New Delhi, July 14 -- May 1985. Cooperage Football Ground, Nariman Point, Mumbai.
Around 12,000 people are waiting patiently under canvas awnings put up over the ground. Some stands too are spilling over. On one side of the ground, a dais is set up, on which is placed a long table and some chairs. There's a restless energy in the air. Some fan themselves with folded newspapers, others sip water from steel flasks.
Suddenly, heads turn towards the dais. A portly man in a dark suit steps up, followed by a few others. The crowd instinctively breaks out into applause.
The intensity of the cheer grows as the man gets up to speak into the microphone. Many stand on their seats to get a better look. The man raises his hand in greeting, adjusts ...
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