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In Karnataka, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's singing of the RSS anthem in the Vidhana Soudha generated political debate, prompting his clarification.
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00:05good evening you're watching super six here on india today i'm akshita nanda gopal namaskar i'm
00:13joining you once again for a special 60 minute edition from bengaluru from the beautiful vidana
00:19sauda we're going to be getting you a roundup of all the big stories coming in from the southern
00:23states as always here on super six but let's first begin with the big story coming in from
00:29karnataka which is of course dk shiv kumar right behind me in the assembly going ahead and referring
00:34to his rss roots it's led to a political storm for obvious reasons because dk shiv kumar
00:40while in fact uh having a moment with the opposition with the bjp broke into the rss anthem in the
00:47vidana sauda we're going to be talking about that and really what the congress has to say about that
00:51moment but dk shiv kumar broke into the rss anthem but maintains that he's very much a congressman
00:56also on the show here on super six we're going to be talking about the big impact
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01:12you all about that i'm akshita nanda gopal let's get started with the headlines
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03:17so quite a bit of action that we witnessed in the vidansa odha behind me on the last day
03:23of the assembly with the biggest headline undoubtedly was what the kardataka deputy chief
03:28minister dk shiv kumar said in the assembly while in fact having some sort of banter with the leader
03:34of opposition arashoka there was a mention of dk shiv kumar's past association with the rss the very
03:41group the very outfit that the congress and particularly the high command like rahul gandhi
03:46have repeatedly criticized and so it led to a whole lot of political reactions of flutter of sorts over
03:52dk shiv kumar breaking into the rss's anthem in the assembly let's get you all of those reactions and a
03:59moment that happened in the assembly they will take this forward with our panelists joining us here at the
04:04vidansa odha take a look at this first it is a rarest of the rare sight a senior congress leader
04:18singing the rss anthem during a debate on bengaluru stampede in the karnataka assembly session when
04:25leader of opposition r ashok reminded dk shiv kumar of his past remarks about wearing the rss uniform
04:31this was how he responded after his singing of the rss anthem sparked criticism shiv kumar issued a
04:49clarification reiterating he was a born congressman no joining ends nothing i'm a congressman
04:59i will lead the congress by pillar by birth by life the congress rallied behind shiv kumar
05:08meanwhile the bjp is leaving no stone unturned to corner the congress over their stand on the rss
05:33it shows rss is a good rss philosophy is good so but once in delhi rahul gandhi says rss is now bad
05:45his name is bad but here this congress party president says rss is good
05:51with speculation rife over the rift between shiv kumar and chief minister sidra maya
05:56is the deputy chief minister sending out a veiled message
06:00is the congress looking at an implosion in the southern state bureau report india today
06:10okay so you saw that moment there obviously the opposition was absolutely thrilled
06:14when dk shiv kumar suddenly broke into the rss anthem but there's a lot of questions being asked
06:19about the kind of messaging involved when the karnataka deputy chief minister actually goes ahead
06:24and sings the rss's anthem at a time when the congress has repeatedly targeted the rss it's a
06:29reminder that there are several congress leaders senior ones at that who do have an association
06:34either with the sung or the abvp but let me open this up joining me here outside the vidan saouda
06:40in bengaluru i've got mr ashok gowda spokesperson of the karnataka bjp also with me shatabhi shivanna
06:46of the karnataka congress namaskara to both of you thank you very much for joining me here
06:50outside the vidan saouda i'll begin with you shivanna the question that i've been asking why
06:54would dk shiv kumar do this when the congress repeatedly attacks the rss why not you know when
07:00i sing washing powder nirma doesn't mean i'm a consumer of nirma and you know this only reflects
07:07dk shiv kumarji's political acumen not his political commitment he's a man who's a stalwart of
07:13the karnataka congress his blood is congress his soul is congress he's a troubleshooter of the
07:18congress party in karnataka right there's no qualms about that and as the old saying goes
07:26what do you say keep your friends close but your enemies closer are you suggesting that he's doing
07:30this to keep the rss close no you you need to know who your opposition is you need to know who your
07:35enemies are you need to know you're singing the anthem singing you're propagating what they stand for
07:41see it was all just banter he was a part as during his childhood he was part of the rss his parents put
07:47him as young children many people have gone but their parents have also been grateful enough to
07:53impart education on them and then they come to realize that the real ideology that india's ideology
07:58is the congress party the congress's history is the country's history the congress's strength
08:04is the country's strength this is the saying of mr dk shiv kumar he you know rss is just our
08:11political opposition we have varying ideologies it is our duty to nip them in its butt and we're
08:16continuing to do that we will take our political battles where it is nipping them in the butt versus
08:21singing the anthem i don't know as i started by saying just because i sing washing powder nirma
08:25doesn't mean i'm a consumer of nirma i know about it and everybody knows are we taking this too seriously
08:31so the congress is asking one part is dk shukumar is trying to act upon the i comments instructions
08:41that congress probably as a political analyst i would say that congress whenever there are two
08:47leaders in any party that is in the congress party when it was nijalinga pond where virendra
08:52party and when virendra party and bangarappa were there this reality has always folded into the congress
08:58party how i will tell you one person supports the ideology of left another person supports dividing the
09:05hindu votes this is the strategy which congress party is adopting in karnataka today
09:09today dk shukumar is trying to say i'm an hindu i'm a tall stanch nindu and i support for hindus
09:16that's what he says but at the same time sidra maya says i hate hindus i don't like hindus
09:23no no no no he intends to say that he intends to say that he has not used the perfect words like
09:28what i'm trying to use but he always says see so many congress people have said
09:34rahul gandhi has said hindus are terrorists dick vijay singh has said hindu terrorism i must
09:40object at his point you can't allow this one no no no no one second one so you have to give us
09:44evidence you're making this case you give us evidence you're making this case you're baseless
09:47say rahul gandhi mr gauda rahul gandhi see in one of the channels it has been repeated several times
09:55that i don't acknowledge the hindus ideologies that's what he has said okay so that being that part
10:03same thing sidramaya whenever you put a bindi on his head he he folds it and he says what is wrong in
10:10going and eating meat and going to a temple this is all against the hindu ideologies and hindu beliefs one
10:15part second part is there is another person called dk shukumar who says this there is a conspiracy
10:21behind dharmastala temple and i am a stalwart i am a stunt hindu that's what he says so that means
10:27that there is a duality in congress which they fold and to just to divide hindu votes only for
10:32winning an election this we have seen in 2021-22 but he was part of the rss agreed i am not even denying
10:39it as dk shukumar has said i was part of rss yes of course in rajajinagar he used to visit
10:45rss shakas and used to be part of all our rss shakas agreed i'm not saying that that's what the
10:51second part is second part is now i want to ask rahul gandhi that when you say somebody criticized
10:58rajana criticized you rajana criticized rahul gandhi almost criticized so he was thrown out of the party
11:04now dk shukumar says i believe in rss ideology whereas rahul gandhi says i don't believe in idea
11:09ideology of rss then will you throw dk shukumar this is a fair comparison what happened to rajana
11:16because he had questioned the whole vote story allegations he was removed and clearly at the
11:19behest of the congress i come on i hope you don't deny that shivana in this case rahul gandhi is
11:25repeatedly targeted the rss for what they stand for for the institution for all of their leadership
11:30everything their principles here you have dk shivkumar who's not just heaping praises i know you're
11:35saying he's not endorsing it but the anthem is all about heaping praise and he's singing it so that's
11:40him going ahead and endorsing the line of what the rss stands for no i don't think he has expressed his
11:45belief in the rss ideology as a congressman he has opposed it he will continue to oppose it so will
11:52the congress party in karnataka as well as the center right no no no doesn't it dent the congress's
11:57attack i mean look at the optics you're a politician you know how much optics matter what did he say
12:01he said i know the versus i know how you operate i know all the mechanisms that you deploy in karnataka
12:08to spread your ideology and we are taking all steps to curb it the only principles that has been
12:15enshrined or embedded in the minds of the congress as well as dk shivkumarji is the principles enshrined
12:21in the constitution of india and its preamble that is secularism socialism democratic justice equity right
12:27we can't we can't you know just take quotes of what he has said in the assembly and link him to the rss
12:34or try to you know give this give this humorous conspiracy that there is a division of the hindus
12:40the only person only political party that thrives on dividing votes is the bharatia janta party we try
12:46to promote peace we try to promote communal harmony amongst everybody there is a dk shukumar rss link you
12:52can't deny there may be a link yeah it's not made up for sure no no let me tell you there may be a link
12:58but merely because as a young child my my parents pushed me into the rss shakas or made up made us
13:03undergo that training we have been educated later we have been educated and now on the basis of
13:10education that this great country and state has imparted on us we realize that the only ideology that
13:16will thrive is the congress because we believe in uniting everybody every community every individual
13:22okay mr see i'll tell you if dk shukumar could have contested his first election post rata yatra he
13:29could have definitely contested on a bjp ticket not on a congress ticket leave that apart i'm not getting
13:35into that part at all i want to ask shatabi shivana that he's a lawyer he's a qualified lawyer
13:44when was this preamble introduced to the constitution of india it was 1976 during the emergency
13:50so nothing like secular and social and and these words were never said by babasab
13:57babasab very clearly debated on these two parts secular and socialist socialist is a time related
14:04issue and secularism is embedded in the country's dna that's what babasab said so please don't tell us
14:11what is constitution and what is not constitution and leave that apart i don't even want to get into
14:16that argument i don't even want to get that argument let him also point by point point
14:21let him respond then i'll come back to you because we are on this prestigious path in front of the
14:26vidan saouda as well as in front of the honorable high court of karnataka the constitution from the very
14:33inception has the belief of secularism in it okay has anybody no no one minute sir one minute has
14:40anybody no no you have a concept of bjp has a concept of secularism please don't get into anything
14:46no no the bjp has challenged the introduction of the word secularism and socialism multiple times
14:51and the honorable fx court has upheld the amendments as well as stated that the secular secularism and
14:58socialism is an integral part of the constitution it cannot be taken off but the bjp is trying to
15:03destroy okay no secular baba sahib in his speech of 1949 okay sir we're moving away from the topic
15:11let's bring it back please get into that as a lawyer please get into that i don't want to get into that
15:18but i want to rectify the people who say the things which are not said by the constitution itself that's
15:24what i wanted to identify part one part two is the most important part we are debating today yeah
15:32that is dk shukumar is he associated with uh rss he was he was associated my question again to
15:41satabi shivana is what action will be taken on dk shukumar when he sings an anthem of our rss anthem of
15:49our rss he never said us shatabish was saying i know how you operate i know how you conspire there
15:56is nothing like that which dk shukumar said in the house as well as outside he never said there are
16:01several leaders more than 20 leaders in the congress today who are or who are or who somehow are related
16:10to rss there's tall words in the congress party in karnataka whom i personally know also who were part of
16:17the rss they never say openly whenever they come come and come and speak to us individually they
16:23say i'm a sympathizer of rss rss does a wonderful work but just because i'm in congress party i can
16:29never speak pro rss because rahul kandhi is against rss but this is what this is the part this is what i
16:36was referring to that you know when you have these kind of comments being made about the rss by congress
16:41leaders and senior leaders like dk shivkumar or for that matter you the association of dk shivkumar
16:46rss comes to the fore as a result of this it does dent your attack because you've got the bjp raising
16:50it right now saying with what standing are you criticizing the rss when you've got leaders who
16:55have had an association who continue to refer to the association okay there was a question raised in
17:00the lok sabha and the rajasabha and today the bjp is constituted of at least 80 percent of persons who
17:07belong to the congress party initially we can't dispute that sure now can i question why is the bjp uh
17:14what are you fighting against why are you fighting against the congress ideology when half of our
17:18people are within your own party okay good point right very good point i'll answer to that very
17:23good point very good point so far i'll tell you no one second i get very little opportunity when
17:27it's when when mr i i still feel that we are trying to make a mountain out of a molehill with respect to
17:34what mr dk shivkumar has said or sung he may have been associated it's for him to dispute but we all know
17:40that he is a strong congressman as on today he's an asset to the karnataka congress party he's the
17:45troubleshooter of the party and you know you can't just take it away from him right and let me tell
17:52you when they were questioning him when they were attacking him on the floor of the house when uh
17:59you know a humorous comment or some kind of exchange of banter was made by the leader of opposition
18:04he said listen i've also been there i know what your anthem is so what's wrong in that what's wrong
18:09there's absolutely to try and associate him today to the rss or that your leaders at the national
18:16level are fighting against it how will you combat it i think it is it is just a debate and you know
18:21just banter i'll tell you shatabish should know the history when mahatma gandhi came to joint congress
18:28in 1914 it was 1919 when the non-cooperation movement began and 1920 i i remember 1920 at 21
18:36mahatma gandhi openly said let's not have multiple parties and multiple forums to fight for the
18:43independence let's fight under only one umbrella called congress party and that is where even
18:49headgever and other leaders who were all saying who had questions about congress are somewhere the
18:55intentions of the other people in congress they all joined the congress party and fought for the
19:00independence movement of course when rss was made in 1925 also lot of people who were working with
19:06rss were part of the congress party very clearly all of most of them said until johnson was formed
19:13the clear-cut stand was as a political party we are with congress but as an ideology we are with rss and
19:20congress party till the muslim league were partitioned india till that part congress party stood with
19:27max majority community and muslim league stood for the muslim community and this is the history of congress
19:33now this is a very important part very important part let me finish it now yes agreed it's not 80
19:46percent there are 40 percent of the people leaders across india will come for where association with
19:51the congress party are one point of time agreed now if they say that congress party rahul gandhi's
19:58intentions are absolutely i don't like it like our assam chief minister who was in congress and who
20:03said rahul gandhi can't do anything our lot of spokespersons have openly said that i worked with
20:08congress and i don't like the ideology of congress or i don't like the ideology of
20:12this is an imaginary story and when it was when it was when it was i don't understand where this is
20:16coming from a lot of people a lot of people a lot of people have come out of the congress party
20:29why did they come out just because if you criticize rahul gandhi if you criticize rahul gandhi but that
20:35that applies to both parties sir mr order let's be frank that applies to both parties
20:39great akshata see number of people who have left bjp and joined congress please count number of
20:44people who have joined uh bjp leaving congress okay it is countless okay it's countless okay let me let
20:53me give shivana chancellor so shivana go ahead you know you said that we're creating a mountain out of
20:57a molehill let's flip things around here if this was a bjp chief minister who let's say was parroting the
21:03congress motto wouldn't you have gone to town with it wouldn't you have said that look his ideal
21:08ideals and ideology is changing he knows what is right for the country you would have gone to town
21:12with that i know we'd have had a discussion today where you would have been taking on mr gouda
21:15no if he had said he believes in the ideology he has changed overturned that is one thing but if he
21:21had said listen i know what your ideology is about and then right i know what your ideology is about i
21:27know what your anthem is i know how my enemies operate that is another thing altogether he didn't say
21:32no no i think you should check his uh clarification statement he has given a clarification already
21:37and let me just add to the history that no no one second not the statement what comes from
21:43the house on this office no no no one second i didn't interrupt you sir also to add on to the history
21:49that mr ashore gauda was talking about yes every citizen fought under the umbrella of the congress
21:55as against the british rule but it was the hindu mahasabha and the muslim league who supported the two
22:01nation theory absolutely wrong
22:31Thank you very much, Mr Gowda and Shrivada, thank you very much for your time.
22:58We got a bit heated there, as you can see, I finally got it under control.
23:01I made a mistake yesterday, did it again, which is that I should have stood between you gentlemen.
23:06Thank you very much for joining me here outside the Vidant Souda.
23:09We've got Shivana and Mr Ashok Gowda here from the Congress and the BJP.
23:13You've heard both your questions here on India today.
23:15Thank you very much for your time.
23:17All right, let's move on from that heated debate and tell you about the other big headline
23:22that came in from the Karnataka Assembly, which is after the stampede that had broken out in Bengaluru.
23:28Which is at the Chindaswamy Stadium, I'm sure you remember it very well.
23:31It had happened right after the Royal Challenges Bangalore had won the IPL.
23:35Now, after that stampede, the Karnataka government, in a bid, they say,
23:39to ensure that doesn't happen again, kicked off the Karnataka Crowd Control Bill.
23:43The reason they went ahead and did that is because they say this will ensure regulations are put in place
23:49to avoid any stampede-like situation.
23:52Now, while this bill was taken up, you also had Chief Minister Sidra Maya speaking at the floor of the Assembly.
23:57Speaking about accountability, about taking responsibility,
24:00because mind you, there's been a whole lot of criticism that's come the Chief Minister's way,
24:05that's come the Deputy Chief Minister's way and the governments for not taking responsibility
24:09for what had happened at the Chindaswamy Stadium.
24:12Let's get you all of those reactions and exactly what the Karnataka Chief Minister had said in the Assembly.
24:18The Assembly says, it is not my fault.
24:20It is not government fault.
24:22It is fault of police.
24:25I think police is different.
24:27Government is different.
24:29No common sense for this government.
24:32I condemn this.
24:33I say, on this issue, stampede in Bangalore cricket stadium, main culprit is Mr. Sidra Maya and others.
24:46The truth is, if at all, if anybody is accused in the Chindaswamy stampede episode, it is Chief Minister Sidra Maya himself.
24:56D.K. Shukumar is accused in this stampede episode.
25:00But today, Chief Minister, who failed to take up the responsibility, is blaming other agencies and police officials.
25:12If at all, if the government is not responsible, why did Govind Raj was, his resignation was taken?
25:19It is a failure of the Chief Minister, not the failure of any agencies, according to me.
25:24Okay, let me bring in Nagarjun Dwarkandath, our South Bureau Chief, for more details on what really played out in the Assembly today.
25:32Good evening.
25:33Namaskara, Nagarjun.
25:34I'm joining you from your own city, from Bengaluru.
25:37But take us through what really happened in the Assembly.
25:39Last day of the Assembly, important one where you saw many, many headlines, controversies and that important discussion on the stampede.
25:48Well, good evening, Akshita, and also welcome to Namauru as well.
25:51Well, it was the final day of Assembly here in Bengaluru, while not just on the stampede, but also on fund development was discussed about how BJP accused the Congress government of showing stepmotherly treatment in terms of fund allocation.
26:05And initially in the morning, the Chief Minister replied to the House on the RCB stampede story.
26:10It said that it really pained him.
26:12He had no clue about the stampede.
26:14If he had some information, he would have not gone to the event.
26:16He gave us the chronology of the events at 5.30 is the time when he got a call from the police department on the deaths, while the deaths had occurred somewhere between 3.45 to 4.30 is what CM said.
26:27So, he had no information on such event.
26:29And if he had, he wouldn't have even gone to the Svidans of the stage, felicitating Virat Kohli and other players of RCB.
26:35However, the opposition demanded some political accountability.
26:40They have just, the government has only ordered an inquiry on the police commission and other officials.
26:44But what about the political accountability is what the opposition questioned.
26:48But however, now that the Justice Kuna committee has given a report, the opposition was satisfied with CM's reply to say that yes, Kuna report will be discussed eventually.
26:57Vijay's rally was yesterday, which we covered in great detail here on India Today.
27:03But 24 hours on, has there been an impact on the ground, in the political playground of Tamil Nadu?
27:09Very much so.
27:11While the BJP, the AIA-DMK, the DMK, they all mocked TVK chief Vijay, dismissing his rally.
27:17The reality is that there were lakhs of people who came together for this particular event.
27:22And those numbers, just those sheer numbers have gone viral.
27:26And so Vijay essentially has gotten what he wanted.
27:28He's also put out a selfie video where he's shared a moment with all of his fans, hoping that of course they'll become potential voters too.
27:35But as far as the BJP and the AIA-DMK were concerned, they've dismissed the Vijay threat, as has the DMK.
27:41Now there was one very interesting aspect also as far as Vijay's speech was concerned yesterday,
27:46when he said that I'm entering politics, not while I'm irrelevant as a star, but while I'm at the peak of my career.
27:51Many assume that this was a taunt at superstar Kamal Hassan at the Ula Ganayagan.
27:56Kamal Hassan responded to this, saying very clearly that there was no name mentioned.
27:59Why would you assume that he's talking about this?
28:01So that particular war of words essentially between Vijay and Kamal Hassan in a sense,
28:07because Kamal Hassan has dismissed it saying there is no war of words,
28:11that particular moment also has got everyone talking in Tamil Nadu.
28:14Here are those reactions.
28:15This is a matter of respect.
28:16The question is,
28:21you are saying never heard of any of these guys.
28:25And you're saying everything about your who choose from and your who choose,
28:27you are so powerful,
28:29you are so selfish,
28:31you're so spiritual,
28:32what are you saying about these guys?
28:35To be honored.
28:48Toise the idea of a Ajaxa and one of the first about the tick-box teams is both in their journalism.
29:03He thinks that BJP is now becoming strong. Why he is talking about BJP? He is telling BJP is our ideological enemy. What is his ideology? Nobody knows. And he is talking Prime Minister has not done anything. What about Operation Sindhu? The whole world is appreciating our honorable Prime Minister. We are not expecting any appreciation from actor Vijay. So today it is almost a single day drama. He is telling all the politicians are not clever at the wise at the same time or the
29:32actors are not fool. Nobody is telling like that. He himself imagining something and he is talking something.
30:02So now he is trying to fix the situation. How he is saying that. Maybe he has this and the country has the power of the country.
30:09And he is trying to stop the situation, which is one of the greatest of all the people of Russia.
30:17White people are trying to protect the situation of the world.
30:20You're trying to be careful of what you're doing. I'm asking you to ask your Ecuador.
30:24Do you think Vijay can make a dent in Tamil Nadu politics?
30:36No, I don't think. Because he wants to become chief minister. He is working for himself.
30:41He had openly come out that I want to become the chief minister. What is that he has done
30:46for the people of Tamil Nadu, citizens of Tamil Nadu? Has he fought for their rights?
30:51The past one year he is conducting the party. Have he ever uttered any agitation for the sake of the people?
30:58Of course, there is nothing to agitate because everything is going on smoothly.
31:02But even the simple things, he calls the people to his house and speaks. He does not come out in the open.
31:11He calls the people to his house and he calls the people to his house.
31:18He calls the people to his address. He has to say, I don't know, what is it?
31:26Let me bring in Anaga Keshav. She is joining us live from Chennai. She was at that rally, Vijay's rally in Madurai yesterday.
31:33Anaga, you know, we were discussing yesterday about what you really thought of Vijay's rally.
31:37Everyone has been talking about the crowds that had gathered.
31:40But that particular moment when Vijay had said that, look, I have decided to enter politics at the peak of my career.
31:46Many assumed it was a taunt at Kamal Hassan. But, you know, very clearly, Kamal Hassan is not biting the bait.
31:51He is saying very clearly that there is no mention of my name.
31:54Well, in fact, Kamal Hassan also went on to call Vijay as his own brother.
32:02And he says that, why assume that this particular statement was made at me?
32:06He didn't really take my name. That's the kind of justification that Kamal has given.
32:10In fact, the relationship between Kamal and Vijay is not really new.
32:14They go back decades before. Right from the days that both of them were in cinema industry,
32:20they have shared a relationship, a good relationship at that.
32:24And Kamal Hassan is trying to defend, not really biting into the bait,
32:27by saying that this remark was not made at me.
32:30Vijay had very particularly made a statement that there were people in the past
32:35that I am not one of those who have decided to come into politics because I have lost my market in cinema.
32:41He says that I have come to politics at the peak of my career.
32:45I have not come because I don't have a plan B.
32:47I have come because this is my only plan and I am here to stay.
32:51That's the kind of message that Vijay was delivering yesterday in Madurai.
32:56And the kind of crowd that we saw, no other Neta, even Rajinikanth when he was about to enter politics,
33:02no other Neta in the history of Tamil Nadu has been able to garner and pull off the kind of people that Vijay has managed to gather.
33:10In fact, he also got a bit emotional at the venue yesterday.
33:14But he made it one thing very, very clear.
33:16The fact that the Dravidian parties at this point cannot take Vijay lightly anymore.
33:22In fact, the DMK at this point is in fact trying to play down the impact that Vijay can have.
33:27And that really explains why as to so many leaders don't want to speak about him.
33:31Because they do know that Vijay is the formidable third force that is emerging.
33:36Will he really be able to take down the Dravidian parties and offer as an alternative option?
33:41That's the big question.
33:43What he says is that I will take up a mix of both Dravidian parties and offer something new.
33:48But the question is, what are the new ideas and philosophies and what new schemes does he have in mind?
33:55Clarity is still awaited on that aspect.
34:01Okay.
34:02Alright.
34:03Thanks very much, Anika, for joining us with those details.
34:05Sticking to Tamil Nadu, let's talk about Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to the state.
34:08Let's get to a news break on that.
34:13And in the run-up to the Tamil Nadu election, Home Minister Amit Shah has reiterated that the BJP-AIA-DMK alliance is strong,
34:25but also taking a jibe at the DMK.
34:28He says that the reason Stalin wants to come to power in 2026 is to ensure that he makes his son the Chief Minister.
34:35Amit Shah has also in fact taken a similar jibe at the Congress,
34:39saying Sonia Gandhi wants to ensure the Congress comes to power to make Rahul Gandhi her son the Prime Minister.
34:45Essentially firing the whole nepotism jibe at political parties,
34:50targeting both the DMK and the Congress in this particular rally in Tamil Nadu.
34:55Listen it to what the Home Minister said.
34:59He said that the Rajput Gonnaac's
35:19But I want to say both of them that either Rahul Gandhi or Uday Nidhi or Uday Nidhi
35:32or Uday Nidhi or Uday Nidhi.
36:02Rahul Gandhi to become the Prime Minister.
36:04This has been a common theme
36:06and I'll bring in Anaka Keshava on this as well.
36:07Anaka, it's been a common theme of
36:10the BJP's many rallies.
36:11Not just naturally, but now focused on
36:14Tamil Nadu as well, where they're setting their
36:16eyes on targeting Udeni Di Stalin
36:18particularly and the first family of the
36:20DMK.
36:24Well, that's right, Takshita.
36:26In fact, Amit Shah was here in Tirunelveli
36:28to sort of galvanize the BJP
36:30grassroots level workers ahead
36:32of elections. He was there for a
36:34party-related event where he made that
36:36statement, accusing the first family
36:38of Tamil Nadu of playing nepotism.
36:40He says that after Chief Minister
36:42Stalin, it's going to be Udeni Di
36:44who is all set to become
36:46the next Chief Minister. But that
36:47will not happen is what Amit Shah says.
36:50Remember, it's also important to note
36:52that Karnanidi was also a Chief Minister.
36:54His son Stalin went on to become
36:56Chief Minister and by the looks of it,
36:58it looks like DMK is all set to
37:00root for Udeni Di to become the
37:02next Chief Minister, you know, next
37:04Chief Ministerial candidate from DMK
37:06when Stalin's term gets over.
37:08But, you know, when it comes to the
37:11people of Tamil Nadu, the acceptance
37:13of Udeni Di is still yet to be there.
37:15For Stalin, there is acceptance.
37:17For, you know, but for Udeni Di,
37:19he's still yet to reach that point
37:21where the people of Tamil Nadu
37:22actually do accept and see him
37:24as a Chief Ministerial candidate.
37:26Not just Amit Shah, even DMK
37:28has been hitting out at the BJP.
37:30The DMK said that Udeni Di
37:32Stalin is the Chief Ministerial candidate.
37:34At this point, it's still very much
37:36NK Stalin. So, we'll have to see
37:38really how that plays out.
37:39We're seeing a lot of this
37:40dynasty politics jibes
37:42at the DMK.
37:43But next election,
37:44very much being fought under the leadership
37:46of NK Stalin, of Udeni Di's father.
37:49Thanks very much, Anika, for those details.
37:50More breaking news coming in.
37:56I'm focusing on Amit Shah's address
37:59in Tirnalveli.
38:00The BJP referring to the fact
38:02that their VP pick
38:03is, in fact, from Tamil Nadu.
38:05So, son of the soil from Tamil Nadu.
38:07Saying that CPR is a respected politician.
38:10Home Minister Amit Shah
38:11has referred to the fact
38:13that he is from Tamil Nadu,
38:15has referred to his Tamil roots
38:16to say that there is
38:18adequate representation
38:19being given courtesy of the NDA,
38:21courtesy of the BJP
38:22to the people of Tamil Nadu.
38:23He refers to APJ Abdul Kalam
38:26in his speech
38:26and then has said
38:27that the next vice president of India
38:29is also going to be
38:30from Tamil Nadu.
38:31Referring to CP Radhakrishnan.
38:33Listen in to what the Home Minister said.
38:34I want to say,
38:39I want to say that
38:45I want to say that
38:46Please,
38:46I want to say that
38:47our Tamil Nadu is
38:48going to say
38:49that our country
38:49is the
38:50proposition of
38:51that
38:51This is
38:52where the government
38:53has
38:53made
38:54it
38:55and that
38:56I want to say
38:57it
38:57iau ہی यह बताने आया हों कि अब राज्यसभा में
39:03की उप्राश्ट्रपती पतपर आसिन होने के बाद के सभाती के रूप में
39:09है तमील नादू का बेटा स्री स्यी पि राजागृश्टनन बीराजमान होने
39:15And let's also talk about the kind of support that has come in for CPE Radhakrishnan from Tamil Nadu.
39:39There were a lot of questions about whether the TDP, keeping in mind the fact that their opposition has put up someone from the Telugu state,
39:46someone from erstwhile Andhra Pradesh as their candidate in the form of, of course, Sudhashran Reddy.
39:50There were questions about which way the TDP will go.
39:53Here from Chandrababu Naidu himself, who met with CPR today and made a very, very clear where the TDP's loyalties lie,
39:59saying that CPR will also carry forward the legacy of India, will ensure that India moves forward,
40:06and saying there's no question of Telugu pride being affected in any way.
40:11So he's made it 100% clear that there's no swaying in the TDP's decision.
40:15We are very happy.
40:20NDA has selected CPE Radhakrishnan as Vice President of India.
40:26He's the best suitable candidate.
40:29We are very happy to extend our support to him.
40:35Telugu Deisham joined NDA before elections.
40:39Both governments, both governments, in Delhi and also Andhra Pradesh, we are having NDA governments.
40:48NDA has selected him as a Vice President of India candidature.
40:54Naturally, we are very happy.
40:56Okay, quickly, let's switch over now to the big headlines coming in from Kerala.
41:02There's been a huge storm over allegations of harassment leveled against a Congress leader, Rahul Mamthutatil.
41:08Now, the allegation first came in from an actor.
41:12And now it's been backed by a trans woman who's spoken about the kind of inappropriate messages that were sent by the Palakad MLA to her.
41:19She says that he even sent text messages of rape, threatening rape.
41:24And this is the level of serious allegations right now against him.
41:28This Congress, NDA, essentially now faces three sets of allegations.
41:33First, from Rini and George, an actor, then Hani Bhaskaran, after which, in fact, this leader, Mamthutatil, had also resigned as the state youth Congress chief.
41:43Now, a trans woman also speaking out, leading to questions about whether more action and a formal investigation should be taken up against this man.
41:51A serious complaints have come out against the Congress MLA from Palakad in Kerala that he has molested multiple, there has been multiple cases of molestation against women by this MLA.
42:16The leadership of the Congress chose to protect him all these days.
42:22So, I would like to know why and what is the stand of the Congress party in such a case.
42:28He has no authority to continue in as an MLA and he should resign forthwith.
42:33No, that's the issue.
42:34It seems to be a little bit, because of the Congress, the people who have taken the decision and got the attention of the Congress.
42:41The Congress is a big deal.
42:42The Congress is a big deal.
42:45The Congress is a big deal.
42:47The Congress is a big deal.
42:49So, it's a big deal.
42:50The Congress is a big deal.
42:53but are still not a person working to say anything about the bureaus he is a girl
42:57I don't mind, I don't mind. They may say that you, even if they have no money
43:05If they do not show you, I get it. They know how to vote the same person
43:11They have to vote for the same person
43:14people are not sure
43:15I get it but they give them for me
43:18They get it
43:19The youth congressman tells me that the action was about to do a job as a person.
43:30Because in a healthy conversation, I told him that I was going to do a job.
43:41I had to go and do a job.
43:43This is not a job.
43:45The second case is a big problem in the world.
43:50The question is, what happened in the world?
43:54The question was, it was very sad.
43:56It was a question, and I thought it was interesting.
43:59My friends have been coming up with these questions.
44:03In the future of the world, I feel like this is a bad thing.
44:06The question of this is a big surprise.
44:08The question is, I don't know.
44:10I am not going to ask them to ask them.
44:15Pakshaavirakka kadandu boon the promyakurtsinikken alla dharane innda
44:19A vedinengude illadu kondana yaani yaani expo senanamu dheiramanikin
44:23There's also been a controversy surrounding Trishoor MP Union Minister Suresh Gopi's son
44:34Madhav Suresh who was engaged in some sort of argument with a congress leader
44:40Identified as Vinod Krishna
44:41This happened in Thirvananthapuram yesterday evening
44:44Which led to both of them briefly being taken to a police station as well
44:47Here's what happened
44:49Now Suresh Gopi's son Madhav Suresh who himself by the way is an actor
44:53Was involved in this argument after he as well as this congress leader Vinod Krishna
44:58Were trying to in fact take a same road
45:02And so they were going across each other
45:04There was not enough space and they started arguing
45:07Leading to the police intervening after locals complained
45:10While both the leaders now, the actor Madhav Suresh or for that part of the congress leader
45:14Haven't filed official complaints
45:15It did lead to quite a bit of drama playing out on the streets of Thirvananthapuram
45:20As seen there on your screens
45:22Okay with that update it's time for me to wrap up this edition of Super 6
45:36Thanks very much for tuning in
45:37This is a special edition that we got to you
45:39From Bengaluru, from the beautiful Vidhan Sauda
45:42As you can see lit up behind me
45:44We hope you enjoyed this show
45:46We'll be back in the studio starting Monday 6pm
45:48But we continue to keep our focus on what's happening in the southern states
45:52Till then, thank you very much for tuning in
45:54I'll see you same time Monday
45:55Namaskar
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