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It seems like a replica of Rajiv Gandhi’s decision to open the gates to overcome the political crisis after the judgement of honorable Supreme court in the Shah Bano case as per the advice of his loyal Z E ansari to attract voters. Marx was right-“ historical entities appear twice, the first as tragedy, then as farce” ( Courtesy to The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, By Karl Marx). Not only her but also the ” Communist Cow” in recent elections also is such a blunt.
It seems like a replica of Rajiv Gandhi’s decision to open the gates to overcome the political crisis after the judgement of honorable Supreme court in the Shah Bano case as per the advice of his loyal Z E ansari to attract voters. Marx was right-“ historical entities appear twice, the first as tragedy, then as farce” ( Courtesy to The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, By Karl Marx). Not only her but also the ” Communist Cow” in recent elections also is such a blunt.