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India administered the Billionth dose of COVID-19 vaccine on 21 October. The government and the ruling party are marking the occasion with huge celebrations across the country. Dr Parakala unpacks the core messaging contained in these celebrations, what it set out to say as well as what it tried to hide. He also dwells on what this entire thing tells us about what is an achievement worthy of celebration in the reckoning of the present regime and what it tells us about what it thinks of its citizens.
For the Prime Minister's Newspaper article, his televised address to the nation, and his Mann Ki Baat, please visit:
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