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Shabbir Ahmed

The curious case of ‘lucky’ Trinamool leaders and their biggest donor – the TN lottery giant

Future Gaming also donated Rs 149 crore to YSRCP after AP government set up a committee to consider lifting the ban on lotteries and casinos in the state.

Azeefa Fathima
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Pooja Prasanna
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Shabbir Ahmed
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Sumedha Mittal
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Project Electoral Bond
· Mar 23, 2024 · 06:30 am
77% of DMK’s electoral bond money came from ‘lottery king’ Santiago Martin

Disclosures made by the Election Commission earlier had revealed Santiago Martin gave Rs 1,368 crore to political parties through electoral bonds.

Shabbir Ahmed
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Azeefa Fathima
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Project Electoral Bond
· Mar 17, 2024 · 06:31 pm
The lottery kingpin who delivered electoral bond jackpot to political parties

Despite the state police and central agencies regularly raiding his premises, Santiago Martin’s empire kept expanding. What explains his success?

Shabbir Ahmed
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Anand Mangnale
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Binu Karunakaran
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Ravi Nair
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Project Electoral Bond
· Mar 16, 2024 · 09:00 am