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Quote by Nikhil Chakravarty
This is like a second battle for independence.
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The speaker compares the present situation to another fight for independence. Calling it a “second battle” suggests that the struggle for self-rule is happening again, or has entered a new phase. The quote does not specify what situation or independence it refers to.
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- Library of Congress ebook, Politics Made Explicit
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