SSR death case: Study decodes how BJP politicians pushed ‘murder’ narrative

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The death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput has emerged as one of the biggest news stories in the country over the last couple of months. Despite the Mumbai Police initially suggesting that Sushant Singh Rajput died by suicide, some media outlets and politicians from the ruling BJP kept demanding justice for the late actor, … Read more

Dalit lives matter? How Hathras horror may change Bihar election narrative

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In 1977, several Dalits had been killed by upper-caste landowners in Bihar’s Belchi village. Out of power, Indira Gandhi sensed a political moment. She travelled by train, jeep and tractor before settling for an elephant ride to negotiate muddy and water-logged tracks amid heavy rain. Her address to the community proved to be a game … Read more