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Asaddudin Owaisi | The champion of identity politics

The young Owaisi, who wanted to be a lawyer, had to submit his nomination papers to challenge the Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections in 1994. It was the year 1994. Two years after the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, there were riots across India at Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM), a party …

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