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India Cut 130 Million From Voter Roll, Fueling Protests Against Modi

New York Times6 October 2026, 07:02 UTCIndia

Public anger is growing over an exercise that critics say undermines the world’s largest democracy, particularly disenfranchising Muslims under the Hindu nationalist government.

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