Ex-Union minister Sarangi was Bajrang Dal coordinator in Odisha during 1999 killing of Australian Graham Staines. He was among those arrested for 2001 storming of Odisha assembly.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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