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Watch | The Original 'Anti-Nationals': Subramanian Swamy and Today's Sangh

Before they became popular under the Modi government, the words 'anti-national' and 'anti-India' were the language of Indira Gandhi's Emergency regime. They were used to target activists, especially those working with supporters overseas – people like Subramanian Swamy, who love to call others 'anti-national' today.
Raghu Karnad
Sep 01 2018
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Before they became popular under the Modi government, the words 'anti-national' and 'anti-India' were the language of Indira Gandhi's Emergency regime. They were used to target activists, especially those working with supporters overseas – people like Subramanian Swamy, who love to call others 'anti-national' today.
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This video is based on a full-length article about trans-national activism and the Emergency government's condemnation of it. You can read the full article here.

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This article went live on September first, two thousand eighteen, at forty-five minutes past nine in the morning.

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