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On the recordNovember 16, 1999
We should also put the U.S. congress on record for self-determination by calling for a free and fair plebiscite on independence for Khalistan, Kashmir, Nagaland, and all the other countries now under India's artificial rule.
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Edolphus Towns

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Advocacy for self-determination for regions under Indian rule.

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