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Why Did Himanta Biswa Sarma Invoke Paresh Baruah In Assam's Mural Row?

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What began as a dispute over a singer's mural under a Guwahati flyover ended with the Chief Minister of Assam naming the fugitive chief of a banned secessionist outfit as the state's answer to Che Guevara. Here is what the remark means, who Paresh Baruah is, and why the controversy is bigger than the paint on the wall

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AP Photo/Charlie Riedel : Argentina will take on Switzerland in the quarterfinal of FIFA World Cup 2026 on Sunday, July 12.

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