In 1978, when I was a non-Congress chief minister, we distributed surplus wheat among labourers. Later, when we visited a village, I asked a labourer whether he knew who sent the wheat. 'Yes, Indiraji - only Indiraji helps the poor.' Indiraji was a symbol for the weaker sections.

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Among Asked Chief Distributed He Helps Knew Later Minister Only Poor Sections Sent Surplus Symbol Village Visited Weaker Wheat Whether Who Yes

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