A meeting between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday has sparked speculation about a possible revival of ties between the BJP and AIADMK ahead of the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly elections.
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00:00Good evening and welcome. You're watching The News Track. I'm Rahul Kawal.
00:03In the last elections, the BJP and the AIDMK were not together and were adamant that they would not
00:09ally. It now seems that EPS and Amit Shah are forging a new NDA in Tamil Nadu. If an alliance
00:17were to happen, how does that change the dynamics in this crucial battleground state
00:23ahead of next year's elections? That's my top focus on The News Track.
00:32Big buzz after BJP-AIADMK meet.
00:39Patch up on cards before assembly polls.
00:42Will political stars realign?
00:54Can BJP-AIADMK dent DMK dominance?
01:03State set for state of war Tamil Nadu. That is our big focus on The News Track.
01:12Let me take you through the headlines I'm tracking tonight.
01:15Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath triggers a controversy with his remark on
01:20minorities. Says if Hindus are safe, then Muslims are also safe in Uttar Pradesh.
01:24Cites the example of Bangladesh.
01:28Rahul Gandhi claims he's being gagged in Parliament. Accuses Speaker Om Billa of
01:33not allowing him to speak. BJP says Rahul is being purified.
01:36Probe into judge cash haul case intensifies. Delhi police visit
01:46Justice Verma's house after a three-judge probe panel sought sealing of cash recovery site.
01:53Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde hits out at Uddhav Sena over Kunal
01:58Kamra joke row. Says people know who the real traitor is. Shinde slams Thackeray
02:04for double speak on free speech. Trump administration's signal gate scandal
02:12explodes. US National Security Advisor takes full responsibility for group chat leak while
02:18White House spokesperson calls the entire Atlantic report a hoax.
02:27AIADMK General Secretary Palani Sami's meeting with Amit Shah in Delhi has fueled speculation
02:33of a patch-up. Is a renewed alliance on the cards ahead of the 2026 Tamil Nadu elections.
02:39Sources tell India Today that the meeting ended on a positive note and all issues from
02:43delimitation to the language Rao were discussed. So what's cooking in the state of war of Tamil Nadu?
02:49A late night meeting between the Union Home Minister Amit Shah and AIADMK General Secretary
03:04E Palani Swami has sparked speculation about a possible revival of ties ahead of the 2026
03:12Tamil Nadu assembly elections. The meeting comes amidst growing speculation about the AIADMK
03:18reconsidering its stance on an alliance with the BJP.
03:49EPS says that he urged Amit Shah to investigate the alleged
03:55TASMAC case in the state of Tamil Nadu. The alleged scam is set to become a major issue
04:02in next year's elections just like the liquor gate scandal in Delhi.
04:19The AIADMK had cut ties with the BJP in 2023 citing political differences
04:39but with elections approaching the dynamics appear to be changing once again.
04:44Sources tell India Today that Adapati Palani Swami and Amit Shah had a detailed discussion
04:49on language Rao and delimitation. EPS is said to have told Amit Shah that the AIADMK is in favour
04:57of a two-language policy. According to sources the meeting ended on a positive note.
05:04Earlier this month Tamil Nadu BJP president claimed that his party's growing influence
05:11made it a sought-after ally ahead of assembly elections.
05:15He was however non-committal on the EPS Amit Shah meet.
05:40Sources say that detailed discussion on a possible AIADMK-BJP patch-up will be held in the days ahead.
06:10Sources tell India Today that the AIADMK is a divided house today with OPS,
06:35TTV, Dhanakaran and Sasi Kala staking claim to JJ Lalita's legacy. A reunion with the BJP
06:43may help AIADMK consolidate these factions.
06:54So what's cooking? If this alliance were to come together what impact does it have
06:59on the dynamics of state politics ahead of next year's elections?
07:02To talk about this I am joined on this broadcast by Pugazh Gandhi,
07:06advocate and spokesperson of the DMK. We have Syed Zafar Islam from the BJP.
07:11I have Suman C. Raman, political commentator and analyst.
07:14I have Sridhar Shekharan, president of the Voice of Tamil Nadu and advocate.
07:17I just want to say that the AIADMK has chosen to stay away from this conversation.
07:22So we don't have a formal AIADMK perspective.
07:25I want to go across to Suman Raman first.
07:27Mr. Raman, you observe the ins and outs, the intricacies of Tamil Nadu politics.
07:33The DMK government does have multi-terms of anti-incumbency which they will have to contend
07:37with. They are also building up the specter of delimitation as an attack strategy against the
07:43central government. How in your view does a potential alliance between the AIADMK and the BJP
07:50change the electoral dynamics ahead of next year's election?
07:54I think it's extremely significant. We still don't know at this point of time
08:00how big this alliance is actually going to be because there are many other parties which are
08:04also part of the NDA in Tamil Nadu. So presumably they would continue to be part of the NDA alliance
08:11once the AIADMK ties up with the BJP. But let's face it, Rahul, 2024, the Lok Sabha elections
08:19were swept by the DMK combined. They won 39 out of 39. And in that election, if you added up the
08:29votes of the AIADMK alliance and the NDA which contested separately, they were ahead in more
08:36than 80 assembly constituencies. 117 is what you need for a majority. So in a situation where both
08:45parties faced a complete wipeout, they were ahead in 83 or 84 assembly constituencies and needed
08:52actually only 35 more to potentially be in a position to form a government had this been an
08:56assembly election. So it makes enormous sense for the two parties to come together. Now, this
09:03whole argument that the BJP is an untouchable party in Tamil Nadu, that has gone. That ship
09:08has sailed quite some time back. BJP today has about 10-11% vote share in Tamil Nadu. It's
09:13probably the third largest party in the state after the DMK and the AIADMK. The challenges,
09:20however, are after all that's been said, and particularly with the BJP state president still
09:26not appearing to be reconciled to this. Even yesterday, I think you played out a small clip.
09:34Anybody can go and meet the Home Minister. Any opposition leader from any state can go.
09:39That is not how a state president is welcoming a potential ally.
09:44Let me put that question to Zafar Islam. You have an Anna Malai problem. He's just come back
09:50after a fellowship in the United Kingdom. He's young, aggressive. He's roused people to the
09:56BJP's cause in the Lok Sabha election. Then he doesn't want the alliance. He's quite clear. He
10:00said it. One of the reasons, in fact, that they stepped away is because of his constant tirades
10:05and attacks that the big bosses, Amit Shah and the others may want it, even the Prime Minister
10:10wanted. But your man on the ground doesn't want this alliance. And that will have its own
10:15complications in terms of how things play out, because ultimately, they're not going to be
10:18meeting Amit Shah every day. If Anna Malai is constantly carping at the prospects of an alliance,
10:24it's kind of then very bittersweet. Well, we don't know whether
10:28alliance will happen, not happen. We can only speculate at this point in time. But
10:33Anna Malai, or for that matter, me or Anna Malai, for that matter, anybody,
10:36any Karakart of the party, the soldier of the party, they also have to comply with the
10:42rules and guidelines and the orders which we get from the top leadership. So it is not about
10:48Anna Malai, it is not about any individual, it is about the leadership, what would they decide,
10:55and eventually it will be executed at the state level. Having said that, it is mere speculation
11:00at this point in time that we are likely to have an alliance with the IDMK. Of course,
11:04as you rightly said, Anna Malai, that anybody can meet the Honourable Home Minister and the people
11:09do meet. It's not the first time they have met. They have met in the past as well. They have met
11:14the honourable Prime Minister as well. Of course, the two parties, they are like-minded. Both the
11:20parties are criticising the incumbent government because the government of the day is deeply into
11:29corruption. That is being criticised by both the AIDMK and the Bharatiya Janata Party.
11:37Forget what Zafar Islam is saying on record. This is a debate on television. He is being
11:42seen by millions of people and therefore he is saying a certain thing. But let me just tell
11:45viewers, this is my conversations with the senior-most leaders in the Bharatiya Janata
11:50Party at the centre. I can tell you on first authority that they want this alliance to happen,
11:55that they think that not allying with the AIDMK in the Lok Sabha elections was a mistake,
12:01that they would have done better if they had. They said, we went along with it because at
12:04some point in time we had to up our base vote share, that Palani Swami wasn't realising that
12:10the ground reality in Tamil Nadu had changed, that the BJP had emerged as a force and we were being
12:15treated shoddily. So at one point in time, we had to pull away to give him that shock.
12:19Now that that shock has been administered, and remember in the Lok Sabha elections,
12:23even though the BJP won no seats, it picked up 11.38% of the votes. That's 1 in 10 voters
12:29voting for the BJP. The AIDMK 20.66% of the votes in the Lok Sabha elections of 2024. The
12:37Congress had about 11% and the DMK about 27%. So they say the tactical logic is that we wanted to
12:44show that we are now a force, but strategically the BJP top leadership has told me on first
12:51hand authority that they think they made a mistake. So now Pugazh Gandhi, forget the
12:57wishy-washy comment that Zafar Islam is making, and he obviously has to say that on record.
13:02It's quite clear that the BJP and the AIDMK are working towards coming together. It'll take some
13:09time, but it's heading in that direction. It doesn't matter what beyond the point Anamalai
13:13thinks. If that happens, you've got two terms of anti-incumbency, it really changes the dynamic.
13:18Ultimately, we saw that the BJP at the centre had to take a bit of a hit despite PM Modi being on
13:24the ticket after two terms of being in power. This could be a game changer in Tamil Nadu,
13:28makes your life much tougher. You're on mute, Mr. Gandhi.
13:37No, not at all. We are least bothered about any alliance between BJP and AIDMK. All along,
13:44if you see the past history, even in whether it is 2019 or 2021, in 2019, they were having an
13:51alliance between BJP and AIDMK, and they couldn't win even one seat. Only one seat AIDMK won.
13:58Likewise, in 2021 also, when there was an alliance, DMK was having a thumping majority.
14:05Similarly, in 2024, when AIDMK went separate, AIDMK went separate because AIDMK thought that
14:12BJP is a liability. That is the reason why they went separate. So, I disagree with Mr. Sumanth
14:16Raman saying that if there was a combination of AIDMK and BJP, they would have surpassed the
14:21numbers with respect to DMK. That is not correct. If that is the case, AIDMK would have very well
14:26gone with BJP. AIDMK thought that it is a liability, hence he dumped BJP. Currently,
14:31when it comes to 2026, AIDMK is in shambles. AIDMK is in multiple factions, whether it is AIDMK
14:38faction or OPS faction and TTIP faction. BJP needs a piggyback. Without that, BJP cannot get
14:45any vote share in Tamil Nadu. Because even though they have scored some 10 or 11% in the parliament
14:50election because they went separate, it is not the case that it is going to be a determining
14:57factor as far as 2026 elections are concerned. Because in 2026, we are going to bang upon…
15:03I think you are being delusional, Mr. Gandhi. The fact is that BJP sits on 11.38% votes.
15:09The AIDMK sits on 21% of the votes. That is 31% of the votes straight away. The DMK was 27%. The
15:18Congress was about 11%. So, that is 38%. It is a much tighter fight. And if, for example,
15:23some of the smaller regional caste-based parties come together, which again is highly likely,
15:28then you have got two equal formations. Then you have got two near-equal formations. It is,
15:32frankly, game on in Tamil Nadu. See, elections are not about only arithmetic.
15:37If that is the case… You also have anti-incumbency against you.
15:40Multiple terms of anti-incumbency. But we are also having a favourable climate
15:44with respect to our rule. Because the schemes which have been implemented by the government
15:48of Tamil Nadu is a major hit here. That is the reason. And secondly, if that is the case, then
15:54why Adappadi didn't take BJP along in the 2024 parliamentary election? And most of the AIDMK
15:59leaders are still not in favour of an alliance with BJP. What is the reason for that?
16:06Okay. So, let me put that question to see, Rajashekaran. The fact that there are enough
16:11elements within the BJP, particularly Anna Malai, I mean, even though the other leaders
16:16aren't as opposed, and some within the AIDMK who think that the BJP will use up the AIDMK,
16:23ultimately the BJP will grow, the AIDMK will weaken, and that the BJP is a Trojan horse
16:30for the BJP's entry into Tamil Nadu, and they'll over a couple of elections finish off the AIDMK.
16:37Rahul, you have answered your question. Okay, fine. Be it so. Let me be honest in spite.
16:45I am neither pro-AIDMK, pro-DMK or pro-BJP or anti of all these parties.
16:52Let me speak, what is the ground reality? There is an anti-incumbency factor against DMK,
17:00agreed. There is an anti-incumbency factor against BJP, it's agreed. So, let us see through the
17:08mirror, I mean, see through the glass, what is happening, political glass of Tamil Nadu,
17:13what the people of Tamil Nadu feel or think, known devil is better than unknown angel.
17:19Assuming BJP to be the God, saviour, they are angels, they can change the whole Tamil Nadu
17:25into this, that, blah, blah, as claimed by that policeman on SP resigned guy,
17:31Annamalai, he thinks he is the only yogi of Tamil Nadu or India. He is the most corrupt fellow,
17:37I am going on record. And he claims that this is happening, that is happening. What locus he has
17:42got to speak about others, when everybody is on this equal plank. So, the people of Tamil Nadu
17:49are not interested to support any party which aligns with BJP for so many reasons. One of the
17:56reasons, anti-Tamil Nadu mindset by the centre and it is NEP, people of Tamil Nadu don't welcome it.
18:04And if it is the delimitation, people of Tamil Nadu, I am telling with authority, as you said in
18:09the beginning, with authority, with authority, because the ground situation is like that.
18:14There is anti-incumbency against DMK. I am not saying no. But if they come out with good plans
18:20like reducing the tax on the, tax they have levied on the property, bringing the price rise in every
18:31issue. Okay, let Zafar Islam respond to what you are saying that the BJP is...
18:37One second. I have heard you. I will come back to you. So, I will come back to you. You made
18:40some important points, Mr. Rajasekaran. I am coming back to you. Zafar Islam,
18:45the charge that Tamil Nadu parties see the BJP as being bad news, that there is an anti-delimitation,
18:51anti-BJP sentiment and if you just see how some of our debates on delimitation have done
18:57on social media and digital in Tamil Nadu, it comes out quite clear that there is some
19:00resonance and sentiment around it. Secondly, the very real fear that many in the AIDMK has
19:06that the BJP will grow at the expense of the AIDMK, that the AIDMK becomes an entry platform
19:12for the BJP into Tamil Nadu politics. Right now, you are on the margins. You will come centre
19:16stage. You will finish off the AIDMK and your partners are therefore very naturally wary.
19:20They have seen what has happened in Maharashtra. They have seen what has happened elsewhere.
19:24See, first of all, there is, as I said, there is a speculation. But even for a moment you assume
19:30that there is going to be an alliance with the AIDMK. Both the AIDMK recognise the growing force
19:36of Bharatiya Janata Party in the state of Tamil Nadu. We are no more a small party. We are growing
19:43fast. We have a leadership there, state leadership. We are being acknowledged by the people of Tamil
19:48Nadu that he is doing a great job. And Rajasekaran may have his own opinion. But let me tell you very
19:54candidly that there are many constituencies where BJP is extremely strong. And it will be evident
20:01in the fact that if there is an alliance, as people are speculating, then the two important
20:08force will come together and it will become a force to reckon. No, but you haven't answered
20:12my question, Zafar Islam, that there are parties in Tamil Nadu and those in the AIDMK who matter,
20:19who think that the BJP will eat up the AIDMK over two elections.
20:24That this will be the kiss of death. It's a suicidal bear hug.
20:28Not at all. No, no, Rajasekaran, let me just complete. That's not, that's not true.
20:34Let Rajasekaran's finger goes down. Let Zafar Islam speak. I'm trying to recover from a bad
20:38throat. I don't want to exert myself too much. Let's do it one at a time. Let Zafar Islam complete.
20:43All I'm trying to tell you that AIDMK is a recognized, well-established party of Tamil
20:51Nadu. We are becoming a force and we have become a force. If we are not going to damage their
21:00prospects in Tamil Nadu, nor that we are using them as a platform. We have our own strength,
21:05they have their own strength. If together we come, we become a force to the car.
21:09Let Sumanth Raman come in on what you are saying. The example of Maharashtra is cited often.
21:14That the Shiv Sena was the bigger force originally. That the BJP grew on the coattails of the Shiv
21:19Sena, ultimately fractured and splintered the Shiv Sena and became the much bigger party.
21:25That it happened to the Thakres. It can happen now to the AIDMK. How real is this concern?
21:31Sumanth Raman.
21:33Yeah, the concern is definitely valid. I don't see this as an imaginary threat.
21:38But the bottom line is the AIDMK needs to win 2026 period. So this is not a question of…
21:46You could be dead in the long term or you could be dead in the short term.
21:49Those are the optionality from the AIDMK's perspective.
21:53And therefore, right now, both parties need each other. It makes zero sense for them to
21:59fight independently because that is for all practical purposes, writing off another term
22:03to the DMK. Together and with a few smaller parties and potentially getting the AMMK of
22:11Mr. Dhinakaran on board in some form into the alliance, this then becomes a formidable
22:17challenger to the DMK. And there is a lot of anti-incumbency. Mind you, Rahul, between 2019
22:22and 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the DMK alliance lost 7% vote share. Mind you, that's a lot to
22:30lose between just five years. And because they got 53% last time, even this 46%, they were able to
22:35win. Just adding the two, 39-0 would have lost them straightaway 10 seats just by adding the
22:43seats of NDA plus AIDMK. So there is a very strong argument to be made. Now, the point is the BJP
22:52has a huge problem in what it's going to do with the state president. If they feel that the state
22:58president must continue, then quite clearly this alliance is not going to work on the ground. And
23:05mind you, I've had people from both the AIDMK and the BJP telling me before last election openly
23:12that breaking up was a colossal blunder. Everyone knew this. Within the AIDMK, 90% of them knew it
23:20was a disaster. Within the BJP, except the state president and his small coterie, almost the entire
23:27top leadership of the BJP… Okay, now let Raj Shekharan come in on the optionality before the
23:32AIDMK. They can live to fight another day, ally with the BJP in the next election, hope that they
23:38can leverage the anti-incumbency against the DMK government and win. Or they could worry about what
23:44the BJP could do two elections from now and lose yet another election. By themselves, the AIDMK
23:50doesn't really have what it takes to beat the DMK at this moment. The Lok Sabha election showed that
23:54quite clearly. That's the most recent baseline that we have. Rahul, DMK is a party which is
24:01strong with their alliance partners. There is no second opinion on that. There is an option for
24:08AIDMK to defeat the DMK alliance. How? There is an actor called Vijay. He is a potential new party
24:17and he has his own vote base and fan base, which will convert into a vote base for him.
24:23And he is ready to align with AIDMK. And AIDMK, PMK, Vijay and all the small parties…
24:30Sumanth, is that correct? Will Vijay, you think, be willing to ally with the AIDMK and the PMK?
24:36Because Vijay is doing very well in the polling data I saw from Tamil Nadu. That's a big game
24:41changer of an idea if that happens. One second, sir. The AIDMK's first preference would have been
24:52to have this alliance with Vijay. I mean, their earlier preference was, would have been a hope
24:57that there would have been a split in the DMK alliance and some of those parties would come
25:00over. That did not happen. The second best option for them was to align with Vijay. Vijay does not,
25:05at this point, seems to have delusions of grandeur. He says that an alliance will be formed
25:11with those accepting his leadership. That is absurd. He's not fought an election in his life
25:17and he wants a party like the AIDMK, which has been in power for 32 years in Tamil Nadu,
25:22to accept his leadership. I mean, who will do that? So, clearly, the AIDMK approaching the BJP
25:28or the BJP approaching the AIDMK, for the AIDMK, that is not their first preference.
25:34But having been pushed to the wall and facing this uncertainty of messing up the way they
25:40messed up the Lok Sabha election, Mr. Pandit Swami has, and I know this on speaking to AIDMK
25:47leaders, this so-called opposition to BJP, which was there, it was there a year ago,
25:54that has largely disappeared. Rajshekharan, Vijay is delusional. He's getting carried away. He
26:00thinks he can win on his own. He's getting swayed by the public that's coming, that public may be
26:05applauding the star. They don't necessarily go out and vote for him. See, Rahul, AIDMK is the
26:12largest party compared to any party in the opposition. I agree. But yesterday's Amit Shah's
26:18tweet at midnight clearly said, speaks that it is NDA alliance which will form under the leadership
26:25of BJP and the state president, this SP guy, Annamalai. He didn't say that. No, no, no, Anjali,
26:32please, please. He didn't say that. Sumanth, Sumanth, don't say under the leadership of the BJP.
26:36He said the NDA alliance. It's obvious. It goes without saying. I interpreted it that way. I
26:40understood it that way. Let me be honest. And Annamalai, this police SP guy, he goes everywhere
26:47and says that I will not accept anybody. It is my leadership. I am a tallid. I mean, he's after
26:52all a policeman. Come on, let me be fair. No, no, while you're being unfair to Annamalai,
26:57the fact also is he's a disciplined worker of the BJP. If Amit Shah and Modi tell him, back off.
27:02We want an alliance. That's the end of that argument. I'll tell you, I have nothing personal
27:07against him with due respect. Rahul, Rahul, can I just come in? Just one second, Zafar Islam,
27:12one second, sir. Let Rajshekharan complete. With due respect to my friend Zafar bhai and the panel,
27:17I have nothing personal against anybody. The arrogance, the way they project themselves,
27:21the way they talk in the public domain makes us feel this guy seems to be a cranky fellow talking
27:27nonsense. See, politics is not only shouting or yelling with press people and the public.
27:32You should be a little nice to everybody. Okay, Zafar Islam, more pushback against your state
27:39BJP president about his arrogance and about his delusions of grandeur.
27:44I'm overly surprised that Mr. Rajshekharan definitely has an agenda here because the
27:53way he's criticizing, the way he's criticizing our state leader, the state president is something
27:59which is very abnormal for anyone to speak about him. He's a very dynamic guy. No, no,
28:04Mr. Rajshekharan, we know him well. We know him. We've been in contact with him all the time. He's
28:09such a humble person, very dynamic. He definitely wants to have more footprint for Bharati Janta
28:15Party. He's tirelessly working for the party and it's growth. He has never shown arrogance,
28:22but of course, he is a very hard-working karakarta. He's a party's loyal soldier and
28:29definitely wants to have more footprint in Tamil Nadu and anything which the party leadership
28:35will decide, he will comply. There is absolutely no, even if it is unfair to imagine, even speak
28:41that he's arrogant and he will not comply with the leadership. We will definitely want to form
28:47the government. Okay, I think all our guests have spoken. I'm out of time. Rajshekharan,
28:53quickly, final words. No, you are belittling Kun Radhakrishnan, all the predecessors of
29:01Annamalai and saying he's the only guy who is good and all. Even Kun Radhakrishnan is a tall
29:07leader and all the presidents of BJP had won the hearts of so many people. See, you cannot undermine
29:13the predecessors of the present policeman, Annamalai. We acknowledge everything. Who is
29:20making that noise? No, no, no. You are saying he's humble as if the others are arrogant.
29:24Okay, Mr. Gandhi, what's very clear is that the election in Tamil Nadu, and I think this show
29:29brings it out by itself, will be a lot more exciting if it is AIDMK and BJP on the same side
29:36than it would have been otherwise. It just becomes a far more exciting election.
29:42See, I have only one thing to ask. The people of Tamil Nadu are opposed to delimitation and
29:47also are opposed to the three-language policy which the AIDMK is aligning with. Now, BJP is
29:52pushing for delimitation and BJP is also pushing for the three-language policy. In an event of an
29:57alliance between BJP and AIDMK, how AIDMK will face the people of Tamil Nadu when they take a
30:04position against BJP? I cannot respond. Okay, let Zafar Islam respond to that. There's no AIDMK,
30:09but like a good alliance partner, Zafar Islam already wanting to respond for the AIDMK. Go on,
30:13Zafar. You have already announced our alliance. But let me tell you that as far as delimitation
30:20is concerned, the Honorable Home Minister has personally spoken about it that nobody is going
30:26to lose anything. The state of Tamil Nadu is not going to lose anything. Everybody's interest will
30:31be safeguarded. So why unnecessarily pulling something which does not exist? Such concern
30:37should not exist. The Honorable Home Minister, when he visited Tamil Nadu a few days ago,
30:44he made that statement and he gave comfort to everyone, not only to the ruling party who is
30:49making unnecessary statements after statement, but the people by and large that the state is not
30:56going to lose anything and everybody's interest will be protected. So AIDMK understand that,
31:03but DMK, I understand for the political reason, they are making this as an issue,
31:08but this issue is just nothing but a stunt which will backfire on them.
31:14Okay, Sumanth Raman, I'm out of time. But since you've got your hand up,
31:17quick final word. Last comment. If the BJP wants to help the AIDMK,
31:24then what they need to do is to they need to get a big roll of adhesive tape and plaster the mouths
31:30of many of their leaders who come up both central and state who come up with the most awful comments
31:36which rile up and sort of play into the hands of the DMK. So I think that that needs to stop.
31:41And if the BJP leaders are not going to do that, there is no earthly reason to go hard on the two
31:46language or three language issue. Tamil Nadu has not accepted it from 1968. Why now?
31:50So we'll do a separate debate on delimitation and then the three language formula. That's
31:54matter for a different day. But if you like exciting elections, if there is a strong NDA,
32:00then it's a much more formidable contest. No matter what Mr. Gandhi and the DMK may say,
32:05multiple terms of anti-incumbency, a stronger alliance, resources, money,
32:10they'll have to get the arithmetic and the chemistry both right. It's not just
32:15resources. You also have to get long on the ground. So there are lots of challenges.
32:18But just as a distant observer with no skin in the game, it'll be a far more exciting election.
32:22So let's see what happens. I want to thank our guests for joining us.
32:25Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh is on the edge again ahead of Eid. The local administration has said
32:31that the Eid namaz cannot be offered on the roads and on rooftops. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
32:37Yogi Adityanath meanwhile has spoken on the Sambhal showdown,
32:41vowing to revive as many temples in the area as possible.
32:48Big claim by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on the Sambhal dispute,
32:59pledging to find every temple buried in Sambhal. Yogi Adityanath declares the pilgrimage sites
33:07in the town as India's symbol of inheritance that will be revealed for the world to see.
33:18Yogi Adityanath also had a strong message for writers.
33:48The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister defended the covering up of Sambhal mosque during Holi.
34:18Meanwhile, an uneasy calm prevails in Sambhal. The state government leaving no stone unturned
34:31ahead of Eid, Navratri and Ram Navami celebrations. Sambhal residents have been
34:38barred from offering namaz either on roads or on their rooftops.
34:49Anuj Chaudhary, the Circle Officer who was caught in a controversy after calling upon Muslims to
35:13stay indoors during Holi if they were not comfortable with colours,
35:18has issued another statement after a peace meeting.
35:22Sambhal clearly remains on the edge. Bureau report India Today.
35:52Asserting that minorities were safest in the state, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
35:57said that a Muslim family would feel safe among a hundred Hindu families but
36:00he claims the vice versa is not true. He is also hit out at comedian Kunal Khamra.
36:23Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
36:28among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
36:52Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
37:17among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
37:47Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
37:49among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
38:17Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
38:19among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
38:47Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
38:49among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
39:17Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
39:19among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
39:21Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
39:23among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
39:25Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
39:27among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
39:29Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
39:31among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
39:33Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
39:35among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
39:37Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
39:39among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
39:41Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
39:43among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
39:45Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
39:47among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
39:49Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
39:51among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
39:53Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
39:55among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
39:57Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
39:59among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
40:01Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
40:03among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
40:05Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
40:07among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
40:09Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
40:11among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
40:13Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
40:15among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
40:17Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
40:19among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
40:21Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
40:23among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
40:25Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
40:27among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
40:29Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
40:31among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
40:33Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
40:35among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
40:37Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
40:39among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
40:41Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
40:43among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
40:45Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
40:47among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
40:49Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
40:51among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
40:53Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
40:55among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
40:57Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
40:59among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
41:01Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
41:03among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
41:05Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
41:07among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
41:09Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
41:11among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
41:13Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
41:15among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
41:17Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
41:19among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
41:21Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
41:23among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
41:25Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
41:27among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
41:29Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
41:31among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
41:33Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
41:35among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
41:37Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
41:39among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
41:41Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
41:43among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
41:45Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
41:47among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
41:49Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
41:51among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
41:53Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
41:55among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
41:57Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
41:59among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
42:27Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
42:29among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
42:31Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
42:33among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
42:35Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
42:37among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
42:39Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
42:41among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
42:43Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
42:45among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
42:47Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
42:49among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
42:51Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
42:53among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
42:55Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
42:57among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
42:59Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
43:01among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
43:03Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
43:05among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
43:07Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
43:09among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
43:11Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
43:13among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
43:15Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
43:17among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
43:19Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
43:21among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
43:23Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
43:25among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
43:27Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
43:29among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
43:31Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
43:33among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
43:35Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
43:37among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
43:39Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
43:41among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
43:43Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
43:45among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
43:47Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
43:49among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
43:51Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
43:53among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
43:55Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
43:57among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
43:59Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
44:01among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
44:03Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
44:05among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
44:07Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
44:09among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
44:11Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
44:13among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
44:15Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
44:17among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
44:19Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
44:21among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
44:23Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
44:25among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
44:27Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
44:29among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
44:31Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
44:33among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
44:35Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
44:37among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
44:39Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
44:41among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
44:43Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
44:45among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
44:47Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
44:49among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
44:51Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
44:53among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
44:55Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
44:57among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
44:59Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
45:01among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
45:03Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
45:05among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
45:07Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
45:09among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
45:11Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
45:13among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
45:15Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
45:17among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
45:19Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
45:21among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
45:23Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
45:25among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
45:27Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
45:29among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
45:31Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
45:33among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
45:35Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
45:37among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
45:39Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
45:41among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
45:43Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
45:45among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
45:47Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
45:49among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
45:51Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
45:53among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
45:55Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
45:57among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
45:59Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
46:01among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
46:03Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
46:05among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
46:07Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
46:09among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
46:11Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
46:13among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
46:15Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
46:17among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
46:19Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
46:21among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
46:23Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
46:25among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
46:27Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
46:29among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
46:31Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
46:33among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
46:35Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
46:37among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
46:39Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
46:41among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
46:43Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
46:45among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
46:47Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
46:49among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
46:51Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
46:53among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
46:55Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
46:57among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
46:59Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
47:01among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
47:03Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
47:05among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.
47:07Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a Muslim family would feel safe
47:09among a hundred Hindu families but he claims the vice versa is not true.