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Janjivan Bureau / Ahmedabad: Meira Kumar, the presidential candidate backed by 17 opposition parties, launched her campaign from the Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat today. Kumar visited the ashram this morning.
Sabarmati Ashram was home to Mahatma Gandhi from 1917 to 1930.
Meira Kumar said that the presidential contest is a “battle of ideologies” and not a “Dalit versus Dalit” fight.
“Attempts are being made by some to project the election as a Dalit versus Dalit fight. It was from Gujarat that the ideology of Gandhiji spread across the country and world. That is why I have come here to make the people realise that we fight for our ideologies,” she told reporters.