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'We could call ourselves ...': Shashi Tharoor suggests new name for opposition bloc amid India-Bharat row

IndiaTimes Wednesday, 6 September 2023
With the "India-Bharat" name row turning into a heated debate between the government and opposition, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday proposed an interesting solution.In a swipe at the government, Tharoor said that the opposition bloc could now call itself "BHARAT" instead of "INDIA"."We could of course call ourselves the Alliance for Betterment, Harmony And Responsible Advancement for Tomorrow (BHARAT)," the Congress MP said on X.
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