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?? In his last Independence Day address ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he would be back at the Red Fort next year. He framed the upcoming elections as a battle against “evils” plaguing the country, saying “now is not the time to shut your eyes” towards “corruption, dynastic rule and appeasement”.

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