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    GUARDIAN OF OFFENDED SENSIBILITIES

    Jan 29, 2022 4 minutes
    By Rahul Noronha

    He may be the home minister of Madhya Pradesh, but that does not stop 61-year-old Narottam Mishra from taking up issues that could hurt ‘Hindu sensibilities’ anywhere in the country. With a standing of 30 years in state politics, Mishra has succeeded in compelling ‘offenders’ to back down, earning a cult following in the bargain. He is placing himself as a principal challenger to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and many see his zeal as nothing more than an attempt to reinvent himself politically.

    Amazon is only the latest target of the minister’s ire. On January 25, Mishra directed the Madhya Pradesh director general of police to file an FIR against the e-commerce giant for allegedly selling a shoe with the Indian flag on it.

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