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By MIRIAM WENNER | 4 September 2017
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While the demand for Gorkhaland is a popular one, over the decades it has been used by the movement’s leaders as a lever with
which to gain power and political influence, and to extract resources from the government.
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@karthik_20 @kunalkamra88 @thecaravanindia All
are human and all missed something. Can't use it
against them when they do act. 6/6
@karthik_20 @kunalkamra88 @thecaravanindia
This is a never ending argument and really pointless
argument in my opinion This way every political
Shantanu
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