Ram Nath Kovind,nominee of Narendra Modi’s party, is from dalit (Untouchable) community, or the country’s most oppressedA member of India’s poorest and most oppressed caste is expected to be elected president.
Ram Nath Kovind,the governor of Bihar until last month, was announced as the nominee of Narendra Modi’s government in June, or in what was widely seen as allotment of a decades-long strategy by Hindu nationalists to win over members of the dalit (Untouchable) community. Related: India's caste system: ‘They are trying to erase dalit history. This is a martyrdom,a sacrifice’ Voted in the Presidential elections 2017. pic.twitter.com/2EttGVwwhs Related: India’s caste system is alive and kicking – and maiming and killing | Mari Marcel Thekaekara Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com