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Millennium: The third. Century: 21st. Year: 2021. Date: February 27. Day: Saturday. In this day and age, sample the idea of a meme: “Beti paraya dhan hoti hai… (A daughter is someone else’s wealth…).” A Union minister and BJP leader shared the meme on Facebook and Twitter on Saturday morning. The full meme went like this: an image shows Mamata Banerjee with a mic and the words “I am the daughter of Bengal” written in Hindi. Below the chief minister’s picture is an imag...

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