency
2007-12-24 05:02:00 Earlier, during my unsatisfactory interview with the chief minister, Narendra Modi had said: “In Indonesia, which is a Muslim country, they have a picture of Ganesh on one of their currency notes. Why can’t India’s Muslims be more like that?” At the time I did not answer. But it struck me later that Hindus are ...
Ganesha On Indonesian Currency
2007-12-24 05:02:00 Earlier, during my unsatisfactory interview with the chief minister, Narendra Modi had said: “In Indonesia, which is a Muslim country, they have a picture of Ganesh on one of their currency notes. Why can’t India’s Muslims be more like that?” At the time I did not answer. But it struck me later that Hindus are ...
Narendra Modi victory exposes Intellectual Vaccum, Denial
2007-12-23 18:47:00 Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP Leader Narendra Modi has lead the BJP back to power for the fourth time in what was aptly described by Kapil Sibal as a “phenomenal performance”. The phenomenal victory amongst other things has an interesting fallout. To better understand this fallout let us examine the prime time discussion on Sahara Samay ...
Narendra Modi unstoppable
2007-12-23 14:59:00 Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat who won a third term in office on Sunday, believes he is a messiah tasked with ensuring his state remains among India's most developed. He is either adored or abhorred, held in awe or shunned as a pariah. But whichever way he is treated, Modi, 57, has ensured he is one politician India cannot ignore. On Sunday, he showed why. Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were forecast to have only a narrow edge ahead of Gujarat's Dec. 11 and Dec. 16 polls with Congress, which is in power centrally, snapping at his heels. But the results surpassed expectations even of party managers in New Delhi, with the BJP winning or leading in 119 of the total 182 seats, compared to 127 in 2002. "Narendra Modi has immense credibility with the people of Gujarat," said Arun Jaitley, a senior BJP leader and party strategist for the state. "Here is a man who is honest, he is obsessed with what he does, he is committed to the...
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It is Modi, Modi, Modi as BJP celebrates
2007-12-23 14:11:00 Modi masks, Modi T-shirt, Modi slogans… It was Chief Minister Narendra Modi all the way as tens of thousands Sunday celebrated a resounding win by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat.
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Narendra Modi Wins Gujarat Again
2007-12-23 12:55:00 du’aa (Prayer) aaiye haath uThaayeN ham bhii ham jinheN rasm-e-du’aa yaad nahiiN ham jinheN soz-e-muhabbat ke sivaa ko’ii but, ko’ii Khudaa yaad nahiiN aaiye arz guzaareN ke nigaar-e-hastii zehr-e-imroz meN shiiriini-e-fardaa bhar de voh jinheN taab-garaaN-baarii-e-ayyaam nahiiN un ki palkoN pe shab-o-roz ko halkaa kar de jin kii aaNkhoN ko rukh-e-subh ka yaaraa bhii nahiiN un kii raatoN meN ko’ii shamaa munavvar kar de jin ...
Narendra Modi Wins Gujarat Again
2007-12-23 12:55:00 du’aa (Prayer) aaiye haath uThaayeN ham bhii ham jinheN rasm-e-du’aa yaad nahiiN ham jinheN soz-e-muhabbat ke sivaa ko’ii but, ko’ii Khudaa yaad nahiiN aaiye arz guzaareN ke nigaar-e-hastii zehr-e-imroz meN shiiriini-e-fardaa bhar de voh jinheN taab-garaaN-baarii-e-ayyaam nahiiN un ki palkoN pe shab-o-roz ko halkaa kar de jin kii aaNkhoN ko rukh-e-subh ka yaaraa bhii nahiiN un kii raatoN meN ko’ii shamaa munavvar kar de jin ...
Modi beats Congress again, leads BJP to historic win in Gujarat
2007-12-23 12:00:00 Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Sunday led the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to an emphatic win in make-or-break assembly polls, dealing a humiliating blow to the Congress party that had staked a lot in this election.
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Modi thanks people of Gujarat for win
2007-12-23 11:42:00 Chief Minister Narendra Modi thanked the people of Gujarat for his Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) victory in assembly elections Sunday.
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Narendra Modi Agian in Gujarat
2007-12-23 06:13:00 Celebrations broke out at the headquarters of Gujarat’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here Sunday amid strong indications that it was headed to retaining power in the state.
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BJP headed for victory in Gujarat
2007-12-23 06:11:00 Gujarat’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was inching towards a victory Sunday in assembly elections with counting trends showing it might win slightly over 100 seats, officials and analysts said.
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I will remain CM, Modi on SMS
2007-12-23 06:10:00 I am CM and will remain the CM.” This is the SMS message from Chief Minister Narendra Modi that flashed on mobile telephones as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) marched towards victory in Gujarat.
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Gujarat Polls 2007 - Narendra Modi wins
2007-12-23 05:17:00 CNN-IBN is projecting the BJP to return to power in Gujarat. While we await the detailed results from the Election Commission, Offstumped focuses on the the big picture of this BJP victory in Gujarat by Narendra Modi. If the prognosis by the media and every commentator across the spectrum was that this election was about Modi versus Modi ...
Narendra Modi all set for comeback in Gujarat
2007-12-23 05:15:00 It has now almost become certain that Narendra Modi is again coming back in power in Gujarat. As per the trend, he will get around 100-110 seats (as predicted in exit polls also). This will be a big win for Modi and definitely, he is a real hero of this show. With this BJP is coming to power in Gujarat again and Modi will become chief minister of Gujarat for third time. This time Narendra Modi was facing large amount of opposition from various opponents and even RSS was not supporting his campaign. Despite all the oppositions, Modi has shown to the opponents that it is very hard for them to defeat him. However, Modi will not enjoy the same big majority in Gujarat assembly like in 2002. These results will be a big setback for the Congress which is hoping for win in Gujarat elections. Moreover, exit polls for Himachal have also predicted big defeat for congress in Himachal.Also visit-Gujarat Election results (LIVE Update)About Narendra ModiArvindKatoch kgw.arvindkatoch.com
Will it be Modi or Congress in Gujarat?
2007-12-22 18:10:00 As Gujarat prepares to count the millions of votes cast in assembly elections, both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress are confident of forming the next government in the state.
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Narendra Modi inspires fiction in the media
2007-12-21 05:32:00 Two op-eds one by Sagarika Ghosh in the Hindustan Times and another by Pamela Philipose in the Indian Express are great examples of how the psuedo-intellectuals in the mainstream media take you for a ride, especially if the object of moral grandstanding is Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP Leader Narendra Modi. Offstumped has sifted through these two articles ...
Final Exit Poll results for Gujarat Election
2007-12-16 19:33:00 Today, voting for the second phase of election took place in Gujarat and with this verdict of Gujarat people got sealed in the EVMs. People will be only able to see these results on 23 Dec when counting for the votes will start. With the end of second phase of elections, final exit poll results for the Gujarat election are also out and all the exit poll nearly show a same picture in front of us. All the exit polls have pointed towards a victory for BJP in this election but number of seats can drastically decrease compared to the 2002 results.Now as per the latest estimate by different exit polls by different news and media channels, BJP can get between, 93-105 seats which will be a just majority position for BJP. On the other hand seats of congress will remain between 75-85 seats. Vote share of BJP is expected to remain between 46-47% and congress?s vote share can remain between 42-43%, which shows a 3% decrease in the vote share of BJP and 3% increase in the vote share of Congress ...
About Narendra Modi
2007-12-14 19:24:00 Today, there is hardly any person in India who does not know about Narendra Modi. Due to the present Gujarat elections, Narendra Modi has become a big debate in whole country. Narendra Modi has today established himself as a strong hardcore Hindu leader and we can even say him a single man army. He has completely stolen the show of Gujarat Election. These elections have become an battle between Modi and Congress. Born on 17th September, 1950 in a small town of North Gujarat, Narendra Modi has raised himself to new heights in politics.However, the major difficulty for the Narendra Modi is that he is famous because large number of people does not like him. Therefore, we can say that Narendra Modi is famous not only due to his fans but also due to his rivals. Opposition parties also blame Modi for hurting the sentiments of minorities and he is also under suspicion over his involvement in Gujarat riots. Still, despite all these ups and downs, Modi is emerging as a stronger leader day by...
Who will win Gujarat Election? (Exit Poll results)
2007-12-11 18:38:00 Many people living in India and other parts of world want to know the answer of this question that who will be the next Chief Minister of Gujarat. In the recent few months Gujarat election battle has become a major matter of debate with both Congress and BJP making win in Gujarat election a matter of pride. Congress tried its best to break this strong hold of BJP with dozens of anti Gujarat government TV commercials, big rallies and caste politics. On the other hand, BJP tried to save its stronghold by glorifying the work done in Gujarat by Modi lead government and even taking the slight help of communal sentiments.Now, people are awaiting the final results of the election when it will become clear that who will be the next CM of Gujarat. Today, Gujarat saw polling for 87 seats in first phase of election and with this, half fate of BJP and Congress has got stored in Electronic Voting Machines. After first phase elections, results of number of exit polls are also available in front o...
SC to take up petitions against Modi?s statement on Monday
2007-12-07 07:26:00 The Supreme Court has agreed to take up for hearing two separate applications seeking action against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his “inflammatory” remarks on the killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh in a fake encounter.
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Gujarat Polls 2007 - Media bias against Narendra Modi
2007-11-27 22:30:00 Offstumped is marking the first in a series of posts from now till the counting of votes as Gujarat conducts elections to the State Legislative Assembly. So how is the battleground in Gujarat shaping up ? More than a month back when the Congress with great enthusiasm celebrated the arrival of its heir apparent Rahul Gandhi with juvenile cricketing metaphors, more than one Congressman said it would be Rahul Gandhi versus Narendra Modi. The heir apparent meanwhile seems have gone into hibernation after promising “rapid fire talking points“, “booklets on Rama Sethu” while calling for “accountability” and “meritocracy” in the Congress. In fact it needed the Uttar Pradesh Police to conjure up kidnap plots to bring back the media spotlight on the heir apparent since his lackadaisical AICC speech. So where is Rahul Gandhi and is he up to the challenge in Gujarat ? In fact so lacking in punch is the Congress campaign in Gujarat that the only h...
" Jai Shri Ram" the password to kill
2007-10-27 22:04:00 Name: Narendra D?modard?s Mod? Age: 50 something Nationality: Indian, Gujarat Claim to fame: The engineer to 2002?s Gujarat massacre February 2002, allegedly an angry Muslim mob torched a train which resulted in the killing of 58 innocent Hindu passengers which gave birth to what they call; ?the worst Hindu Muslim clash? in the history of India. According to the official statistics; 254 Hindus and 790 Muslims were killed, with 223 more missing. Thousands of cases are still pending in the Indian courts and state inquiry committees which are related to these riots. Their is nothing new about Hindu Muslim riots; these riots are tactfully created by any one of the two extreme parties to meet their political and social desires. But this incident is quite different from past incidents that involved the clash of the two religions. First of all the tragic scale of the devastation is monstrously huge and it puts a big question mark on the secular claims of the biggest democracy in...
Tehelka's landmark sting 'Operation Kalank' on Mass Murders in Modi-land: G
2007-10-25 19:16:00 A shocked nation watched in disbelief the revelations about Gujarat riots on Television, it is time Modi is charged with conspiracy and murders.Leaders, and if not leaders, then individuals and NGOs must get case registered against him, if not through police, then through private complaint in the courts, in form of PILs and must get these bloodthirsty killers pay for their sins against humanity. So that never again any group of politicians could dare to plot such killings.1. Narendra Modi had given free hand for three days to VHP, Bajrang Dal activists to kill Muslims across Gujarat.2. Babu Bajrangi, Madan Dhanraj Chawal killing tens of Muslims in cold blood in Ahmedabad including a pregnant woman. Such hate just because she was a Muslim!3. After cutting MP Ehsan Jafri's hands and feet they then phoned Home Minister Govardhan Zadaphia, We have done it, now manage the rest and save us'.4. Arvind Pandya says Modi is hero of Hindutva and talks of bombing Muslim residentialities. Dyn...
Narendra Modi snubs Karan Thapar
2007-10-20 16:35:00 The CNN-IBN reports that: Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP leader Narendra Modi walked out of an exclusive interview with Karan Thapar on CNN-IBN’s Devil’s Advocate because he was questioned about Godhra. Narendra Modi walked out of the interview less than five minutes after it started in Gandhinagar on Friday CNN-IBN carried the transcript of the aborted interview ...
Narendra Modi - Indian Sarkozy in the making ?
2007-10-01 18:50:00 ? OffStumped For All Things Right of Center, Bringing a Right of Centre Reality Check to Indian Politics, News Media Reporting and Opinion now in Hindi ?? ?? ?? ???? ????? ??. ? Must read article by Shashi Tharoor in the TOI The French have exactly what our country needs and we are constitutionally incapable of having: a strong ...
Rahul Gandhi versus Narendra Modi
2007-09-28 01:21:00 ? OffStumped For All Things Right of Center, Bringing a Right of Centre Reality Check to Indian Politics, News Media Reporting and Opinion now in Hindi ?? ?? ?? ???? ????? ??. ? Bring it on says Offstumped Well the spin is here and it is here to stay. Ever since the day the AICC announced that Rahul Gandhi ...
Narendra Modi in Dalian - Defying Conventional Wisdom in an election year
2007-09-06 23:00:00 ? OffStumped For All Things Right of Center, Bringing a Right of Centre Reality Check to Indian Politics, News Media Reporting and Opinion now in Hindi ?? ?? ?? ???? ????? ??. ? The subject of today’s Offstumped post is not the high decibel battle in Parliament over the 123 Indo-US Nuclear Deal nor is it the contentious ...
A Platform for Narendra Modi
2007-08-10 23:11:00 ? OffStumped For All Things Right of Center, Bringing a Right of Centre Reality Check to Indian Politics, News Media Reporting and Opinion now in Hindi ?? ?? ?? ???? ????? ??. ? As the focus shifts to Gujarat which is due for assembly polls later this year, we have been treated to a series of news stories ...
Narendra Modi not Livid but Media Obsession continues
2007-02-01 09:06:02 ? OffStumped For All Things Right of Center, Bringing a Right of Centre Reality Check to Indian Politics, News Media Reporting and Opinion now in Hindi ?? ?? ?? ???? ????? ??. ? BJP President Rajnath Singh announced the re-organisation of the Parliamentary Board and the Election Committee. While Yashwant Sinha was brought on as Vice President, Sanjay ... |
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