/*
Theme Name: Vatsal Desai Complete Redesign
Theme URI: https://vatsaldesaii.com/
Author: Vatsal Desai
Description: A unified premium personal brand theme for political strategist Vatsal Desai.
Version: 2.1.0
Requires at least: 6.2
Requires PHP: 8.0
Text Domain: vatsal-redesign
*/
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