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BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi divides people like the British used to, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said Thursday at an election rally.
"What did the British do when they first came to India? They made Hindus and Muslims fight with each other. They used to divide the people and rule. Similarly the opposition breaks the unity among the people. Modi does the work of dividing people like the way British used to do and rule," Gandhi said.
"The Congress party and Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi unite people who belong to different castes and religions. This is our politics," Gandhi added.
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