See the below the news item from ndtv.com. it has subsequently come out in the media that they have quietly conducted the survey in poor muslim areas in several other states. Following the registration of case and public protest, the contracted survey company's cochin office has been closed, today's news reports say. THis is however, part of a larger program. farida
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