About this episode

Manickam Tagore discusses the political landscape in Tamil Nadu, including the Congress-DMK alliance and the impact of freebies politics.

Manickam Tagore is an Indian National Congress MP representing the Virudhunagar constituency in Tamil Nadu. He serves as Whip of the Congress Party in the Lok Sabha and is the All India Congress Committee in-charge of Andhra Pradesh. In this episode of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, he discusses the Opposition’s strategy in Parliament, the DMK–Congress alliance, actor Vijay, freebies politics, Congress’ organisational challenges, and the BJP’s presence in Tamil Nadu. *Timestamps* 00:00 - Introduction 00:22 - Lok Sabha Suspension Revoked 04:25 - DMK–Congress Alliance 08:16 - National Parties in Tamil Nadu 16:28 - Modi vs Rahul Popularity 21:27 - Power Sharing with DMK 26:08 - The Vijay Challenge 35:58 - Tamil Nadu Media 37:21 - Alliance Dynamics in Tamil Nadu 40:24 - Politics of Freebies 46:57 - Rahul as Congress Face 49:42 - Why Rahul Gets Angry 53:50 - Digital Marketing by Political Parties 55:42 - Ravneet Singh Bittu 1:04:28 - Congress Cadre 1:14:23 - Caste Politics in Tamil Nadu

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