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Student Power That Worked In 1997 Returns To Haunt Dharmendra Pradhan In 2026

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  1. Dharmendra Pradhan, now India's Education Minister, was among 1,500 students protesting an exam paper leak in Odisha in 1997.

  2. The protest was held outside the Odisha state secretariat nearly 30 years ago.

  3. The article suggests a parallel between that protest and upcoming 2026 events involving Pradhan.

  4. Pradhan's past student activism is framed as returning to challenge him politically.

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