100 years ago, Dr Annie Besant was interned by the British in a bungalow in Ooty.
As the second phase of polling commenced on Thursday amid heightened security, bigwigs came out to cast their votes for constituting the 17th Lok Sabha. Among those who took to their respective polling booths were former Finance Minister P Chidambaram, actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth, BJP candidate from Bengaluru South Tejasvi Surya, and defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman, among others.
What the Indian economy looks like next January will influence her view on India, not her genetics, notes Shekhar Gupta.
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