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

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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