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Business Standard New Delhi
At an event during his two-day visit to Sikkim, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was the first prime minister of the 21st century to have spent a night in Sikkim, adding that the last time an Indian prime minister spent a night in the state was in the 20th century. Critics immediately read his statement as an attempt to highlight the alleged neglect the state had suffered under previous central governments.

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First Published: Jan 19 2016 | 9:05 PM IST

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