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00:00Hello and welcome. Good evening. You're watching Super 6 here on India Today. I'm Akshita Nantagopal.
00:05We've got lots lined up for you over the next 16 minutes. So here's a glimpse of what to expect.
00:10We'll be getting you the latest updates coming in from Karnataka, where, yes, the Game of Thrones continues.
00:17Unsurprisingly, Sidra Maya, DK Shivkumar, their camps continue to fight it out.
00:21And guess what? Pin drop silence from the high command.
00:24And the question that comes up then is who actually is the high command here when Malik Harajan Kargay says he's not going to decide, the high command will.
00:32We'll get you all of those updates. But also, coming up on the show, we'll get you all of the highlights, in case you missed it,
00:39of the historic ceremony that took place today in Ayodhya, of the Dhajurohan ceremony.
00:45And the highlights of that, we'll get you also an exclusive conversation with Amishra Party, as well as the Ramlala sculptor, Arun Yogi Raj.
00:52All that and much more coming your way. I'm Akshita Nanda Gopal. Here are the top 10 headlines first.
00:59Prime Minister Modi hoists the Dharam Dwaj atop the Ram Mandir as chants of Jai Shri Rameko across Ayodhya.
01:06The Prime Minister also offered prayers at the temple.
01:11Right after the ceremony, Prime Minister Modi discussed reclaiming India's heritage and shedding the slave mentality,
01:18criticizing Lord Macaulay's 1835 education policy.
01:21Prime Minister Modi says if the nation has to move forward, it must break free from that mindset within the next decade.
01:31Karnataka power tussle intensifies.
01:33The political churn continues as more DK Shivkumar loyalists camp in Delhi to meet with the party leadership.
01:39Shivkumar says some MLAs are hoping for ministerial births,
01:42while Chief Minister Sidra Maya urges the high command to take a stand.
01:47Congress at MLA Rahul Mamkutatil is back in the spotlight after a leak to audio and screenshots sparked serious allegations.
01:55He hasn't confirmed whether the audio is his, but says he will cooperate with the investigation.
01:59The SIR showdown in West Bengal is intensified with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee leading a mega-protest march
02:06in warning that if she or her party workers were targeted in the state,
02:10she would take to the streets nationwide and, as she put it, shake the entire nation.
02:17Amid severe AQI levels, volcanic ash from the eruption of a long-dormant volcano in Ethiopia
02:22has reached the national capital.
02:24Experts warn that the ash could further worsen the already toxic air and pose health risks.
02:30It's expected that this volcano ash cloud will move on tonight.
02:36The Assam Chief Minister has made a big claim on Zubin Garg's death.
02:41Himanta Biswa Sarma Gandhi Assembly alleges that the singer was murdered in Singapore.
02:47Bollywood actor Selena Jaitlis filed a domestic violence case against her husband, Peter Haag,
02:52also seeking 50 crore rupees for loss of earnings due to him.
02:58Pakistan killed nine children in Afghanistan after the Peshawar suicide attack.
03:03A midnight strike by Pakistan in Coast Province targeted the house of a civilian.
03:11And Jai moans the loss of his beloved Vero.
03:13Amitabh Bachchan pens an emotional tribute, remembering Dharmendra as a valiant giant.
03:18He also reflected on the qualities that made Dharmendra Paji cherished both on and off-screen.
03:35Let's begin with the latest updates coming in on what's happening in Karnataka.
03:39Sources telling us within the Congress that if there's going to be any change in the Karnataka
03:44chief minister, then the next obvious choice is D.K. Shivkumar.
03:48That there is essentially no third contender in the Karnataka CM race.
03:53Now, why is this clarification needed?
03:55Because amid the Sidra Maya versus D.K. Shivkumar fight,
03:58there have been other voices, other veteran Congress leaders,
04:01who have also quietly put their hand up,
04:04saying, I'm also in the running to be the chief minister.
04:07So far, there's no decision by the Congress high command.
04:10The pros and cons of both NETAs reportedly are being weighed out.
04:14But they've said it's only a question of whether it's between Sidra Maya and D.K. Shivkumar.
04:18Play out for you what Home Minister of Karnataka, Jee Parameshwara,
04:22said just a couple of days ago when he went ahead and claimed he's also in the race.
04:40Congress, Congress, Congress, and then the government was in the Karnataka and the Karnataka.
05:47And then the question comes up of who really is the high command?
05:52Because every time Malikar Junkargi, who is the Congress Chief, has been asked this question,
05:56he says, I can't take a decision, the high command will.
05:59All of this leading to endless confusion in Karnataka.
06:02The high command will decide.
06:13That is the new mantra in Karnataka Congress.
06:17Except when even the party president repeats it, the mantra starts sounding less like discipline
06:23and more like a security blanket.
06:26The unease is thick, as Karnataka's CM Nataka turns into a multi-layered drama.
06:48A third batch of MLA's from the DK Shivakumar camp has now flown to Delhi to meet the very high command.
06:55Chief Minister Siddharamaya insists that he and Shivakumar will obey the high command.
07:00We all have to respect whatever the Honorable Chief Minister is telling.
07:20We all have to respect the high command.
07:23There is no confusion in me at all.
07:26Anything is there, it is between me and the party high command.
07:29And we are sorry, David.
07:30Anything is there.
07:32As I am clear, there is nothing is there.
07:34And then, there is the Parmeshwara twist.
07:37A day after a closed-door meeting at the Chief Minister's residence,
07:40he openly pitched himself for the top job.
07:44The opposition is having a field day.
07:46The BJP and JDS are asking the uncomfortable question.
07:49If not Kharge, then who exactly is the high command?
07:55Meanwhile, politics also met faith.
07:58In Haveri, a supporter performed a whip ritual for Shiva Kumar to become the chief minister.
08:05A sadhu from Kashi even blessed him at his recidivism.
08:19And the BJP isn't missing a beat.
08:25Mocking Shiva Kumar with an astrology swipe, asking a parrot to predict when he'll finally wear the crown.
08:32At the end of it all, the bigger question right now, seemingly, isn't who will be the chief minister.
08:38It is, where is the high command and why the radio silence?
08:42Bureau Report, India Today.
08:44Joining me on this broadcast now is Nikhil Jain, political consultant and advocate.
08:50We also have Surabhi Hodigeri, spokesperson of the Karnataka BJP.
08:54Thank you both for your time, Nikhil.
08:56I'd like to begin with you, because what we're seeing essentially is, you know, power games non-stop,
09:01a merry-go-round, if you will, in Karnataka.
09:03What's stopping the high command, Nikhil, from taking your call?
09:07But let me start with, who is the high command for the Congress?
09:10Akshada, I think the high command in the Congress is a collective decision-making body
09:15that consists of the chairperson of the parliamentary board and former president of the party, Sonia Gandhi,
09:19the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, and the former president, Rahul Gandhi.
09:23Also, the president of the party currently, and the leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Malik Arjun Khargay,
09:28the general secretary of organisation, KC Venugopal,
09:30and the general secretary in charge for the concerned state, which in this case would be Randeef Surjewala.
09:34Because I've grown up understanding that high command in the Congress party is a collective body
09:39that represents the national leadership, and it's not a one-man show or a two-man show like in the BJP
09:47where it's just Amit Shah and Narendra Modi.
09:48So I feel it's a collective body, there will be consultations, and they would decide how to go.
09:53Fair enough, but the challenge is, Nikhil, where's the consultation?
09:56How many days has this been going on for? A week plus?
09:59It's been at least a week now of non-stop comments coming in, you know, all of this bickering,
10:04very public statements.
10:06So then why isn't the high command then getting together and discussing what needs to be done?
10:10Where's the prompt decision?
10:12Akshada, I'm sure that the high command and the leadership of the party are discussing between themselves,
10:17but these are not things that would be, you know, put out in the media.
10:19And the two primary contenders for the post, the supposed primary contenders,
10:23D.K. Shiv Kumar and Siddharamaya, both have come out and said that it is for the high command to decide.
10:27They are putting out everything in the media, by the way.
10:30No, they may be talking about the fact that there are certainly MLAs from either camps,
10:35and in fact, multiple camps, more camps than the two themselves,
10:38who want their leader to be the chief minister of the state,
10:40and that's perfectly fine in a democratic party and a democratic setup.
10:43One of my very close friends from Karnataka wants Priyank Khadgi to be the chief minister.
10:47I'm sure there are many who want BK Hari Prasad.
10:49There is somebody who might want Sati Jhaarke Oli, somebody might want Dinesh Kundura.
10:52But that's why it's imperative. But that's the point, Nikhil.
10:55That's why it's imperative for the high command to take a pick and say,
10:58look, he is the one. There's no question of anyone else coming in to be the chief minister.
11:02You can want who you want. But we have taken our pick and this is it.
11:06And they've not come out with that decision.
11:07Let me also bring in Surabhi right now. I'll bring in Surabhi, Nikhil,
11:10before I give you a chance to respond.
11:13Surabhi, go ahead. What do you make of what's happening in Karnataka right now?
11:17Look, the Congress says there's a high command.
11:19They will take a decision. Ultimately, when you look at it,
11:21you still have a chief minister. Sidramaya isn't going anywhere.
11:25You know, the casual attitude with which Nikhil very respectfully explained the situation
11:31was like, you, it's just another conversation.
11:34It's just something that's happening. Nothing for us to break our heads about.
11:37Ever since this government came to power, 2.5 years,
11:40this has been like an OTT serial that's been going on and on and on,
11:44taking up media attention, public time.
11:46And worst of all, government ministers' mind space.
11:51It has taken people away from governance, from pressing issues of governance,
11:55and made it into, you know, the Congress Party,
11:57as well as this Congress government's main role has been curtailing factionalism.
12:03Factionalism that has gotten so bad that an RCV stampede happened
12:06and people lost their lives because the CM and DCM could not communicate with each other.
12:10Factionalism that has led to unfair fund release for across Karnataka,
12:16especially accentuating the differences between North Karnataka and South Karnataka.
12:20Governance failure that has led to many infrastructure projects being stopped or halted.
12:25This is the result of factionalism.
12:27This 2.5 years, 2.5 years, November Kranti, November Kranti,
12:31that's all we've been speaking about for the last two and a half years.
12:34So, this is not some small decision.
12:36This is not something that we are just, you know,
12:38please, I request you,
12:40think about Karnataka as the Bangaloreans, the Karnataka people
12:43who have been having to deal with this lack of decisiveness within the Congress.
12:47Ultimately, from what you're saying,
12:48this isn't a good look.
12:50It's not a good look for the Karnataka Congress.
12:52It's not a good look for the government.
12:53It looks like, you know, they've got priorities elsewhere.
12:56Governance is not the top priority
12:57because they're busy figuring out, you know, who should be the Chief Minister.
13:00Akshita, so my friend from the BJP pointed out
13:04that I presented the facts in a manner as if nothing to do much about it
13:07and I was being very nonchalant about it.
13:09I indeed was being nonchalant about it
13:10and the simple reason for that is
13:13that whatever infighting or not,
13:15whatever Kambazi or not is happening in Karnataka,
13:17the governance is on point.
13:19The government has announced a new IT city
13:21to be developed on the outskirts of Bengaluru.
13:24Over 115 MOUs have been signed in the past two years
13:26bringing in or at least bringing in a promise
13:28of over 6.5 lakh crore worth of investments.
13:31The Groh Jyoti scheme has been implemented.
13:34Women are being given free bus rides.
13:36A whole number of measures are being taken by the government
13:38towards social welfare as well as development and infrastructure
13:41and that is what a government should be focusing on.
13:44The politicians can keep on fighting about whatever kursi they want
13:46but the government should run.
13:48And in the case of Karnataka, that is running fabulously
13:50and since I have the pleasure of being sharing the panel
13:53with somebody from the BJP,
13:54might I just ask her,
13:55what is the Environment Minister of the country doing right now
13:57when I am living in a gas chamber in Delhi
13:59and Akrita as well?
14:01What is the Education Minister of the country doing right now
14:03when there are so many paper leaks happening in the country?
14:05Thank you so much.
14:08What happened to the governance there?
14:09Okay, okay.
14:10Surubhi, you know, just taking forward what Nikhil is saying,
14:13give us examples.
14:13You're saying, you know, there's misgovernance.
14:15Give us examples of it.
14:16Why do you say that?
14:16I appreciate pushing the conversation from Karnataka to Delhi.
14:20That's exactly what the Congress has also been trying.
14:22To deciding the Chief Minister of Karnataka,
14:24not in Karnataka but in Delhi.
14:26But the conversation today is about Karnataka.
14:28It's about Bengaluru.
14:28It's about North Karnataka.
14:29It's about Uttar Karnataka.
14:30All of these different regions.
14:32It is not me, Akrita.
14:33It is the Congress MLA's who have come out and said
14:36that we are not being given development funds.
14:38It is the Congress MLA's who are accusing the Housing Minister
14:41of having corruption in his own department.
14:43It is the Chief Minister's economic advisor
14:46who said there is a 400 crore sand mining scam.
14:49It is the economic advisor of the Chief Minister
14:51who said that the finance of the state is falling apart.
14:54It's not me.
14:55It's not the BJP.
14:57The fact that, you know, daylight robbery of 7.5 crore
15:00happened in Bengaluru just a few days ago.
15:03A dacoit incident happened in the middle of Bengaluru
15:05and the minister in charge is nowhere to be seen.
15:07He is meeting Naga Saadu,
15:09is meeting people in order to get his CM chair confirmed.
15:12This is what the public is saying.
15:14This is not what the BJP is saying.
15:16Look, as an opposition party,
15:18it matters very less to me
15:19who's going to be the Chief Minister
15:20from the Congress party.
15:22All we ask is that make up your mind.
15:25Decide.
15:25Have you decided on a 2.5 years, 2.5 years?
15:28Nikhil's final response.
15:29Let us know who the Chief Minister is going to be
15:32for the next five years.
15:33Let's put an end to this.
15:34Go on with our work.
15:35Nikhil, final response.
15:37Final response.
15:38Why can't the high command pick one leader?
15:40What is the challenge?
15:42I really don't understand that.
15:44It should be forgetting the fact
15:45that Karnataka already has a Chief Minister.
15:47It's not like the state is without a Chief Minister.
15:49Sidhra Mahal is a Chief Minister.
15:50If indeed there'd be a change in the Chief Minister,
15:52you still have the entire government running.
15:54And I can point,
15:55give out a list of 10 different things
15:56that the government is doing, right?
15:57I will nowhere claim
15:58that there is no crime happening in Karnataka
16:00or no scam is happening in Karnataka.
16:01Of course there are.
16:02And they are being tackled.
16:03You mentioned about the RCB stampede.
16:05And do you remember what happened after that?
16:06Heads did roll.
16:07The commissioner was sacked.
16:08Multiple people were taken to task.
16:10An SIT was,
16:11not an SIT,
16:11but a probe committee was set up.
16:13And all of those actions came into fray.
16:14But what happened
16:15when a similar stampede happened in Uttar Patej?
16:17The government tried to suppress it.
16:18See, I will nowhere say
16:19that any government is running perfectly.
16:20The entire point is
16:21that is the government doing enough?
16:23Can they do a better job?
16:24And what I see in Karnataka is
16:25that the government is running fairly well enough.
16:28Of course they can do a better job,
16:30but there's always scope for improvement everywhere.
16:32If the tables were turned,
16:34if the tables were turned, Nikhil,
16:35and we were seeing this confusion
16:36play out in the BJP,
16:37I wonder if you would have been
16:39far more critical of what's happening.
16:41On that note,
16:4210 seconds.
16:43And it's very easy to say
16:4510 seconds.
16:46I'll come to you.
16:47Let's Surubhi finish.
16:48I'm making a very fair point, Nikhil.
16:49As an opposition party,
16:51I'm saying that, look,
16:51it is not my need for me to bother
16:53who becomes a chief minister
16:54from the Congress cap.
16:55But as a citizen of Karnataka,
16:57as a resident of Bengaluru,
16:58it is absolutely my problem
16:59to be stuck between two of these,
17:01this infighting
17:02and not have access
17:03to absolutely good governance.
17:05I'm sorry.
17:06I'm not going to be able to...
17:06Okay, Nikhil, finally.
17:07Final 10 seconds.
17:08Nikhil, let's go.
17:09And Surubhi, I'm glad
17:10that you have the space
17:11to voice your concern
17:12as a concerned citizen.
17:13And I'm sure you get a good decision.
17:14I will not call you
17:15an anti-national or anti-Hindu
17:17for saying DK Shiv Kumar
17:18was not meeting other...
17:19The conversations have to go
17:20to inane places.
17:21I don't understand.
17:22I'll tell you why.
17:22I'll tell you why.
17:23I'll tell you why.
17:24Because this is exactly
17:25what I heard from the BJP.
17:26And I will...
17:27Okay, okay.
17:28I'm...
17:28I'm wrapping this up.
17:31I'm wrapping this up.
17:32You've heard from both sides here.
17:34Ultimately, look,
17:35chief minister
17:36at this point of Karnataka
17:37remains Sidra Maya.
17:39But with this constant tussle,
17:40is it a good look
17:41for the Congress?
17:41Not really.
17:42Because the high command
17:43has yet to take a pick.
17:44Sure, it's not one person,
17:46as Nikhil says.
17:46Sure, it's a group of leaders,
17:48of veterans
17:49who've been a part
17:49of the Congress.
17:50And yet,
17:51there's been no pick, really.
17:52Thanks, Nikhil.
17:53Thanks, Surabhi,
17:53for joining us here
17:54on this broadcast
17:55with your views
17:56of what's really playing out
17:57in Karnataka.
17:57I suspect that this is
17:58easily going to continue
17:59for the next few days as well.
18:01So, we look forward
18:01to having you
18:02in our broadcasts
18:03going forward.
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23:03Modi got emotional. His joined hands trembling with devotion. The Prime Minister called the
23:14sacred flag a symbol of India's cultural revival. He said that the flag embodies faith, valor
23:21and identity.
23:33Poonar Jagran ka dhvaj hai. Haram bhakt ke rada mein advitiyya santosh hai. Aseem krtagyata hai. Apar alokik
23:50anand hai. Sadiyon ke ghaav bhar rahe hai.
24:02The saffron flag flutters high above Ayodhya, a beacon of devotion and resilience. Today's
24:09centuries of faith find their fulfillment and not just a city but entire nation stands united
24:17in pride, hope and renewal. With God of Savant and Samad Shivastav in Ayodhya, Bureau Report,
24:24India Today.
24:33Joining us on this broadcast now is author Amish Tripathi on what we've just witnessed in Ayodhya
24:39with the Dwaju Rohit ceremony. Amish, thank you very much for your time, for joining us
24:43here in India today. I'm sure you've seen the images that have just come in of Ayodhya,
24:49of that historic ceremony. And the Prime Minister in his speech says that this is a cultural revival
24:55for Bharat. Do you think so? Do you think that this Dwaja Rohit ceremony that everyone's been
25:01talking about actually reflects a cultural reset of sorts?
25:04I would agree with the Prime Minister. Look, the temple has been completed today because
25:11the Dwaj has been raised, the Dharma Dwaj has been raised. This has happened very rarely in
25:18history where an ancient culture, an ancient murti puja, idol worshipping, nature worshipping,
25:26goddess worshipping culture has lost its worship place to an invader, to a found invader and has recovered
25:33it and rebuilt it once again. What happened in India? Happened in many other parts of the world.
25:37The Greco-Roman culture, the Pharaonic Egyptians, they were all killed, massacred out of existence.
25:44We are still here. After a thousand years of invasions, we have recovered, we have revived.
25:50And to me, the flag itself is symbolic of our cultural memory because that is the mark, the Dwaj,
25:59of the Ayodhya kingdom, of the Ayodhya empire, of King Dashrath. This was, you know, I mean, of course,
26:07the Om symbol everyone knows, the sun everyone knows, the Ikshwaku dynasty, they were Suryavanshi's.
26:13But even the Kovidara tree out there. Now, this tree has been mentioned in the Valmiki Ramayana.
26:20You know, there are three Ramayana created to Valmiki ji. Valmiki Ramayana, Ananda Ramayana, and the Adbhut Ramayana.
26:26The Kovidara tree was mentioned in the Valmiki Ramayana, from what I recall, what I read.
26:31But many of the later versions of the Ramayana, actually this tree is not mentioned.
26:36You know, was the memory forgotten? Right? And if you think about it, the revival of that Dwaj itself today
26:43is almost like civilizational stubbornness. We will not forget. We revived a symbol that comes from the Valmiki Ramayana days,
26:54which was forgotten even in the later Ramayana, perhaps due to the invasions. I don't know why it was forgotten.
26:59But think about the symbolic meaning of that flag itself. It shows our civilizational memory.
27:07What do you think has made this kind of a revival possible? You know, you see it actually globally now.
27:13There's almost a global shift back to roots, back to our traditions. Many would say it's a welcome change,
27:19that today people know a whole lot more about our traditions than previously, than before.
27:24There's a whole lot of conversation about it. What do you think has sparked that?
27:28Akshita, you make a good question. And I think there is a global change that's happening.
27:34There was a culture that was dominant for the last two, three centuries, which was the Western culture.
27:40And they impacted everyone, right, across the world, not just India, across the world.
27:46Now, some civilizations, some countries reacted to their losing to the Western culture by becoming even more Western.
27:55Look at Turkey, what Kamal Ataturk did to Turkey, abolished the Caliphate and made Turkey completely Western.
28:04Look at what China tried to do with the Cultural Revolution and the Great Leap Forward.
28:09Because Marxism is also a Western philosophy, right?
28:13And the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution in the 60s and 70s, China tried to wipe out its own by themselves.
28:20They tried to wipe out their own traditional culture because they had that attitude.
28:24Remember the song from the 60s, Chhodo Kal Ki Baate, Kal Ki Baat Purani.
28:28And the Chinese were in effect kind of following that approach.
28:32Look at what India has done. We have modernized, but we've not Westernized, right?
28:37And it's not always a perfect balance to strike.
28:41Often in the last two centuries, it has almost been a choice.
28:44Like if you want to modernize, you have to Westernize, right?
28:47Or the solution has been the other extreme, like the radical Islamists.
28:52Don't modernize, go back, you know, a thousand years.
28:56That's also not wise either, because you're not competitive today then.
28:59How do you find a mix of both where you can modernize, but not Westernize?
29:03That's exactly what India is doing. This temple is symbolic of that.
29:07I told you about the flag, but think about the technologies used to build this temple, what L&T used.
29:13It was completely modern technology, right?
29:15It's a mix of the best of modernization and keeping our cultural symbols alive.
29:22I think bringing it down to the core of celebrating our traditions, our culture, blending it with modernity.
29:28I think that's where our strength lies. And hopefully we're recognizing that also now.
29:32Another aspect through the course of this coverage that really shown through Amish is, you know, the fact that we're going back to the times of celebrating Ayodhya,
29:41celebrating the Ram Jahn Mubhumi, in our myths, what Ayodhya was, is what is becoming today.
29:48No, true. And with this, we must try and revive what Lord Ram would have expected of us, what Ram Rajya should be.
29:56You know, so for example, Lord Ram was very inclusive, you know, look at his relations with Nishad Raj, look at how he treated Shabarima, right?
30:10He was very inclusive. We should be that way as well.
30:13And again, I like the fact that when this temple, when the first Shilanyas was done, they had a Dalit Hindu do the Shilanyas.
30:26You know, Chaupal Ji, as you know. And this to me, you know, was in a way good.
30:32It was, in fact, in every way good, because it reformed something that needed reforming and yet keeping the best of the old as well.
30:43And this is the balance that we should strike. And I would argue that in this temple, we must, you know, not just include and invite Hindus of all castes.
30:55And as you can see, with the Sapta temples that have also been set up. But we should also invite all other Dharmic religions, Buddhists, Jain Sikhs.
31:04We must invite Indian Muslims, Indian Christians as well. Lord Ram belongs to everyone.
31:11As K.K. Mohammed Sahib had said so beautifully, the brilliant archaeologist, that Babur was a foreigner.
31:18This was an Indian foreigner fight. And we have got our place of worship back. We've got Lord Ram's birthplace back from what was done by a foreigner.
31:29And we must include all Indians and invite them to the temple. Come, pray they come, honour Lord Ram.
31:37That's a beautiful message. But since you have spoken of that, there's one particular line of discourse that, look, this isn't a civilizational shift.
31:44This isn't a civilizational change that we're witnessing, but rather one focused on one religion.
31:50What do you say to that, that this is about Hinduism, nothing beyond?
31:56Well, is, I mean, is Lord Ram Hindu? Of course. Yeah, I mean, he is a Hindu god. Is the temple, you know, a Hindu place? Yes, of course it is.
32:07But do we discriminate and not allow other people to come? No, of course not. We want them to come, you know, and we want them to, because Lord Ram belongs to all of us.
32:19Just like yoga, of course has Hindu-Buddhist roots. That doesn't mean that we insist that you have to convert to Hinduism, you know, to practice yoga.
32:31Yoga is good for you. Do it. You know, but of course it has Hindu-Buddhist roots.
32:36It's the same thing, I would argue, that for Indians of all communities, all regions, Lord Ram had said so beautifully in the Ram Charitmana,
32:46Purush Napunsak Nariva, Jeeva Charachar Koi, Sarvabhav Bhaja Kapatata Ji, Mohi Parampriyasoi.
32:52Any man, any woman, any transgender, any living being, any plant, any animal, give up deceit, love each other, come to me, you are my people.
32:59What can be a more inclusive statement than that? Lord Ram said that.
33:04The idea of having, you know, the perfect human, of the ideal man, I think that transcends any religious thought.
33:13Amish, thank you very much for your time, for joining us here on India Today.
33:17Thank you and Jai Shreela.
33:19What was meant to be one of the most heartwarming celebrative weddings of the year has taken a rather sudden turn.
33:25We're talking about cricketer Spriti Mandana and composer Pala Shmuchal who were all set for their fair hours when a sudden health emergency involving Spriti's father forced the families to hold everything just hours before the ceremony.
33:38But what happened next has sent rumour mills on an overdrive.
33:42The cricketer removed her pre-wedding pictures from social media and internet is a buzz when quite really, it's none of our business.
33:50I'm leaving you with this report.
33:52The stage was set.
34:09The ritual was complete.
34:16And the guests were moments away from witnessing the grand Varmala.
34:21But then the unexpected happened.
34:24The wedding of cricketer Smriti Mandana and music composer Pala Shmuchal, the talk of the town was abruptly postponed just hours before the ceremony.
34:34Till Saturday, the internet was celebrating every glimpse of the couple's pre-wedding festivities.
34:40The dancing.
34:41The haldi.
34:42The beaming smiles.
34:43The haldi.
34:44The beaming smiles.
34:45Her teammates cheered her on.
34:59Fans adored her.
35:00Fans adored her.
35:01And Sangli was prepared for a celebration it would remember for years.
35:14But in a heartbreaking turn of events, Smriti's father suffered a sudden health scare.
35:19He was rushed to a Sangli hospital where he remains under observation.
35:25So Smriti Mandana has decided that the wedding had been put on hold.
35:30Smriti Mandana's manager also informed the media about the same and asked the fans to respect their privacy.
35:37The groom's family then flew back to Mumbai where Palash himself had to be hospitalized due to exhaustion and
36:06emotional stress.
36:08His mother later revealed that he cried for four hours, was devastated by the situation and deeply attached to Smriti's father.
36:19On Monday morning, Sister Palak Muchal appeared for privacy confirming the wedding was on hold until the family regained stable ground.
36:29But in a strange turn of events, Smriti Mandana removed her archived all engagement and pre-wedding posts from her Instagram.
36:38Then her teammates, including close friend Jemima Rodericks, took down their widows too.
36:45The internet, as expected, erupted with speculation, some emphatic, some unnecessarily harsh.
36:52And the rumour mills have gone on and overdrive.
36:57But through it all, neither Smriti nor Palash have spoken publicly.
37:02For now, there is no new wedding date.
37:13Both families have asked for time, space and privacy.
37:19Because behind the glamour, behind the perfectly curated post on social media and the pre-wedding glow, lies something far more real.
37:29There is a daughter standing by her father.
37:38Two families trying to navigate an emotional, unexpected pause.
37:44People dealing with feelings that don't fit into headlines or hashtags.
37:50So does the internet really need to speculate this much?
37:54Bureau Report, India Today.
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