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Far-right Hindu nationalist groups raised aggressive “Jai Shri Ram” slogans while placing a saffron chaddar over a green one at Haji Malang Dargah in Kalyan, Maharashtra, on February 2. The sloganeering reportedly continued as they entered the shrine, turning the religious space into a site of intimidation and provocation....

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