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| 5/5/2014

"I'm like a soldier who went to the battleground, won the battle, came home and is stoned to death."

-- Chetan "Jason" Shah

Just before midnight two Mondays ago, Chetan "Jason" Shah again prepared to leave his mansion to sleep on the floor of a small office in protest.

A hunger strike had failed to win an apology from his wealthy brother-in-law — Dr. Kiran Patel — and others Shah believed had taken credit for his work in luring the "Bollywood Oscars" to Tampa. But maybe another night on the floor would.

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