Religion, Religiosity and Communalism

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Tilak. Devi Lal worked like a crusader to achieve this goal. Dr Gupta points out that Haryana state was not the by-product of the Punjabi Suba agitation as is generally believed. Devi Lal worked under the banner of the Haryana Lok Manch for the demand ofa separate linguistic state. He mobilized public opinion, influenced politicians and soon became a force to reckon with. Soon after the formation of the state in 1966, the people of Haryana started lovingly calling Devi Lal the "Haryana Kesri" .