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Jul 2023
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Sharp Edge with Vir Sanghvi : ’Corruptio...

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'Maharashtra political battle shows Indian politics is now dead of ideology and divided into corruption and weaponisation of anti-corruption', says Author & Columnist Vir Sanghvi, adds that with each party the BJP breaks and each crook it clasps to its bosom, the BJP steps more and more into the darkness of deep grey areas. Watch ThePrint #SharpEdge

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