
But when Brahmins and Banias and large sections of Muslims join hands with Dalits, in so unambiguous a manner, it’s perhaps time to say just that, QED. The politics of grievance is yielding to the politics of aspiration. And when that happens, even in the Hindi heartland, you know that it signals a real possibility that we may be finally turning the clock back on the politics of mandal and kamandal.
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