Republic of India
In the Republic of India, the Jaago Re! One Billion Votes campaign is a non-partisan campaign initiated by Tata Tea, and Janaagraha to encourage citizens to vote in the Indian general election, 2009.
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“The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his weight.”
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