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by ComradePhil 1466 days ago
> Crime is a problem in India.

Yes, primarily by the mafia and drug cartels, run by the middle east.

> But so is police and government corruption.

One of the reasons (among others) is the mafia which corrupts the police.

> To call a criminal organization a shadow government is hyperbolic.

What does that even mean? The Indian mafia has been killing businessmen, politicians and police... and uses threats, violence and bribes to run things their way in goverment and the police force. That is exactly what shadow government is.

> He was never accused of being involved in the bombings himself

I will let BBC do the talking here: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-21873316

> I’m not sure I follow the accusation of serving the mafia by acting as a criminal in a movie.

State sponsored propaganda in foreign nations is not easy to grasp for the simple-minded.