Husband of one of Modi’s closest advisors questions election integrity

Al Jazeera Friday 30 October 2026, 02:41 UTC 1 min read

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Husband of one of Modi’s closest advisors questions election integrity NewsFeed Husband of one of Modi’s closest advisors questions election integrity The husband of India’s finance minister, one of the most powerful positions in Narendra Modi’s gov’t, has joined mass protests, led by the cockroach movement, against voter-list revision. Parakala Prabhakar says removing millions of registered voters is threatening democracy.

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Husband of one of Modi’s closest advisors questions election integrity

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