Tit for tat: Will DMK spokespersons speak Tamil on national TV?
Congress’s KC Venugopal’s publicity-heavy Kerala visits bring up some questions: is he contesting from the state? Is he positioning himself as a chief ministerial candidate?
Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers. This week’s edition is by Shabbir Ahmed, Pooja Prasanna, and Nidheesh MK.
In our first story, we tell you how a DMK spokesperson’s spat with a TV channel’s anchor has turned into a broader issue, one that could reshape how regional parties engage with national television platforms.
While KC Venugopal denies that he is a chief ministerial candidate in Kerala, why is he working so hard to be seen and heard across the state?
In our last story, we bring you the details of Annamalai’s exit as election in-charge just ahead of Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.
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