"Empowerment" Or "Packed Lunches": Siddaramaiah's Dig At PM On Dalits

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Dalits need affirmative action and not token lunches with ministers, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah pointed out in a scathing tweet a week ahead of the bitterly fought assembly elections in the...

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