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In this news update, India Today's Pramod Madhav reports on the escalating tensions within the INDIA bloc in Tamil Nadu. The friction began after Congress leader Praveen Chakravarty claimed Tamil Nadu is 'debt-ridden' and its burden is now higher than Uttar Pradesh, contradicting DMK MP Kanimozhi's statements on the state's economy. The comment sparked a backlash from allies, prompting Congress MP Manickam Tagore to warn partners like MDMK not to cross the 'Lakshman Rekha' or dictate Congress's internal affairs. MDMK leader Vaiko and his son Durai Vaiko have responded, with Durai stating Chakravarty's comments were 'not based on data' and are putting the alliance in a dilemma ahead of the elections.
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00:00our news from back home we have news coming in from tamil nadu where the allies seem to be at
00:10war and this is ahead of the state going in polls it seems now the mdmk is responding to congress's
00:19laxman rekha jibe remember manikam tagore had said that allies should not be telling congress
00:25how to handle its internal affairs and had said there is a laxman rekha now it seems mdmk's vico
00:32has said that praveen chakravarti the congress leaders comments on tamil nadu's economy and dmk
00:39are not based on data praveen chakravarti had said that it is a state that is debt ridden
00:47and its debt burden has become more than up
00:50and account it was extra clear
00:57to daily
01:00local units
01:05working
01:08and
01:19We will talk about this in India today's Pramodh Madhav.
01:28Pramodh, the situation between the allies only seems to be escalating.
01:33I mean, one would think that they would try and patch up things,
01:36but rumors do suggest something else.
01:39What is happening there?
01:44Anjali, the concept is very simple because one of the leaders from the Congress Party,
01:48and Praveen Chakravarti actually contradicted whatever Kannimuri has said about
01:51how the DMK has brought in the Tamil Nadu from AIDMK,
01:56what Kannimuri calls as a dark period.
01:58However, Praveen Chakravarti retaliated claiming that Tamil Nadu still has a lot of depth.
02:02In fact, he compared it to Uttar Pradesh, claiming Tamil Nadu's situation is much more alarming.
02:06And this is where the alliance party leaders of DMK went ahead and they voiced their own opinions,
02:11for which Manikam Thakur apparently got offended and he said that no other party has a say
02:16when it comes to his own party. Similarly to other parties also, no other parties can have any kind of say.
02:21For this only now, Vaiko and Dure Vaiko have given an explanation.
02:25Vaiko very clearly says he is a veteran leader and he clearly says that the DMK does not cross
02:30the Lakshman Rekha and they stick to their policies.
02:34However, Dure Vaiko goes ahead and says that whatever Praveen Chakravarti said was not based on data
02:39and Praveen Chakravarti is acting in such a manner that he is putting DMK, Alliance and Congress
02:44in a dilemma situation multiple times and an end should be brought by the Congress.
02:49But Dure Vaiko also claims that his words were a bit twisted and he says that he has spoken to Manikam Thakur
02:54about it as well. The important aspect here is that Praveen Chakravarti's comments
02:58has sent a lot of shockwaves within the Alliance parties itself, Anjali.
03:03Right, Pramod, thank you for all those details.
03:06So clearly all is not well within the Alliance.
03:09Alliance and the two allies seem to be bickering now.
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