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In today’s featured cartoon, Sandeep Adhwaryu comments on how the now-historic date of 5 August can perhaps lead the way to brotherhood between Hindus and Muslims.
Manjul’s take on the Ram Mandir and the reverence that Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets in this context.
Meanwhile, Mahamud comments on the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust issuing a last-minute telephonic invite to L.K. Advani for the bhoomi pujan today, one of the most prominent leaders of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement.
Kirtish Bhatt also comments on the ‘political quarantine’ Advani has been languishing in.
Sajith Kumar points out the next important date on the BJP’s roster.
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