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by lagolinguini 1123 days ago
The inauguration of the new Parliament building where:

- None of the major opposition parties attended

- The President and other constitutional heads were not invited

- The protesting athletes were arrested

- One religion was in the spotlight, as opposed to the Indian brand of secularism where ceremonies of all religions should have been conducted

- On the day of Savarkar's (Hindu nationalist) birth anniversary

- The PM treating it as a vanity project/personal PR photoshoot

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- Using a symbol of Monarchy as the center piece of this inauguration.