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00:01Hello and welcome. Good evening. You're watching Super 6 here on India Today. I'm Akshita Nanda Gopal.
00:06We're counting down to result day, May 4th. We're just days away from knowing who the people of Tamil Nadu
00:12and other states of course have chosen.
00:14But here on Super 6, we're going to focus on the state of Tamil Nadu. So what's coming up on
00:18the show?
00:18We had images this morning of Talapati Vijay visiting Murugan Temple in Tirichendur.
00:25What's the messaging behind that kind of a visit? Elections are over. The votes have been cast.
00:31But we're going to be talking about how much Vijay, who in the run-up to an election was visiting
00:35churches, is now in a temple.
00:37Why does the minority vote count? We'll get you those details.
00:41Also coming up on the show on Super 6 is what's happening in Karnataka.
00:46I know we've heard a whole lot about this, of Game of Thrones and whatnot. But this time, is it
00:50the real deal?
00:51Next week, Sidramaya is all set to visit Delhi, meet the high command. Is there going to be a churn
00:57or not?
00:57I'll break that down for you. We'll begin with the headlines.
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01:54Big Singham cop versus TNC candidate showdown in Bengal a day before phase two.
02:00Polls after top cop from UP warns against voter intimidation.
02:04Our TNC candidate says, you start of the game, we'll end it.
02:08Stage is protest.
02:25Game of Thrones reignites in Karnataka.
02:28A big revelation by close aid of the Karnataka chief minister.
02:32Claims Sidramaya ready to quit if Rahul asks him to.
02:35Several MLAs also flock to Delhi.
02:43Vijay's faith trip ahead of poll results visits the Lord Murugan temple in Tiruchendur of Tamil Nadu.
02:48Fans flock as Vijay offers prayers.
02:50Meanwhile, chief minister Stalin seen cycling during a brief holiday in Kodekanal.
03:11Amid all of the speculation that amid the West Asia conflict, petrol and diesel prices could actually go up in
03:18the country post-election season,
03:20the government has made it very clear that no, that's not in the works, it's not happening.
03:25The government has confirmed that there's no plan to raise petrol or diesel prices after assembly elections.
03:31And it's important to highlight and stress on after assembly elections because there's been any buzz that come tomorrow with
03:37the last phase of Bengal elections coming to an end.
03:42There would naturally be a hike in fuel prices.
03:44The government has made it very clear that no, as of now, there are no plans to raise petrol and
03:49diesel prices.
03:50So all that speculation of a hike after polling in West Bengal on April 29th, all of that has come
03:56to an end.
03:57Now, at this point, the government has said that the petrol and diesel prices, which have remained unchanged for four
04:04years now, will remain exactly the way it is.
04:08Will it change in weeks to come?
04:10That largely depends on what happens in the West Asia conflict, especially because the crude oil prices have been going
04:15up and down in the last few weeks.
04:18And that's what also led to the speculation that there is a possibility of the government going ahead and increasing
04:24petrol and diesel prices.
04:26But the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Sujata Sharma, has confirmed that as of now,
04:32there is no proposal whatsoever to increase petrol and diesel prices.
04:36This, of course, will lead to a huge sigh of relief for every commuter, for every citizen, because there's been
04:43endless buzz that, like many countries across the world, as a result of the West Asia conflict,
04:49India, India too, would be forced to increase fuel prices and that what was holding it off was that its
04:55election season and that come tomorrow with the last phase of polling, you'd see a natural hike in fuel prices.
05:01The government has said absolutely not.
05:02None of that is happening, that there is no proposal right now.
05:05It doesn't mean, however, that is never going to happen.
05:08It could happen in the coming days as well.
05:11But for now, right after the elections, there's no plan to raise fuel prices.
05:22Okay, let's move on to our top focus here on Super 6.
05:25TVK Chief Talapati Vijay offering prayers ahead of the Tamil Nadu results.
05:30If before voting, it was all about church visits reaching out to minorities, now you have Vijay visiting the Tirichendur
05:38Temple in Tamil Nadu, offering prayers to Lord Murugan with a veil in hand.
05:43A veil is the most symbolic element of Lord Murugan.
05:47Now, before this, like I said, Vijay was seen offering prayers at the St. Anthony's Church in Trichy East.
05:53Is Vijay seeking divine intervention like many other politicians do before the big verdict?
05:58We'll also be talking about how much he needs the minority vote.
06:02Why do we see those optics before the elections versus what we're seeing now?
06:06First, take a look at this report of the images that came in earlier today.
06:15He is seeking divine intervention just days before his political destiny is sealed.
06:21TVK Chief Vijay paid a spiritual visit to the revered Tiruchendur Subramanya Swami temple ahead of Tamil Nadu's election verdict
06:29on May 4th.
06:32Dressed in a silk vesti and a white shirt, Talapati participated in the early morning Vishwarupa darshan and offered prayers
06:39at one of Lord Murugan's most sacred shrines.
06:45He was presented with a veil, the sacred spear associated with Lord Murugan, draped in a shawl and accorded the
06:52traditional title of Kumba Mariyathai, a mark of high honour.
06:56Vijay landed in Madurai from Chennai in the early hours and travelled by road to Tiruchendur, where he was greeted
07:04by a large number of supporters.
07:09Despite the morning time, crowds lined his route and gathered at the temple premises, chanting his name and raising slogans
07:16in support of TVK.
07:18He also acknowledged supporters inside the temple premises, even as security remained tight to manage the crowd.
07:27Before the voting day, on April 19th, Vijay also offered prayers at a church in Tiruchirapalli.
07:32He was seen kneeling and walking forward in prayer at St. Anthony's Church in Tiruchirapalli East.
07:41Meanwhile, his political rival and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin is preparing for the results in a different manner.
07:47The DMK chief has been in Kodai Canal, cycling and interacting with the public in the run-up to the
07:52counting day.
07:53May 4th will determine which party faces the end and who emerges with the people's mandate.
07:59Bureau Report, India Today.
08:07And Vijay's temple run continues.
08:09Tomorrow, we are hearing here on India today that Vijay is going to be headed to Shirdi in Maharashtra,
08:15taking a chartered plane from Chennai tomorrow morning.
08:17He will make a quick visit to Maharashtra, to Shirdi Sai Baba Temple, to seek, once again, divine intervention.
08:24Interesting, really. If today it was Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu, where he visited a Murugan temple, tomorrow he's going to
08:30be at the Shirdi Sai Baba Temple as well.
08:33All of this with just less than a week to go for results today.
08:37So Vijay, like every other politician, resorting to seeking divine help, divine intervention before results today.
08:44There is, of course, not much to read into the optics of these images, considering voting has already been done.
08:49So this seems more about a personal faith trip for Vijay.
08:53I bring in Anagar Keshiv for more details on this.
08:56Anagar, one visit after another to temples.
08:58You know, you have most politicians right now on holiday because it's just a wait and watch till May 4th.
09:04Vijay is choosing to go from one temple to another.
09:10That's right. In fact, Chief Minister Stalin is vacationing in Kodekinol, which is a hill station.
09:16We have Dayanidhi Maran, who has flown out abroad.
09:19We have Uddenidi Stalin, who has flown out to Dubai with his family.
09:22And then we have Vijay, who is doing temple run after the other.
09:25He was in Tiruchendur Murugan temple early this morning, believed to be a very powerful and spiritually significant place,
09:32where he performed a puja just ahead of the election results day.
09:35And now, tomorrow, he is taking the private flight out to Shirdi Sai Baba.
09:39In fact, Shirdi Sai Baba is a seer who is believed to have bridged that distance between Hindus and Muslims.
09:45So a very strong optics-wise signifying that Vijay is trying to send out a message of equality,
09:52that he is somebody, although he is a practicing Christian,
09:55that he is somebody who follows all religions, you know, in equal faith.
09:59So there it is Vijay stepping out of his actor's hat and donning that politician's cap,
10:04doing that temple run, one after the another, just ahead of the big election results day, May 4th,
10:11sending across a strong message, praying for divine intervention.
10:15All right. Thanks very much, Anaka, for joining us with all of those details.
10:20Vijay, all set now to visit the Shirdi Sai Baba temple in Maharashtra tomorrow.
10:28While you're seeing all of these temple visits by Vijay, of course, it's being referred to as a temple run.
10:33The reality is that for Vijay to actually stand a chance on this election,
10:36there's a lot of focus on the minority vote.
10:39Right now, based on the 2011 census, because that's the last available data,
10:43these are the minority numbers in Tabernadu.
10:45So 5.86% of Muslims, 6.12% of Christians.
10:49Of course, that number would vary very differently today, but we don't have any census data.
10:54But if I were to break that down further into which way these minorities voted,
10:58if you look at the 2021 elections, let's put that out first.
11:02As far as how Muslims voted in 2021, largely the bulk of it went to the DMK and their allies,
11:0969%.
11:10That's a large number there.
11:12And then you had about 24% with the AIA-DMK.
11:15Other parties managed about 7%.
11:17The TVK wants to break through this as well.
11:20Of course, they're going to focus largely on Christians,
11:22where the DMK managed to get 56% off the vote bank onto their side.
11:2838% went with the AIA-DMK and you had others at 6%.
11:32Now, what makes this interesting is that 56% to the DMK and the rest that went to the AIA
11:38-DMK,
11:38okay, all of that is going to be completely reshuffled around, courtesy Vijay.
11:42He's even chosen his two seats based on exactly that.
11:45Trichy East, why does that seat matter for Vijay?
11:48Because it's got about 36% of minority voters.
11:50This is a seat that saw minorities really consolidate.
11:53It's got a notable Christian voter presence as well.
11:56Remember those images of Vijay in Trichy visiting a church, kneeling and praying.
12:02That was with the clear optics and to ensure that politically the message goes across.
12:07Of his name as well, C. Joseph Vijay.
12:09Now, this particular seat also holds a whole lot of legacy.
12:13But what I want to focus on is the minority's angle
12:15and the fact that he's counting on consolidating minorities the way DMK has in Trichy East previously.
12:21Let's talk about Perambur.
12:22Similar messaging here too.
12:24Vijay is clearly going after the minority vote.
12:2715% minorities in this particular seat.
12:30And while that might not seem as much,
12:32this is a seat that has a sizable Anglo-Christian community.
12:36An Anglo-Christian community that bands together.
12:40It's where a lot of your fisher folk are also based in Perambur.
12:44And so it's got the most number of voters among Chennai's 16 seats.
12:48It's also the seat that saw a very high water turnout,
12:52which has got Vijay and TVK very, very hopeful right now.
12:55This is a stronghold of the DMK, just 10 minutes away from Kolodur,
12:59which is Chief Minister Stalin's seat.
13:01So it's an interesting battle for both Trichy East and Perambur,
13:04but there is very clearly a minority vote factor in both these seats.
13:11How much do you really read into Vijay visiting these temples?
13:14I'd say not much because the votes have been cast.
13:17This is him in his personal faith trips right now visiting these temples.
13:21But let me bring in on broadcast now,
13:23Mr. Sandeep Shastri, election analyst,
13:25as well as Sumansi Raman, political analyst,
13:28with us on this broadcast.
13:29To focus more on the data that I put out earlier,
13:33you know, while we're looking at minority votes,
13:36Mr. Sandeep Shastri, I'd like to begin with you.
13:37Good evening, first of all.
13:39If you look at minority votes,
13:41largely it's gone the DMK's way.
13:43I know that the endless speculation right now
13:46is whose votes will Vijay cut?
13:47Will it be DMK or AIA-DMK?
13:49Just looking at the minority vote,
13:51do you believe there that there'll be a larger dent
13:54to own the DMK and their allies?
13:58I think given the closeness of the race
14:02and the polarization that you notice,
14:05yes, every segment seems to matter.
14:09And that was very clearly reflected in the way
14:12Vijay went on that large church run.
14:16But what you see now,
14:17because now all votes are cast
14:19and where one goes does not make a difference.
14:22But I think now it is more in terms of the image
14:25that is being built.
14:26And given the fact that he's a practicing Christian,
14:30he would like it to be seen at,
14:32he is somebody who goes to all religious places.
14:36And in a sense, it's like building an image
14:39for whatever may happen in the future.
14:41So that's how I look at what's happened today
14:44and what's likely to happen tomorrow
14:46when he goes to Shirdi.
14:48It's more the building of an image.
14:50And what you saw before the election,
14:53the church visits and all that
14:55was very clearly to appeal to a segment
14:58of the minority vote,
14:59because that vote was critical for his party.
15:02And he saw that as an opportunity
15:05to be able to galvanize that segment of the population.
15:10You're making a demarcation here.
15:12One is personal faith.
15:14The other is political compulsions,
15:16professional compulsions, if you will.
15:18Dr. Sumansi Raman, do you see it that way too?
15:21That, you know, everyone has spoken about
15:22how Vijay is inexperienced.
15:23He seems to be quite an experienced politician
15:25in the manner in which he seems to be taking these calls.
15:29Well, we'll have to wait for May 4th, Akshita,
15:32for us for the verdict to be out on that.
15:34And, you know, my feeling is, you know,
15:38these are personal visits.
15:39People have different ways of winding down
15:42after an election.
15:44The chief minister, for instance,
15:45is holidaying in Kodekanal.
15:47Some of the DMK leaders,
15:48including Mr. Udeniti Stalin,
15:50have gone abroad.
15:51Mr. Yadapadi Pahani Swami
15:52is sitting at his residence
15:55in huddles with various leaders of the party
15:58trying to find out
16:00what has happened on the ground.
16:01So these are different issues.
16:02I don't believe, you know,
16:05we should be reading too much into them.
16:07But Vijay's vote,
16:10I'm increasingly convinced
16:12that he's not taking
16:13too much of the vote
16:16only from one side.
16:17What I mean is,
16:19one side, the DMK side says,
16:21oh, it's entirely anti-incumbency vote.
16:23Our vote will not be affected.
16:24I think that's nonsense.
16:26Likewise, the AIA-DMK says
16:27he will take only minorities
16:29and, you know, Dalit votes
16:31and we will not be affected.
16:33That also, I believe, is nonsense.
16:35He is cutting into both sides.
16:37The question is,
16:39how much does he cut
16:40into the rural vote bank
16:42of the AIA-DMK?
16:43That decides this election.
16:45If Vijay does not cut into
16:47the AIA-DMK's vote bank significantly,
16:50the AIA-DMK alliance
16:51wins the election.
16:53If Vijay takes 20-25%
16:55of the vote in the rural areas,
16:58largely from the AIA-DMK alliance,
17:01then it gives the DMK a shot.
17:02No, just focusing,
17:04you know, focusing on really
17:05the minority vote here.
17:06Since everyone's saying that,
17:07you know, that's something
17:08that he will tend to
17:09off the DMK alliance.
17:11How much do you see that
17:13actually playing out,
17:14Mr. Subhansi Raman,
17:15as a factor?
17:16That if Vijay decisively
17:17cuts into, let's say,
17:18a Christian vote bank,
17:19that's a huge dent
17:20for the DMK.
17:21Yeah.
17:22So, let's look at
17:23the total vote bank
17:24of minorities.
17:25It is officially,
17:26as per 2011 census,
17:28it's about 13%,
17:29but it is believed
17:29to be closer to 15-16%
17:31on the ground.
17:33Now, out of this,
17:35Muslim votes,
17:36around 6-7%
17:37are not going to change.
17:39I'm convinced about it.
17:40The Muslim vote will go
17:42almost overwhelmingly
17:44to the DMK.
17:45Maybe there may be
17:46a few youth here and there
17:47who vote for TVK,
17:49but largely that Muslim vote
17:51stays with the DMK.
17:52Now, we are talking
17:53of the Christian vote,
17:54which is about 7-8%.
17:55Now, this 7-8%,
17:58Vijay is taking
17:59some part of it.
18:00Now, the question is,
18:01how big is that part?
18:03So, if you are saying
18:05that he takes 20%
18:06of this 8%,
18:09right?
18:09Now, 20% of 8%
18:11is 1.6%.
18:13Is that big for the DMK?
18:15It is big.
18:16It is significant.
18:18Agreed.
18:18So, if Vijay takes
18:2020, 25, 30%
18:22of the Christian vote,
18:23which means that
18:25more than two-thirds
18:26of the Christians
18:27are still voting
18:28for the DMK,
18:29even if he takes 30%,
18:31that is 2.4%
18:33vote share
18:33gone for the DMK.
18:35That is significant.
18:37Now, the point
18:38really is,
18:40equally,
18:40there will be
18:41anti-incumbency voters,
18:42those who decide,
18:43offense sitters
18:44who were attracted
18:45to Vijay
18:45who may have gone
18:46with the AIDMK,
18:47which is why
18:48my gut feel is
18:49it's probably
18:50a 50-50 split
18:51or a 60-40
18:52one way or the other,
18:54but it's certainly
18:55not 80% ADMK vote
18:57and 20% DMK vote
18:59or vice versa.
19:00I don't think
19:00that that's happened.
19:01Just the point
19:02that you made
19:02on the Christian votes,
19:03and we'll put out
19:04the data once again
19:05of how they voted
19:06in the last election
19:07in 2021.
19:08The Christian vote
19:09essentially chose
19:11the DMK alliance.
19:12That was very clear.
19:13Over 50% was
19:14with the DMK alliance.
19:16Mr. Sandeep Shastri,
19:18looking at the fact
19:18that even in the run-up
19:19to the election,
19:20you had Vijay
19:21visiting churches,
19:22you had bishops
19:23coming out
19:24and expressing
19:25their solidarity support
19:26to Chief Minister Stalin,
19:28do you think
19:29they vote
19:29as one bloc?
19:31Does the Christian vote
19:32go one side
19:33overwhelmingly
19:33or do they have
19:35issues on their own?
19:36Essentially,
19:36is it that Christians
19:38do the church's bidding
19:39ultimately?
19:40Akshita,
19:41I think it would be
19:42very simplistic
19:43to say that
19:44the entire Christian community
19:46votes en bloc.
19:47The Christian community
19:49has its own
19:49economic slices.
19:51The Christian community
19:53has its own
19:54educational categories.
19:55So I don't think
19:56it is en bloc
19:58voting for one party
19:59or one alliance.
20:01Yes,
20:02the Vijay factor
20:03could cut into,
20:04as Ramanji said,
20:06it could cut into
20:07the DMK vote
20:08which could have
20:10otherwise gone
20:11to the DMK.
20:12But I think
20:13it's also important
20:14to highlight
20:15the factor
20:16that there are votes
20:18which are potentially
20:19Anna-DMK votes.
20:20It may be
20:21the anti-incumbency
20:23votes
20:23and other votes
20:24which may actually
20:25go to Vijay.
20:26So Vijay
20:27may be taking votes
20:30from both sides
20:31and to say
20:31that it would largely
20:32be a DMK vote
20:34may be
20:36not reflecting
20:37what is the reality
20:39and we will,
20:39of course,
20:40have to wait
20:41for the 4th of May
20:42to see
20:42what happens.
20:44But the critical point
20:45as we are now
20:47waiting for the count
20:48is
20:49there is no question
20:50of doubt
20:51that the minority vote,
20:52especially the Christian
20:54minority vote
20:54was critical
20:55and that's the reason
20:57that both the DMK
20:59and the Vijay party
21:01were trying to
21:02get that support
21:04to their side.
21:05Now,
21:05in whose ways
21:07has it worked
21:07more effectively?
21:08I think only 4th of May
21:09will tell us.
21:10We may know
21:11some hint of it tomorrow
21:12with our exit polls
21:13coming up
21:13but Mr. Simansi Raman,
21:14you wanted to make a point.
21:16Quick point.
21:17Christian votes
21:18are significant
21:19only in about
21:2030 constituencies.
21:21So let's first
21:22get this out of our head
21:23that Christians
21:24can swing the election
21:26but we are the other.
21:27They are only significant
21:29in deciding
21:29the vote.
21:30No,
21:30I think we will be
21:31very clear on that.
21:32It's one of many factors.
21:34It's one of many factors.
21:35It's one of many elements
21:37that Vijay really needs
21:38to get together
21:38to be able to have
21:39any sort of
21:40sizable imprint
21:41in this election
21:42or create a dent.
21:44So no,
21:44they are not going to
21:44decide in any way
21:45this election.
21:46Just one of many.
21:47Mr. Simansi Raman,
21:48Mr. Sandeep Shastri,
21:49thanks very much
21:50for joining us
21:51on this broadcast.
21:52We've run out of time.
21:53My apologies,
21:53Mr. Raman,
21:54but we've run out of time
21:55on this.
21:56It'll be interesting
21:56to see which way it goes.
21:57Like I said,
21:58May 4th,
21:59yes,
21:59is when the result
21:59will come in
22:00but tomorrow
22:00we have the exit polls
22:02coming up.
22:03Those numbers
22:03will give you a hint
22:04of which way
22:05this is going
22:06and answer
22:06the million dollar
22:07question being asked
22:08in Tamil Nadu
22:08constantly now.
22:10What will be
22:10the impact
22:11of Vijay?
22:15And speaking of Vijay,
22:16what's happened
22:17to his film
22:17Jananayagan?
22:18After facing
22:19repeated delays,
22:20it's now likely
22:21to arrive in theatres
22:22on May 8th.
22:24That's next week,
22:25right after the election results.
22:27According to reports,
22:28the political action drama
22:29is being lined up
22:30for a worldwide release
22:32on that date.
22:33An official announcement,
22:34however,
22:34from the makers
22:35is expected.
22:36Remember that the film
22:37faced non-stop hurdles
22:38from the censor board
22:39but looks like
22:40it's finally set
22:41to get the green signal.
23:02The spotlight dims,
23:04the crowd holds its breath
23:05and a legend
23:06prepares to take
23:07his final bow.
23:16Halapati Vijay's
23:17swan song,
23:19Jananayagan,
23:20isn't just another
23:21big ticket release.
23:22It's an emotional
23:23farewell.
23:36After a prolonged
23:37tussle
23:37with the censor board,
23:39the much-anticipated
23:40political action drama
23:41has finally
23:42locked its release date.
24:00The film is now
24:01set to hit theatres
24:02worldwide on May 8th,
24:042026
24:05with an official
24:06confirmation
24:07expected soon.
24:14Backed by KVN Productions,
24:16Jananayagan has been
24:17under intense
24:18spotlight for months.
24:37In fact,
24:38its significance
24:39goes far beyond
24:40its cinematic scale
24:41as it represents
24:43a pivotal turning point
24:44in Vijay's
24:45life and career.
24:56However,
24:57the journey
24:57has not been
24:58without hurdles
24:59including a recent
25:00leak of the film
25:01online
25:02posing a potential
25:03threat to its
25:04box office performance.
25:17interestingly,
25:18the film's release
25:19comes right after
25:20the Tamil Nadu
25:20election results,
25:22adding a compelling
25:23real-world dimension
25:25to its reception.
25:26The overlap of real
25:27and real life,
25:28therefore,
25:29makes this release
25:30uniquely significant.
25:37directed by H.
25:38Vinod,
25:39the film features
25:39Vijay as a
25:40former police officer
25:41with Bobby Deol
25:43stepping in
25:43as the antagonist
25:44and Pooja
25:45Hegde as the
25:46female lead.
25:49The ensemble
25:51cast further
25:51includes
25:52Mamita Behju,
25:53Gautam Vasudev
25:54Menon,
25:55Prakash Raj,
25:56Priya Mani
25:56and Narayan
25:57among others
25:58promising a layered
26:00and engaging
26:00narrative.
26:07Originally slated
26:08for a
26:08Pongal 2026
26:10release,
26:11Jan and Ayagan
26:11had to be
26:12postponed
26:12despite reportedly
26:14achieving
26:14over 100 crore
26:16rupees
26:16in advance
26:17booking.
26:3068th
26:31international
26:31successful
26:31operation
26:33hostage
26:34negotiator
26:34field agent
26:37spy
26:38Meanwhile,
26:39Vijay was last
26:40seen in Venkat
26:41Prabhu's
26:42The Greatest
26:42of All Time
26:43a high-octane
26:45spy action thriller
26:46that saw him
26:47in dual roles.
26:50Despite
26:50mixed critical
26:51reviews,
26:52the film went
26:52on to become
26:53a major
26:53commercial success
26:55reportedly earning
26:56over 400
26:57crore rupees
26:58worldwide
26:58on a production
26:59budget
26:59of 380
27:01crore.
27:02Do you think
27:03you can stop
27:03me?
27:03Do you think
27:04you can stop
27:04me?
27:05No one can
27:05stop me!
27:08Entertainment
27:08Bureau,
27:09India Today.
27:17Okay,
27:19over to
27:20Karnataka
27:20where,
27:21yes,
27:21again,
27:21the Game
27:22of Thrones
27:22has kicked
27:23off.
27:23But this
27:24time,
27:24it looks
27:25like this
27:26is the
27:26climax.
27:27Why?
27:27Because
27:27Sidra Maya
27:28is all set
27:29to head
27:29to the
27:29national
27:30capital
27:30as early
27:31as next
27:31week.
27:32This even
27:33as you've
27:33got several
27:34ministers,
27:35MLAs,
27:35who have
27:35been flying
27:36in and
27:36out.
27:37There's
27:37a lot
27:38of
27:38bustle.
27:39But is
27:39there any
27:40backing to
27:42it?
27:42Will the
27:42high command
27:43take a
27:43call this
27:43time that
27:44there is
27:44going to
27:45be a
27:45change in
27:45chief
27:45minister
27:46or not?
27:47Here's a
27:47roundup of
27:47all that's
27:48happening that's
27:48got people
27:49believing that
27:49next week,
27:50as soon as
27:50next week,
27:51a decision
27:52could be
27:52taken.
27:55The
27:55unending
27:56Game of
27:56Thrones in
27:57Karnataka appears
27:58to be entering
27:59its most
28:00dramatic chapter
28:01yet, with
28:02cabinet reshuffle
28:03buzz after
28:03May 4 now
28:04colliding with
28:05fresh whispers of
28:06a possible
28:07change in
28:07leadership.
28:08Chief
28:09Minister Sidra
28:10Maya is
28:10expected to
28:11head to
28:11Delhi around
28:12May 6 to
28:13seek approval
28:14for cabinet
28:14expansion,
28:15even as
28:16senior ministers
28:17have urged the
28:18Congress high
28:18command to
28:19finally put an
28:19end to the
28:20growing speculation
28:21over who will
28:22lead the
28:22state.
28:35Sidra Maya
28:35loyalist and
28:36MLA K.N.
28:37Rajanna has
28:38now dropped the
28:39biggest hint yet,
28:40saying that the
28:40chief minister is
28:41mentally prepared
28:42to step down if
28:43that is what the
28:44high command and
28:45Rahul Gandhi decide.
28:47According to
28:47Rajanna, Sidra Maya
28:48has told colleagues
28:49that he is ready
28:50for any decision
28:51but expects the
28:52entire party to
28:53stand united when
28:55the call comes.
28:56The opinion of
28:58the legislator may
28:59differ from
29:00person to
29:00person, but
29:02whatever may be
29:02the differences
29:03of the high
29:04member, finally
29:06high command
29:07decision prevails.
29:09That is final.
29:10That is the
29:11statement of
29:12Sidra Maya
29:12and all other
29:13MLS also.
29:14What assessment,
29:15my assessment
29:16will not differ
29:17with anybody.
29:17My assessment
29:19is party
29:19high command
29:20and Sidra Maya
29:21is statement.
29:22Several senior
29:23Karnataka Congress
29:24leaders already
29:24rushed to Delhi
29:25to meet high
29:26command.
29:27State ministers
29:28Satish Jarkiholi
29:29and H.C.
29:30Mahadevappa
29:30met Congress
29:31Chief Malik Arjun
29:32Khadge in Delhi.
29:33Sources say
29:34Jarkiholi conveyed
29:35that he is ready
29:36to take over
29:37as Karnataka
29:37Congress Chief
29:38if D.K.
29:39Shivkumar is
29:40removed from
29:41the post.
29:43Satish Jarkiholi
29:44is trying to
29:44make it very
29:45clear that he
29:46is interested
29:47in being the
29:49contender for
29:50KPCC
29:50presidentship.
29:51There is nothing
29:52wrong with it.
29:53There are others
29:53also are there.
29:55And high command
29:55will take an
29:55appropriate decision
29:56on this matter.
29:57And a person
29:58who can take
29:59everybody,
29:59cadres together,
30:01all communities
30:01together and
30:02bring back the
30:03party to power
30:03is the criteria
30:04where high command
30:05will definitely
30:06take a call
30:07on that matter.
30:08For months,
30:09rumors of a
30:10leadership reset
30:11have swirled
30:11in Karnataka.
30:12But now,
30:13the Congress'
30:14internal battle
30:14for power
30:15appears to be
30:16reaching its
30:16final showdown.
30:17With Delhi
30:18now calling
30:19the shots,
30:20Karnataka Congress
30:21may soon discover
30:22who truly sits
30:23on the throne.
30:24With Sagaraj in
30:25Bengaluru,
30:26Bureau Report,
30:27India Today.
30:29Let me bring
30:30in Sagaraj who's
30:31joining us live
30:32from Bengaluru
30:33with more details
30:33on this.
30:34Sagaraj,
30:35this is Game
30:36of Thrones
30:36round infinity
30:38honestly because
30:39we've been
30:39covering this
30:40for the last
30:40many,
30:41many months.
30:42What makes
30:43it serious
30:43this time
30:44around?
30:44Why is it
30:45that there's
30:45so much
30:46renewed buzz
30:47that this time
30:47the high command
30:48is finally
30:48going to take
30:49a decision?
30:54It is a
30:54never-ending
30:55political saga
30:55in the state
30:56of Karnataka.
30:57And Akshita,
30:57if you notice
30:57that after all
30:59kind of excuses
30:59stating that
31:00there is a
31:01five-state
31:01election and
31:02other other
31:03Yuga,
31:03Deeb,
31:04Sankranti
31:04and other issues,
31:05now the high
31:06command will be
31:07forced to take
31:08a decision.
31:08One is the
31:09cabinet reshuffle
31:10and the
31:10cabinet reshuffle
31:11was supposed
31:12to happen
31:12when the
31:13government had
31:14completed two
31:14and a half
31:14years but
31:15still it was
31:16kept on hold
31:16where there
31:17was immense
31:18pressure that
31:18if at all
31:19if there is
31:19a cabinet reshuffle
31:20there should
31:20also be
31:21change in
31:21the leadership
31:22and since
31:23there are
31:24people who
31:24are speaking
31:25about the
31:26cabinet reshuffle
31:27openly as
31:27well as the
31:28power change
31:29in the state
31:29of Karnataka
31:30the high
31:31command is
31:32in a situation
31:33that they
31:33have to come
31:34out and put
31:35an end to
31:35this particular
31:36controversy
31:37and all
31:38blame is
31:39high command
31:39because this
31:40is high command
31:40which has
31:41allowed the
31:41people to
31:42make these
31:42kind of
31:42controversies
31:43and it
31:43is the
31:43high command
31:44which has
31:44not taken
31:45control over
31:45the Karnataka
31:46Congress unit
31:47because it
31:48is the leaders
31:49who are making
31:49loose talk
31:50who are making
31:51the damage
31:51to the party
31:52as well as
31:53the government
31:53in the state
31:54no but
31:54ultimately
31:55just one
31:56quick answer
31:57from you
31:57are we going
31:58to see a
31:59change in
31:59CM or no
32:00come next
32:00week
32:01is the
32:01high command
32:02keen on
32:02bringing in
32:03DK Shiv Kumar
32:04as he's
32:04demanded to be
32:05made the
32:05chief minister
32:05so
32:06it is all
32:13up to the
32:13high command
32:14because what
32:14we get to
32:15learn through
32:15our sources
32:16is that
32:16chief minister
32:17is also
32:17to visit
32:19Delhi on
32:196th
32:20DK Sukumar
32:21has already
32:21visited
32:22Delhi last
32:23week
32:23and they
32:25are anticipating
32:25that the
32:26high command
32:26will take
32:27a decision
32:28at appropriate
32:28times
32:29so everybody
32:29is looking
32:31forward for
32:31the high command
32:32probably once
32:33the results
32:33is out
32:34they might
32:35take one
32:37or the other
32:37decision
32:37when it comes
32:38to the
32:38leadership
32:39in the state
32:40alright
32:40thanks very
32:41much
32:41for joining
32:42us
32:42with all
32:43of those
32:44details
32:44we'll closely
32:45track all
32:45that plays
32:46out in
32:46Bengaluru
32:47and in
32:48Delhi
32:50move to
32:50Andhra Pradesh
32:51where once
32:52again the
32:53state is
32:53focused on
32:54getting the
32:55tag of
32:55being the
32:56AI hub of
32:58the country
32:58in a mega
32:59boost for
33:00Andhra Pradesh
33:01in VISAG
33:02you've had
33:02Google after
33:03making a mega
33:04investment
33:04actually going
33:05ahead and
33:06setting up
33:06its facility
33:07it was
33:08inaugurated by
33:08chief minister
33:09Chandra Babo
33:10Naidu
33:10minister
33:10Nara Lokesh
33:11was also
33:12there but
33:12this is
33:13the kind
33:13of in
33:15fact new
33:16setups that
33:17VISAG
33:18Andhra Pradesh
33:19really needs
33:20the TDP
33:21government in
33:21Andhra Pradesh
33:22has been
33:22focusing on
33:22transforming
33:23VISAG
33:24on transforming
33:25Vishak
33:25Patnam
33:26and this
33:26they say
33:27is the
33:27first step
33:28of many
33:30every citizen
33:31is going
33:32to see
33:32a tutor
33:34a doctor
33:36a agronomist
33:38a personal
33:40assistant
33:40today I am
33:42having
33:42four secretaries
33:44from tomorrow
33:45onwards
33:46I am going
33:47to have
33:48one more
33:48secretary
33:49that is
33:50a assistant
33:52it will
33:53supersede
33:54everybody
33:54it will
33:55guide me
33:55what I have
33:56to do
33:56time and
33:57again
33:58that is
33:59where
33:59Google
34:00is going
34:01to provide
34:01my
34:02ministry
34:03is here
34:04Mr.
34:05Lokesh
34:07he went
34:08to Stanford
34:09and also
34:11Carnegie
34:11Mellon
34:11now he is
34:13a HR
34:14minister
34:15I am
34:16confident
34:17I want
34:18to compete
34:18with him
34:19by delegating
34:21some
34:21powers
34:21how he
34:22is going
34:22to work
34:24and produce
34:25outcomes
34:25I am
34:26confident
34:27is competent
34:28and also
34:29is going
34:29to produce
34:30this result
34:32joining us
34:33on business
34:33today is
34:34Nara Lokesh
34:35Andhra Pradesh
34:35IT minister
34:36so sir
34:37thank you
34:38for your
34:38time
34:40my first
34:41question
34:41will be
34:41to you
34:42is
34:42what makes
34:43Andhra Pradesh
34:44the state
34:46for the
34:46investment
34:46amongst
34:47the other
34:48states
34:48We have
34:49three clear
34:50competitive
34:50advantages
34:51first is
34:51we have
34:52a proven
34:53track record
34:53leadership
34:54Mr.
34:54Naidu is
34:54known for
34:55building
34:55cities
34:55he has
34:56done it
34:56now
34:57Telangana
34:58he is
34:58doing the
34:59magic
34:59all over
34:59again
34:59so proven
35:00track record
35:01second is
35:02speed of
35:02doing business
35:03if you have
35:04seen the
35:04way we have
35:05landed Google
35:05we promised
35:0612 months
35:07it has taken
35:07us 13 months
35:08but I believe
35:09this is the
35:09speed at which
35:09India should
35:10move
35:10third is
35:11of course
35:11double engine
35:12bullet train
35:12Sarkar
35:13Namo for
35:14us means
35:14Naiduji
35:15and Modiji
35:15together
35:15and that is
35:16what we have
35:17in Andhra Pradesh
35:17these three
35:18put together
35:18is why we are
35:20able to deliver
35:20such marquee
35:21projects here
35:23so as in
35:24the event
35:25Mr. Vaishnav
35:26draws parallel
35:27to the
35:27Hyderabad
35:29IT corridor
35:30do you think
35:32Vishakhah
35:32Patnam
35:33will also
35:33lead in
35:34the tech
35:34sector
35:35and what
35:35is the
35:35future
35:35for the
35:36state
35:36absolutely
35:37see
35:37fundamentally
35:38we have
35:38amazing
35:38talent
35:39in the
35:40IT sector
35:40if you look
35:41at it
35:41the Telugu
35:41community
35:42plays a
35:42very important
35:42role
35:43globally
35:43and in
35:44that
35:44Andhra Pradesh
35:45also plays
35:45a very
35:45critical
35:46role
35:46so we
35:47have
35:47a role
35:48to play
35:48number one
35:49so we
35:49have the
35:50talent
35:50player
35:50second is
35:51we have
35:51a proactive
35:52government
35:52I have a
35:53policy
35:53that targets
35:54the fortune
35:54500 companies
35:55to set up
35:56their GCCs
35:57in Vishakhah
35:57Patnam
35:57that's how
35:58we got
35:58cognizant
35:59TCS
36:00now
36:00Infosys
36:00and many
36:01more
36:01are lining
36:03up
36:03so we
36:04are trying
36:04to now
36:04build this
36:04entire
36:05vibrant
36:05ecosystem
36:05in a
36:06very
36:06proactive
36:07manner
36:07and I'm
36:08sure
36:08that we
36:09will be
36:09the
36:09IT
36:09jain
36:10in the
36:11future
36:11Sir
36:12so you
36:13have
36:13brought
36:14a global
36:15company
36:15to India
36:16right
36:16so what
36:17are you
36:18working
36:19from
36:20India's
36:21perspective
36:21on
36:22India's
36:22data's
36:23privacy
36:24we are
36:25working
36:25closely
36:25with
36:25Ashwini
36:26Vaishnoji
36:26to create
36:27a policy
36:27around
36:28one is
36:28data
36:29privacy
36:29second
36:30is
36:30age
36:30appropriate
36:31access
36:31to
36:32social
36:32media
36:33so we
36:33are
36:33trying
36:34to
36:34build
36:34in
36:34safeguards
36:35that
36:35is
36:35required
36:35one
36:36to
36:36protect
36:36our
36:37kids
36:38second
36:38is
36:39to
36:39protect
36:39our
36:39sovereignty
36:40both
36:40are
36:40very
36:41equally
36:41important
36:41so that's
36:42been our
36:42focus
36:44as an
36:45ally
36:46an
36:46important
36:46ally
36:47in
36:47the
36:47NDA
36:47so we
36:48are
36:48working
36:48together
36:49on
36:49building
36:49the
36:49required
36:50ecosystem
36:51in
36:52India
36:52and
36:52here
36:52in
36:53Andhra
36:53Pagish
36:54One
36:54quick
36:55question
36:55sir
36:55so if
36:58describe
36:59the impact
36:59in one
37:01sentence
37:01what would
37:02you say
37:03the impact
37:04on this
37:04investment
37:05is going
37:06to be
37:06unbelievable
37:07both for
37:07the state
37:07of Andhra
37:08Pagish
37:08and India
37:08we are
37:09rewriting
37:10history
37:10this is
37:11India's
37:11largest
37:12single
37:12largest
37:13FDI
37:13investment
37:13since
37:14independence
37:15so that
37:16is a
37:16testimony
37:16to which
37:17Andhra
37:18Pagish
37:18can get
37:18things
37:18done
37:19thank
37:20you sir
37:20thank
37:20you so
37:20a terrible
37:22incident
37:22being reported
37:23in Mumbai
37:23of a man
37:24going on a
37:24stabbing
37:25spree
37:25attacked
37:26two
37:26guards
37:26in the
37:27city
37:27after asking
37:28them what
37:29their religion
37:29was
37:29asking them
37:30if they
37:31can recite
37:31the
37:31karma
37:31sounds
37:32familiar
37:32right
37:33because
37:33this is
37:33exactly
37:34what
37:34happened
37:34in
37:35that
37:36terror
37:36attack
37:37in
37:37Kashmir
37:38in this
37:38case
37:39the
37:39individual
37:39who's
37:40been
37:40taken
37:40into
37:41custody
37:41is
37:42someone
37:42who
37:42the
37:43authorities
37:43say
37:43was
37:44heavily
37:44influenced
37:45by
37:45ISIS
37:46teachings
37:46by
37:46what
37:47the
37:47ISIS
37:47propagated
37:48details
37:48in
37:49this
37:49report
37:52a
37:53knife
37:53and
37:53alleged
37:54ISIS
37:54inspired
37:55radicalization
37:56and hatred
37:57towards
37:57non-Muslims
37:58all of these
38:00led to the
38:01stabbing of
38:01two security
38:02guards with
38:03Zubair Ansari
38:03in Mumbai's
38:04Meera Road
38:04a possible
38:06Pehalgaam like
38:07attack that
38:07has shocked
38:08the nation
38:10It was
38:114am
38:11on the
38:1227th
38:12of
38:12April
38:13when
38:13attacker
38:13Zubair Ansari
38:14approached
38:14security guards
38:15Rajkumar
38:16Mishra
38:16and
38:16Shubrotho
38:17Ramesh
38:17Sen
38:17who were
38:18on duty
38:18at an
38:18under
38:19construction
38:19building
38:20Zubair
38:21reportedly
38:21asked for
38:22their names
38:22and religion
38:23and then
38:23asked them
38:24to recite
38:24the
38:24Kalma
38:26The
38:26guards
38:27couldn't
38:27recite it
38:28following
38:28which
38:28the
38:29accused
38:29stabbed
38:29both
38:30of
38:30them
38:30leaving
38:31them
38:31grievously
38:32injured
38:34Zubair
38:35fled the
38:35crime scene
38:35soon
38:36after
38:37The
38:38police
38:38have
38:38identified
38:38him
38:39from
38:39CCTV
38:39images
38:40and
38:41arrested
38:41him
38:41within
38:4190
38:42minutes
38:42of
38:43the
38:43crime
38:45Right
38:46now
38:46the
38:46investigation
38:46agency
38:47are not
38:48ruling out
38:48any
38:49angle
38:50they are
38:51investigating
38:52every possible
38:52angle
38:53which is
38:54coming in
38:55their way
38:55during this
38:56investigation
38:57now this
38:57probe has
38:57been taken
38:58over by
38:59the
38:59Maharashtra
39:00ATS
39:00anti-terrorist
39:01squad
39:01and now
39:02they will
39:03further
39:03investigate
39:04this
39:04case
39:05The
39:06ATS
39:07is probing
39:07the incident
39:08and has
39:08sealed
39:08the accuser's
39:09house
39:24India
39:32today has
39:33learned
39:33under the
39:34accuser's
39:34born in
39:35Mumbai's
39:35Kurla area
39:36He studied
39:37in the
39:37United States
39:38until
39:382019
39:39and returned
39:40to India
39:40the same
39:40year
39:41He allegedly
39:42got radicalized
39:43after watching
39:43ISIS-related
39:44videos
39:45regularly
39:46Maharashtra
39:47Maharashtra
39:47Chief
39:47Minister
39:47Devendra
39:48Fadnavis
39:48cited
39:49Jihad
39:49as the
39:49reason
39:50behind
39:50the
39:50attack
39:50and
39:51promised
39:51strict
39:52action
39:58Jihad
40:00in
40:00Jihad
40:21The state anti-terrorism squad has taken over the probe and the religious radicalization
40:26angle is under the scanner. The accuser's gadgets and social media accounts are also being
40:33examined. Just days after the Pelgham attack marked one year, this incident has highlighted
40:39perils of radicalization. With Dipesh Tripathi and Divesh Singh, Vera Report, India Today.
40:46Let me bring in Divesh Singh for more details on this incident. Divesh, shocking that something
40:53like this has happened so close to Mumbai. But take me through the details that have come
40:58to the fore about the accused, Divesh. This man, we understand, was heavily influenced by
41:03ISIS. But was he in touch? Was he in conversation with some ISIS handlers? What do the authorities
41:10know as of now?
41:16Well, actually, the accused, Zeb Ansari, there are videos that have been found in his history.
41:24The history log of his mobile phone, of his laptop, reveals that he'd been watching on
41:30regular basis ISIS propaganda videos from Syria and from other places. He'd been incriminating
41:38documents, texts, propaganda, scripts that have been recovered from his residence, which
41:46is now part of evidence by the cases being investigated by the anti-terrorism squad.
41:52But the forensic analysis team and the cyber analysis wing of anti-terrorism squad is going
41:58through the phone, the communication apps and other details of his laptop, emails and other
42:05apps that he was using, to check whether he was directly in touch with some handler who
42:11was operating from some other place, who was giving him some instructions, who was pointing
42:15him out on how to carry out this attack.
42:18No, but what was the motive, Divesh? Just one quick follow-up. What was the motive? You
42:23know, have the authorities confirmed whether this was a man who was mentally stable?
42:33Well, as of now, the investigation is at its preliminary stage and it is yet to, the psychoanalysis
42:42is yet to be done of the accused. But yes, he has kept changing his statements. He keeps
42:47changing his statements. It's been more than 24 hours that he has been arrested, around 36
42:52hours or so, but he is not keeping his statements. One place, he keeps on changing his statements
42:59and points out at various other things on why he carried out this attack. So, they are yet
43:06to ascertain what was the exact motive. But yes, it points out that he could be a self-radicalised
43:13person who carried out this attack.
43:15But let's be very clear, however, that so far authorities have maintained lone wolf attack,
43:20which means that he has acted on his own and there is no reason to panic that this is some
43:25sort of widespread network. The investigation is underway and we will track that very closely.
43:29Thanks, Divesh, for joining us with those details.
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