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Periyar Arivulagam books row: political leaders raise concern over allegations, call for action

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hindu · South Asia

Kamal Haasan demands the immediate withdrawal of the fake books from all libraries. M.H. Jawahirullah wants the formation of an independent committee to examine all books procured for the public library. Others, including Anbumani Ramadoss and K. Annamalai, want the government to take up a thorough investigation of the allegations

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