Can the Bandit Queen sway the polls?
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Phoolan Devi first came to public attention in India as the leader of an outlaw gang. It is claimed that this gang murdered 22 high-caste Thakur men and boys, taking revenge for an earlier incident in which she had been gang raped. However, she surrendered in 1983, and spent 11 years in prison. She is now taking a new approach to campaigning, and seeking to be elected MP for Mirzapur. She is portraying herself as the champion of the poor, but the corrupt nature of Indian politics means that even this may not be enough to secure victory.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1996
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Rao's 'Rasputin' is jailed for fraud
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The recent jailing on charges of fraud of Chandraswamy, a self-proclaimed holy man who had considerable influence over Indian prime minister Narasimha Rao, indicates the extent to which the prime minister has lost popularity. Chandraswamy had enjoyed protection from the law as a result of the prime minister's patronage, but has seen his invulnerability dissolve as the Congress party faces defeat in parliamentary elections which are currently taking place.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1996
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Nehru's utopia takes a final tumble
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Prime Minister of India Narasimha Rao devalued the rupee in the 1992 budget but lack of other reforms leaves inflation at 11%. The Indian Congress Party is revolting against 50 years of economic control. The influence of leader Jawaharial Nehru leader is disappearing. Foreign companies are disinclined to invest. Nehruvian socialism has removed starvation and created a large middle-class, disturbing the status of castes.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1992
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