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Padmavati controversy: What's eating Karni Sena?

Was the Karni Sena set up to bring an element of aggression among the Rajputh youth?

The Karni Sena was founded in 2006 by Lokendra Singh Kalvi, son of the late Kalyan Singh Kalvi, the former Union cabinet minister who led a massive Rajput agitation against the Sati ban following the Roop Kanwar episode in 1987. Lokendra, however, has failed to match his father's stature.

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