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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: What started indias cockroach protests that forced education minister to quit - The Untold Story

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New Delhi: India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan quit on Saturday after days of sustained public protests demanding his resignation for examination paper leaks in May that affected about 2 million students.

Here is a look at what sparked the protests and the situation now:

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