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An Indian Champion; Vajpayee is stunningly popular and appears ready to lead his party to another election victory. But can one man's charisma carry the weight of a nation?(Cover Story)(Biography)
Byline: Ron Moreau and Sudip Mazumdar
Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is not the picture of health. The 79-year-old leader is overweight, has had both knees replaced and is physically feeble. With the help of two security guards he emerges with difficulty from his black BMW sedan and shuffles slowly, leaning from side-to-side, toward a speakers' stage. He climbs the dozen or so stairs hesitantly, his fingers tightly gripping the handrail. Just as he is about to sit down, a local politician presents him with a traditional, saffron-colored turban and a long sword--even though the senior statesman looks ready for anything but battle. When it is his turn ...
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