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‘Those who drink alcohol aren’t Indians, they are great sinners’: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar

Nitish Kumar was responding to criticism of the increase in deaths from consuming country liquor in the state.

Scroll Staff
Apr 01, 2022 · 10:50 am

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar: “Those who consume alcohol are ‘mahapaapi’, (sinners), ‘not Indians’” @NitishKumar Cheers! 🥂 pic.twitter.com/9QySIVMvoG

— Neha Khanna (@nehakhanna_07) March 31, 2022
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