“Do they want to protect the hapless animals or the butchers?”

—  Narendra Modi

2002, Modi election campaign speech, 2002
Context: Please ask Congressmen whether their candidates are in favour of running illegal butcher houses? Do they want to protect the hapless animals or the butchers?

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