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The political landscape in Tamil Nadu faces uncertainty as the Governor dissolves the assembly while refusing to give the nod for the swearing-in ceremony for the chief minister-elect.
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01:11Tamil Nadu braces for a blockbuster swearing in.
01:15I feel your face with this!
01:21Hello and a very good evening, Vanakkam.
01:24I'm joining you live here on Super 6 on the special edition
01:27from what's going to be the most historic venue
01:29and a location that Tamil Nadu will remember forever.
01:32This is the Nehru indoor stadium.
01:34It's right here that Vijay will take oath as the Chief Minister.
01:40It's right here that history will be made.
01:42I'm going to go up and show you what this location really looks like.
01:46Right now, atop this entire location, and they're still fixing the stairs, so we're going to be careful.
01:51Atop this location is where Vijay will take oath as Chief Minister.
01:56All the preps are underway. As you can see, it's a massive stage inside this stadium that's been set up.
02:02The idea is for this to be as grand as it gets.
02:06And I'm going to take you around, give you a first-hand glimpse of exactly what this location looks like.
02:12The entire setup being done right now, and we're in the midst of it.
02:16You can see the chairs have all been laid out for all of the VVIPs who will be a part
02:20of the swearing-in ceremony.
02:21We can confirm for you that two of those seats will be reserved for Rahul Gandhi and for Malik Arjun
02:28Karge.
02:28But the preparations, as you can see, are on in full swing right here.
02:32At the Nehru Indoor Stadium, these are the first glimpses that we're getting for you of exactly what the location
02:38looks like.
02:39Everything being set up, they're all moving in fast, fast speed to get the whole place prim and ready.
02:47Because what were we hearing? That the swearing-in ceremony could happen tomorrow.
02:51Tomorrow at 10 a.m. was what everyone was talking about.
02:54The idea was to show skill, was to show Vijay's mass appeal.
02:59That while you'll have seats here, across this entire area, in this entire stadium, it will be packed with thousands
03:05of people.
03:06All, of course, cheering the sound of whistles across.
03:10The idea was for a mega grand swearing-in ceremony tomorrow.
03:15Doesn't look like that's going to happen because there's been hurdle after hurdle for Vijay.
03:19He's got the people's mandate and yet he's facing so many issues when it comes to actually coming in and
03:25taking oath.
03:26The latest being that, yes, he's gone to the governor, but the governor has yet to give his nod.
03:31Because he's not sure if he has the numbers.
03:33So while you see preparations on right now here on a war footing across the Nehru Indoor Stadium,
03:39and we're getting you this first glimpse of what the swearing-in ceremony is going to look like,
03:44What we've been telling you is it's going to be unprecedented.
03:47It's a historic moment and to match that scale is why we're seeing this kind of a setup.
03:52Over the next two hours on the special marathon broadcast on India Today,
03:57I'm going to be giving you a sense of what's happening here at the Nehru Indoor Stadium.
04:01This is the location where we've seen some of the most iconic film releases, audio launch events.
04:07Now it's going to be used for a political swearing-in where the lines kind of blur between films and
04:12politics.
04:12Lots, lots lined up for you.
04:14The talapati of Tamil cinema becomes the talapati of Tamil Nadu.
04:19And it's right here that his journey will begin.
04:22The only question is when?
04:24When will the journey begin?
04:25I'm going to be getting you all of those updates, getting you all the action here at the Nehru Indoor
04:30Stadium,
04:31giving you a sense of the sheer scale that Vijay has planned for the historic swearing-in.
04:35He fully recognizes how huge this moment is going to be,
04:39which is why they're going all out for the swearing-in ceremony.
04:43The question, however, is when will the governor give that nod for the ceremony to take place?
04:48It is ultimately up to the Lokhavan to give the nod for when they want the ceremony to happen.
04:53But as we continue getting you a sense of what the location here looks like,
04:58what the preparations here look like at the Nehru Indoor Stadium,
05:01there's still a question mark on when it will open up,
05:05when fans will be able to throng this entire location that I'm at,
05:08and when we will see that swearing-in ceremony actually take place.
05:12Is it tomorrow? Is it the day after?
05:14And then there's a question about whether Vijay can get enough support
05:16to actually ensure impact, to actually ensure that this stadium will be packed.
05:21And his dream, Tamil Nadu's dream also clearly,
05:24looking at the mandate will come true of going ahead
05:27and having Vijay as Chief Minister, Talapati Vijay,
05:30as the Chief Minister, as the man leading Tamil Nadu.
05:34I'm going to be getting you lots more on this
05:36in the special edition of Super Sikhs coming to you live from Chennai,
05:40from the Nehru Indoor Stadium.
05:41We begin with the headlines first.
05:54It's a historic moment in Tamil Nadu.
05:57Vijay meets Tamil Nadu.
05:58Governor's stakes came to form government,
06:00but sources say signature 107 TVK MLAs,
06:04five Kong MLAs submitted.
06:05The governor has told him to come back
06:07with signatures of at least 118 MLAs.
06:17All eyes are on Talapati's oath ceremony.
06:20The grand event likely to take place in the next two days
06:23at the Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai.
06:25Rahul Gandhi, Harge to attend the oath ceremony.
06:34After Congress backs Vijay,
06:36DMK brands Congress as a backstabber.
06:38DMK reminds Congress of BJP's Papu Raga.
06:41Five Tamil Nadu Congress MLAs root for Vijay
06:44meet him and offer support.
06:48Decks cleared for new BJP government in Bengal.
06:52Oath-taking ceremony to be held on May 9th
06:54at 10 a.m. in Kolkata.
06:56Prime Minister Modi likely to attend the ceremony.
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07:05Security continues to remain tight across the state.
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07:11200 additional companies kept in reserve.
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07:50The Nehru Indoor Stadium, as you can see behind me,
07:53fully decked up, ready for the grand oath-taking ceremony.
07:56But when will the ceremony happen?
07:58It was supposed to happen tomorrow, but now
08:00with Vijay meeting, the governor
08:02offering signatures of 112.
08:05That's 107 of TVK and 5 of Congress.
08:09That adds up to 112.
08:11Simply not good enough.
08:12Because your majority mark right now
08:14is at 118.
08:17How will the TVK make up for that number?
08:19Reportedly, the governor has said
08:21that he needs those signatures
08:22to prove majority mark
08:24and has also sought legal opinion right now
08:27to figure out whether TVK's bid
08:30to claim, to stake claim
08:32with just 112 signatures
08:34can actually make the cut
08:35or if it will be completely scrapped.
08:38So this is the big, big breaking news
08:40that's coming in.
08:41You know, we've spoken of endless hurdles
08:43that's come in the way of Vijay's path
08:45to becoming the Chief Minister,
08:47of Vijay's path to wearing the crown,
08:49to sitting on the throne.
08:50Again now, another hurdle.
08:52Why? Because of the mandate that came in
08:55which did show that while TVK
08:57is the single largest party,
08:58no decisive number.
08:59Didn't manage to cross the majority mark.
09:01And so he's looking at getting in support
09:03from every quarter that he can.
09:05With the Congress on board, that's 5.
09:07With the VCK, if they come on board,
09:09that's an additional 2.
09:10If the left comes on board,
09:12that's an additional 4.
09:13And yet they'll reach just about 118.
09:15And in the next 24 hours,
09:17that means the VCK, the left,
09:19everyone has to get moving
09:20and kind of get that authorization done immediately,
09:23which looks very unlikely right now.
09:26TVK and Vijay wants to hit the crown running.
09:29They're in a tearing hurry
09:29to go ahead and take oath
09:32to form the government
09:33and not hold off any longer.
09:35But it looks like, unfortunately,
09:36it could take more time, essentially,
09:38for the TVK to be able to pull off
09:41that historic swearing-in ceremony.
09:44Pramod Madhav, Anagar Keshav,
09:46Apoorva Jayachandran,
09:46all live with me on this broadcast,
09:48Pramod to you first.
09:49Damp water thrown all over Vijay's plans,
09:52all over TVK's plans.
09:54What is the TVK's game plan now?
10:00Well, as we speak right now,
10:01Akshita, that is a building where Vijay is,
10:03that is a 15th floor where he is currently.
10:05And this is a place where we also see
10:07that the Chief Secretary
10:08and the DGP of the state
10:11are actually there,
10:12having a discussion right now.
10:14So, the important aspect is that
10:15this is a place,
10:16this is a place where,
10:17apparently, like yesterday,
10:18also a meeting was held
10:19as to what needs to be done
10:21when it comes to
10:22the forming of the government and such.
10:23The important aspect is that
10:25the governor is,
10:26just like you mentioned,
10:26is asking the number
10:28who is actually in favor for TVK.
10:30But just like you mentioned,
10:31now they are in dire need
10:33of VCK and the left to support them.
10:35Akshita, I did have a word
10:37with the left parties.
10:38Even though VCK is ready to go ahead,
10:40Thirma Walaman is saying
10:41that he will go ahead
10:42and have a communication
10:43and talks with the senior office bearers,
10:45that does not seem to be the word
10:46with the left parties.
10:48Left parties still don't want
10:50to take a proper decision
10:51because they claim
10:52that they actually were in DMK alliance
10:54and they are wanted
10:55and they believe that...
10:56One second, on the left,
10:57on the left, Pramod,
10:59on the left,
11:00have they expressed solidarity
11:01with Stalin?
11:03Because MGMK has,
11:04there's a question mark
11:05over DMGK,
11:06which has only won, by the way.
11:07But what about the left?
11:09Have they said that,
11:09you know, we stand
11:11resolutely with Stalin
11:12or they're just at this point
11:13still confused,
11:14still skeptical?
11:19Akshita, we can't call them
11:20as confused
11:21but they are very firm
11:22about the decision.
11:23When it comes to left,
11:24the important aspect here
11:25is that CPIM is led by Shanmugam
11:27who actually led the Vatshati,
11:29you know, protest
11:30in the state of Tamil Nadu.
11:31So he's one of the strongest man's,
11:33strongest leaders from Tamil Nadu
11:34when it comes to CPIM
11:35and he cannot be easily persuaded.
11:38We can clearly say
11:39unlike Congress leaders or so.
11:40So that's a very important aspect
11:42and we have reached the,
11:43you know,
11:43Vijay's residence over here
11:45which is also having
11:46like extreme security
11:46at this point
11:47because he's the
11:48Chief Minister-elect right now.
11:49But the important aspect here
11:51is that like
11:51the left parties very clearly
11:53when we spoke to them,
11:54they said
11:54that they will actually go
11:55as per the protocol
11:56and that would be
11:57to go ahead
11:58and hold discussion
11:59with the party office bearers
12:00and such.
12:01It's going to take a couple of days
12:02essentially.
12:03There's no hurry
12:04within the left
12:04to take a decision.
12:05So that means
12:06for Vijay to reach
12:07that 118 majority mark
12:09or the magic number
12:10if you'd like to call it that,
12:11it is going to take
12:13some time.
12:14And so his dream
12:15of taking oath here
12:16at the Nehru Indoor Stadium
12:18and scripting history
12:20like never before.
12:21Since 1967,
12:23you've not had any leader
12:24besides one from the DMK
12:25or AIA-DMK
12:26taking oath
12:27as the Chief Minister.
12:28So just imagine
12:29the scale
12:30of what we're witnessing here
12:31and how historic
12:32this moment
12:33is going to be
12:34whenever it happens.
12:35Right now,
12:36it does look like
12:37there's been a bit of a dampener
12:38in Vijay's plans
12:39and he's going to have
12:40to hold off for longer.
12:41This could take
12:42two days,
12:42three days.
12:43No one really knows.
12:44And Anagar,
12:45what we're also hearing
12:46is that the Tamil Nadu governor
12:47Arlekar
12:48is a bit conflicted
12:49by the fact
12:50that the numbers
12:50simply don't add up
12:51and is seeking
12:52legal opinion.
12:53What is the possibility
12:55of the governor
12:55giving the nod
12:56as is at 112?
12:57What's the past precedent here?
13:03In fact,
13:04the governor
13:04can still go ahead
13:05and give a nod
13:06to form
13:07a minority government
13:08but then the majority
13:09has to be proven
13:10on a floor test.
13:12So it's only
13:12in the Assembly
13:13that Vijay
13:13will have to prove
13:14that he has the support
13:15of 118 MLAs
13:17and not really first
13:18in the Lok Bhavan.
13:19But it looks like
13:20the governor
13:21has drawn the line here
13:22and has sought
13:23a legal opinion
13:24about this matter.
13:25But there have been
13:26instances where
13:27governors have given
13:28a nod for a government
13:29to form,
13:30for a party
13:31to form government
13:32even with minority numbers.
13:33It's happened
13:34even in Tamil Nadu.
13:35And then on the floor
13:37they have to prove
13:38that they have
13:38the halfway mark
13:39which is 118.
13:41It looks like
13:42it's going to be
13:42a turbulent
13:43and uncertain time ahead
13:44for Vijay.
13:45We need to wait
13:46and watch
13:46if this matter
13:47will really reach
13:48the doors of court.
13:49Will the court
13:50now have to decide
13:51what's going to happen next?
13:52It's quite uncertain
13:53at the moment.
13:55No, but
13:57you know
13:58from what you're telling us
13:59Anagar
13:59it's happened before
14:00that the governor
14:01has approved
14:02of a minority government
14:03so then why
14:04isn't he doing it now?
14:05At 112
14:06what Vijay has to do
14:08is kind of prove
14:08his numbers in the Assembly
14:09which is why
14:10seeking legal opinion
14:12and I'm sure
14:12the TVK went ahead
14:13and staked claim
14:14to form the government.
14:15The fact that
14:16the governor right now
14:17has said no
14:18I'm going to press
14:18the pause button
14:19has led to endless
14:20questions and speculation
14:22as to why
14:22he's chosen to do that.
14:24Why is he saying
14:25at this point
14:25that I cannot give approval
14:27as things stand?
14:28Because at 112
14:29yes they're short
14:30of the majority mark
14:31but the TVK
14:32is still being recognized
14:33very clearly
14:34as the single
14:35largest party.
14:36If let's say
14:37the TVK
14:38has to wait for support
14:39and that is only
14:40if the VCK
14:40and left are willing
14:41to give that support
14:42that itself could take
14:44another 48 hours.
14:46So then the swearing
14:47and ceremony
14:47will be pushed
14:48to let's say
14:48a Saturday or Sunday
14:49again.
14:50That's a big if
14:51based on
14:52whether that support
14:53actually comes in.
14:54So as I show you
14:55what's happening
14:56around here
14:57and give you a sense
14:58of the kind of preps
14:59that are underway
14:59you can see that
15:00despite the fact
15:01that the governor
15:02hasn't given the nod
15:03the work is going on.
15:05They're very clear
15:05and the authorities here
15:06are saying
15:07we're going to keep
15:07everything ready
15:08because if the governor
15:09who is seeking
15:10legal opinion right now
15:11goes ahead
15:12and agrees
15:13to the decision
15:15then we'll have to see
15:17what really happens.
15:19Okay the other bit
15:19of breaking news
15:20that I can confirm
15:21for you
15:21is that the latest
15:23press release
15:23has come in
15:24from the governor
15:25of Tamil Nadu
15:26who has dismissed
15:28the Tamil Nadu
15:29legislative assembly
15:30with effect
15:31from 5th May.
15:32So as of yesterday
15:33the DMK government
15:35has been dissolved.
15:37This is a mere formality.
15:38Let's be very very clear.
15:39But Anagar
15:40do we read into this
15:41as essentially
15:42the next step
15:44is that the nod
15:45will be given
15:45for Vijay to form
15:46the government?
15:47Is that what's happening here?
15:48Is that how we read
15:49into this development?
15:50We're going to fire
15:50the breaking news
15:51that's just come in.
15:53The DMK government
15:54has officially been
15:55dissolved
15:56by the governor
15:57who sent across
15:57that notification.
15:58Anagar go ahead.
16:03Well, in fact
16:04as of the 5th of May
16:06the DMK's government
16:07that was led
16:08by Stalin
16:09has officially
16:09been dissolved
16:10by the governor.
16:11At this moment
16:12we still don't have
16:13a government
16:14that has officially
16:15been formed.
16:15We have one party
16:17that has secured
16:17the single largest
16:19vote share
16:20the single largest party
16:21but then it is
16:22still falling short
16:23of majority.
16:24So at the moment
16:25Tamil Nadu
16:26does not have
16:26a functioning government.
16:27It will be of course
16:29run by the governor
16:30at the moment.
16:31It will be under
16:31the control of the governor
16:33but at the moment
16:34the DMK government
16:35has passed out.
16:36At the moment
16:37the TVK is yet to prove
16:39its majority
16:40post only which
16:41Vijay can really
16:42take oath
16:43as an ex-chief minister.
16:44Until then
16:45it's going to be empty.
16:46Tamil Nadu
16:47is not going to have
16:48a government.
16:48It's going to be
16:49held and run
16:50by the governor
16:51as a stopgap arrangement
16:53until Vijay goes ahead
16:55and proves
16:56that he has
16:57that 118 majority mark.
16:59He is in touch
17:00with VCK
17:01he is in touch
17:01with left parties
17:02of course
17:03AIA DMK
17:04is going to be
17:04you'll have
17:05Stalin as a
17:06caretaker chief minister
17:08and that's usually
17:09the norm
17:09that the governor
17:10will say
17:11that the chief minister
17:12continues
17:12till the next
17:13government takes over.
17:15Here you've got
17:15the DMK government
17:16being dissolved
17:17which means perhaps
17:18governor steps in here
17:20and temporarily
17:21administers affairs
17:22in Tamil Nadu.
17:23The question is
17:24for how long
17:25and that's perhaps
17:26an answer only
17:26the governor
17:27can give us.
17:28We're seeing
17:28if there will be
17:29an additional
17:30communication
17:30that will come
17:31in post this
17:32and that will
17:33perhaps give us
17:34clarity of what
17:35the governor
17:35is thinking
17:36right now
17:37and whether
17:38we are going
17:39to be seeing
17:39any sort of
17:41decision by the
17:41governor
17:42in favour
17:42of Vijay
17:43and whether
17:44the swearing-in ceremony
17:45will happen here
17:46tomorrow
17:46as planned.
17:47As we continue
17:48getting you
17:49these updates
17:49that are coming in
17:50let me also
17:51quickly bring in
17:52Apoorva Jai Chandran
17:53on what's happening
17:54within the TVK camp
17:55now.
17:55Apoorva,
17:56Vijay will be
17:57very disheartened
17:57by the fact
17:58that nothing
17:58seems to be
17:59going as per plan.
18:01He wanted
18:01an immediate
18:02swearing-in ceremony.
18:03We still don't know
18:04if that's going
18:05to happen or not.
18:06He wanted the numbers
18:07on his side.
18:08Five have come over.
18:09He still needs six.
18:14Well, that's right.
18:15You know,
18:16all these plans
18:17that Vijay is making
18:18up to form
18:19the government
18:19that essentially
18:20they is put on
18:21hold right now
18:22because what we are
18:23seeing the Congress
18:24additional of five
18:25it is at currently
18:26112 seats
18:27and you know
18:28you still have
18:29a majority
18:29that is needed
18:30of 180.
18:31So five additional
18:32seats that
18:33five to six
18:34additional seats
18:34that the TVK
18:35needs to form
18:36a majority
18:36and go before
18:37the governor
18:38with its
18:39you know
18:39refurbished list
18:40of MLAs
18:41who will be
18:42backing with
18:42the TVK there.
18:44Vijay had wanted
18:45all of this
18:45to be wrapped up
18:46and it's a
18:47you know
18:47done deal
18:48that Vijay
18:49wanted by
18:49tomorrow
18:50that is May 7
18:51which is when
18:52the TVK
18:52ideally expected
18:53that they will
18:54be aspiring
18:54in ceremony
18:55of Vijay
18:56as the chief
18:57minister of
18:57next chief
18:58minister of
18:58Tamil Nadu
18:59as well as
18:59the cabinet
19:00minister's list
19:01that will be
19:01finalized as well
19:02but it looks
19:03like there is
19:04going to be
19:04the next 48
19:05hours will be
19:06focusing on
19:07the talks there
19:08be it with
19:08the left
19:09parties
19:09beat with
19:10the VCK
19:10if they
19:11will be
19:12willing to
19:12offer their
19:13support for
19:13the TVK
19:14if these
19:15left parties
19:15and the VCK
19:16does not
19:17you know
19:17is not keen
19:18enough to
19:19offer the
19:19support for
19:20Tamil Nadu
19:20the question is
19:20whether they
19:21get the support
19:22or not
19:22irrespective
19:23and that's
19:24what is based
19:24on the stage
19:25you see there
19:26has been fully
19:27set for the
19:28oath taking
19:28ceremony
19:29you see the
19:30grand event
19:31that is being
19:31planned
19:31right on top
19:32of that massive
19:33stage there
19:34that platform
19:34which is still
19:35being built
19:36is where Vijay
19:37will be taking
19:38out the posters
19:38haven't booked
19:39up yet but the
19:40red carpet has
19:41been laid out
19:42the chairs have
19:42been laid out
19:43everything has
19:44been given the
19:45green signal
19:45the authorities
19:46are working
19:47overtime
19:47you've got
19:48government
19:48officials all
19:49here right now
19:50figuring out how to
19:51ensure that everything
19:52is put in place
19:53mind you this is being
19:54done also by the
19:55TVK which has given
19:56the go ahead for
19:57these arrangements
19:57but there's no
19:59clarity right now
20:00or when that will
20:01happen I want to
20:02bring in Pramod
20:02Madhav because he's
20:03tracking Vijay right
20:04now Vijay is
20:05currently at his
20:06residence very close
20:07to the marina beach
20:08he's heading to his
20:09other residence
20:09Nilankaray in ECR
20:11because very clearly
20:12he was hoping that
20:13today there would be
20:14clarity on what
20:15would happen when
20:16is the oath taking
20:16ceremony Pramod
20:17none of that has
20:19come through and
20:19it's unfortunate
20:20because previously
20:21you have seen
20:22these kind of
20:22minority governments
20:23being given the
20:24go ahead that they
20:25are the single
20:25largest party and
20:26so have the right
20:27to form the
20:27government here
20:28however for some
20:29reason the governor
20:30has said absolutely
20:31not you need to
20:32prove that you have
20:34118 and that
20:35magic number seems
20:36to be for now
20:37evading Vijay
20:42well that is a
20:42very important
20:43aspect that you're
20:43trying to bring out
20:44in fact like when
20:45we spoke to TVK team
20:46they are also
20:47raising the same
20:48question actually
20:48why is the governor
20:50seeking for that
20:50118 number in fact
20:51as you can right now
20:52Vijay is actually
20:53leaving from his
20:54residence this is
20:55at Patinambakam
20:57but we've been told
20:58that another actor
20:59called Jeeva his
21:00father passed away
21:01R.B. Chaudhuri
21:02passed away in an
21:02accident recently
21:03and apparently
21:04we've been told
21:05that Vijay might
21:05go over there
21:06to pay his
21:07respects so that's
21:08the reason now
21:08he's leaving but
21:09before that it was
21:10the chief secretary
21:11of the state and
21:12also the DGP who
21:13also were over here
21:14and they were
21:15actually holding a
21:15discussion and
21:16right now I could
21:16see that one
21:17after the other
21:18the convoy is also
21:18getting ready for
21:19the chief minister
21:20elect Vijay to
21:21leave from this
21:22part the important
21:22aspect the question
21:23that you asked
21:23it's a very very
21:24important question
21:25that's been also
21:25asked by the TVK
21:26kind of know the
21:27team over here
21:28they are also
21:29claiming that they
21:30are absolutely
21:30wondering why is the
21:31governor asking
21:32for the majority
21:33118 number when
21:34Vijay is actually
21:35showing that he
21:35has a maximum
21:36majority and he's
21:37seeking to form
21:38the government but
21:39here the governor
21:40has multiple times
21:40very clearly said
21:41that he wants a
21:42number 118 but
21:44Vijay is not ready
21:44to even show them
21:45that he has the
21:46support of the
21:47congress right now
21:48because tomorrow
21:48very important
21:49meeting is going to
21:50be held by VCK
21:51Akshita and that
21:52is a very important
21:53development because
21:54the CPM and CPI
21:55are going to hold
21:56their meeting only
21:57day after tomorrow
21:58that is on the 8th
21:59and they have not
21:59yet decided whether
22:00they will go with
22:01Vijay or not but
22:02VCK has come a step
22:03down they have
22:04agreed to go ahead
22:05Tirma Vallavan very
22:05clearly says that he
22:06will actually hold
22:07the meeting with the
22:08office bearers senior
22:09office bearers tomorrow
22:10so there are high
22:11chance for VCK to
22:12come over here Akshita
22:13there is also one
22:14more problem if VCK
22:15comes and if the
22:17left parties do not
22:18come there will be
22:19shortage of 4 MLA's
22:20but that 4 MLA's can
22:21be brought in through
22:22PMK that is Patali
22:23Makul Kachi but
22:24unfortunately VCK and
22:27Patali Makul Kachi
22:30if there is even one
22:31combination that
22:32doesn't work out then
22:34the TVK is in trouble
22:35you know you are
22:36seeing this entire
22:37layout here row after
22:38row of chairs that
22:39have been set up all
22:40set for the big
22:42Vijay show for the
22:43Talapati show and
22:44yet you don't know
22:44when it's going to
22:45happen whether it's
22:46going to happen
22:46anytime now or if
22:48it will take more
22:48time so while
22:50everything is set up
22:51because the
22:51governor's nod is
22:52awaited there is some
22:53information also
22:54trickling in that the
22:54governor may actually
22:55leave for Keralam in
22:56which case the
22:57messaging is that look
22:57it's not going to
22:58happen anytime now so
22:59everything will be set
23:01up here and then it
23:02will just be kept on
23:03hold nothing really
23:04seems to be going in
23:05the way of Vijay he's
23:07had one hurdle after
23:08another the mandate has
23:10come his way but
23:10that's about it now
23:12even as we get you all
23:13the updates is coming
23:14in right now on Vijay
23:15on the swearing in
23:17ceremony and the
23:18ambiguity over exactly
23:19when that swearing in
23:20ceremony will happen
23:21there's another aspect to
23:22this because while we
23:23speak of numbers and
23:24the TVK having only one
23:26party support now
23:27Congress those five
23:28MLEs are with them so
23:29107 they reached 112
23:31and it's not something
23:32that's gone down well
23:33with the DMK in further
23:36attacks that are coming
23:38in from the DMK and
23:39further evidence that
23:41things have sold far too
23:42much for the DMK and
23:45Congress to ever
23:46reconcile now you've got
23:47the DMK now hitting out
23:49issuing a statement
23:50TR Baloo senior leader
23:52of the DMK has said are
23:54we really surprised by the
23:55fact that the Congress
23:56has ditched us in this
23:58manner they have said
23:59that the Congress party
24:00can support anyone it
24:01wants that's their
24:02choice but whoever they
24:03support it will be
24:04political morality to be
24:05true to the people who
24:07voted for them today
24:08when I saw the Congress
24:09saying in the news that
24:10they had broken up I was
24:12not surprised they've
24:13gone to the other side
24:14with a vengeance the
24:15Congress is trying to
24:16justify it the attempt to
24:18mask it with policy is
24:19paying off for
24:20opportunism this is a
24:21blatant betrayal of the
24:23people who voted for the
24:25DMK led government so
24:26the knives are out
24:27everyone's fighting and
24:29the DMK in Congress
24:30who've been allies for
24:31so many years now are
24:33taking potshots at each
24:35other very publicly so
24:36much so that TR Baloo's
24:37now called out the DMK
24:39saying this is called out
24:40the Congress saying this
24:41is nothing but
24:42opportunism saying that
24:43very clearly they wanted
24:44to be in power that's why
24:46they've done this and
24:47they're saying we're not
24:47surprised at all but
24:49they've called this a
24:50betrayal by the Congress
24:52earlier they referred to
24:53them as backstabbers now
24:55calling this an absolute
24:56betrayal so even as the
24:58Congress is trying to
24:59mask this saying that you
25:00know the DMK is still a
25:01part of the India block
25:02nothing changes naturally
25:03it looks highly unlikely
25:05right now that you know
25:06DMK and Congress can
25:08remain together or are
25:09seeing eye to eye the
25:11Congress is very clearly
25:12backing Vijay which is why
25:14this setup has been made in
25:15the first place because of
25:16the fact that Congress gave
25:17those numbers to Vijay to
25:19TVK made him extremely
25:21confident that the others
25:22also would come on board
25:23we also understand that a
25:25large part of the
25:26responsibility of ensuring
25:28support the large part of
25:29responsibility of ensuring
25:30support of the other DMK
25:31allies the VCK the left
25:33that we're constantly
25:34talking of the Congress
25:35also has taken that
25:37responsibility they're
25:38saying we will help we
25:39will reach out to these
25:40parties who've been a part
25:42of the same block as them
25:43so obviously they do have
25:44those kind of ties contacts
25:47within the parties which
25:49they'll start dialing now
25:50on an urgent basis on an
25:52SOS basis because as long
25:54as those numbers don't
25:55come it looks like it is
25:57going to be hard for the
25:58TVK right now to be going
26:00ahead with this historic
26:02swearing in ceremony
26:03history will have to wait
26:05in Tamil Nadu till the
26:06governor gives a nod that
26:08unfortunately is the process
26:09and for so many Vijay fans
26:11who've been waiting for this
26:12moment that wait gets longer
26:14but let's give you a sense of
26:16what's been playing out between
26:17the DMK and the Congress
26:19the DMK at this point is
26:21calling out the Congress
26:22very publicly the Congress
26:24the Grand Old Party
26:25maintains that this is a
26:26decision taken to keep out
26:28the BJP they've offered
26:29support yes to TVK but it
26:31comes with terms and
26:32conditions what is that
26:33conditional support about
26:34they say if the TVK joins
26:36hands with as they put it
26:38communal forces they will
26:40then leave the alliance
26:42take a look at this report
26:43with all the reactions
26:44my brother Stalin
26:58my brother Stalin
27:00elder brother Stalin
27:04from brothers to foes
27:06from allies to adversaries
27:09things have turned ugly
27:10between the DMK and the
27:12Congress party
27:15with the Grand Old Party
27:16dumping its ally and
27:18joining hands with the TVK
27:19which is all set to form
27:20the government in Tamil Nadu
27:22the Congress has given a
27:24letter of support to TVK
27:25supremo Vijay
27:27an angry DMK lashed out at the
27:29Congress left right and
27:33center if the Congress is
27:35going to be so untrustworthy
27:37just within a day of the
27:40results they are openly
27:42going against the mandate I
27:44think this is a very
27:45short-sighted myopic stand
27:46taken by the Congress which
27:48they will regret the Congress
27:51claims its support is
27:53conditional it will back TVK
27:55only if it keeps the BJP out
27:57of the alliance the party
27:59insists it will maintain ties
28:00allies with the DMK in the
28:01India block going to extend
28:06our support to the TVK condition
28:10is only that there should not
28:12be any BJP allies in the
28:14government if you want to
28:16support have a secular
28:17progressive government we are
28:24already in touch with it they are
28:25part of our Indian alliance the
28:28rift between DMK and the
28:29Congress was evident even before
28:31votes were cast my brother
28:33Stalin Stalin and Rahul who once
28:36called each other brothers did not
28:38share a stage even once during the
28:40campaign Congress leaders openly
28:44demanded a share in power if the
28:46alliance returned to power in the
28:48state which was rejected by the DMK
28:50the two parties have been together in
28:53government and opposition now the
28:58new alliance between Congress and the
28:59TVK poses a big challenge for the
29:02India block with Akshita Nand Gopal
29:05Bureau report India today
29:12okay now while you're seeing this
29:14Congress TVK tie up there's always
29:17been a mutual admiration between
29:18Vijay and Rahul Gandhi back in 2009
29:21there was an instance where Vijay had
29:23met with Rahul Gandhi and then it led
29:25to all kinds of rumors that he's
29:27actually joining the Congress so much
29:28so that he had to come out and
29:30clarify that no he wasn't joining the
29:32Congress but he did have a lot of kind
29:34words to say about Rahul Gandhi let's go
29:36back in time take a look at what
29:38happened in 2009
30:06but even though the chance of the chance
30:08to miss upon the one and so it do
30:09more than all shooting on cancel
30:10money to the Nanang upon and deli
30:13upon or meet for no or we don't need
30:15for now
30:17our ring it a person with them
30:19I'm very excited to receive the message.
30:25Because in India, you can see a new target.
30:32You can target youngster's target.
30:34We have the parliament elections.
30:37We know the results of the other.
30:41So, we meet.
30:43Alimentos go and talk in the tour,
30:44peace does not matter,
30:46very much in the Ish Specifically,
30:49and this country is very important.
30:55In this place, we'll talk about an hour.
30:59We'll talk about the business,
31:00we'll talk about the people,
31:01we'll talk about the cinema,
31:03we'll talk about the people,
31:04we'll talk about the people,
31:05at the time,
31:07we'll talk about the news,
31:08from behind us.
31:17So while Vijay is very closely tracking what's taking place and whether he'll be given the
31:21nod by the governor or not, we can tell you that right now Vijay has left from his residence.
31:27He's headed back to his home in East Coast Road, which is quite a distance away from
31:32the city, which seems to suggest that Vijay doesn't have any hope of anything moving forward
31:36in the next few hours.
31:37There is a sense that clarity will emerge in the next 45 minutes or so on exactly what
31:43the governor plans to do.
31:44But with the governor suddenly suggesting that you need to hit the majority mark, when usually
31:50the norm is that the single largest party is invited to form the government and then they
31:53have to prove their numbers on the floor of the house, here you've got the governor saying
31:57no, you need to show me exactly how you're getting 118 and then I'll take a decision.
32:02The governor has also sought a legal opinion to figure out how really this works.
32:05So we'll have to see if in the next 45 minutes there's any sort of decision that comes in
32:10from the governor who's also mind you dissolved the DMK government.
32:14So there's a state of limbo, a state of essentially the pause button having been hit across Tamil Nadu
32:20and everyone's watching with bated breath wondering when that historic moment will actually play out
32:24here at the Nehru indoor stadium of the TVK chief of Vijay scripting a history and finally taking oath.
32:32We don't have clarity on that just yet, but let me open this up.
32:35Joining us on this broadcast, we've got Selim Dhanidaran, DMK spokesperson, Nand Kumar, political analyst,
32:42and Mr. Anand Srinivasan, spokesperson of the Congress.
32:45Mr. Nand Kumar, I'd like your view first on what we're seeing with regards to the governor
32:49and the fact that no nod has been given for Vijay to go ahead and take oath as the chief
32:54minister.
32:55You know, there have been some murmurs within the TVK that this is a conspiracy.
32:59What do you think, sir?
33:02Well, actually, the Indian constitution doesn't mandate a governor to assure the off-wave mark
33:08so that only after that he can call a candidate.
33:10Suppose, say, for example, in 2018 in Karnataka, the off-wave mark was 112 and BJP was having 104 only.
33:20So they were shot by eight seats, but still the governor has called a new report to form the government.
33:24And in the same way, in 2019, Maharashtra government was called by the governor,
33:32even though they didn't have the majority to form.
33:36And Supreme Court has ordered the floor test, and then Vatnamis had to resign before the floor test.
33:41So, constitution has clearly mentioned that there is no mandate a governor should seek for the off-wave mark
33:48before calling his thing.
33:50So, most of the governments are often formed based on the likelihood of the majority,
33:54why legitimacy is proved during the floor test.
33:57So, and Vijay, right from the beginning, he has been facing a lot of hurdles,
34:01but each and every hurdle he has been successfully overcoming.
34:07Yes, Akshita.
34:08You're right, sir.
34:10You're right in highlighting that something about this doesn't add up.
34:13Something about this doesn't make sense.
34:15When you've, as you've listed, Mr. Nandakumar,
34:17so many instances of minority governments taking oath,
34:20the norm is usually that the single largest party,
34:23and here it's undoubtedly the TVK at 107,
34:27when the single largest party is usually given the mandate by the people,
34:31the governor invites the single largest party to go ahead and form the government.
34:36What does the leader of the party do?
34:38Hand over a list of signatures to show that they are the single largest party.
34:42So, in this case, all Vijay needed was 107.
34:44He went ahead and gave the Congress signatures to, made it 112.
34:48So, there's no question of any other party being close to that.
34:51The DMK, AIA, DMK were far, far behind.
34:54And yet, you've got the governor saying,
34:56Sir, it is rather 113.
34:57I don't know, maybe the majority mark should be considered,
34:59which is 118.
35:01Yes, sir.
35:03117, then it's the halfway mark, yeah.
35:05Yeah, it is, already they are having 108,
35:08and now Congress find it is 113 rather,
35:11not even 112.
35:13No, the reason I'm saying, sir, 107 is considering Trichy East
35:18and the fact that Vijay will have to resign from there.
35:20But you're right in highlighting some of the concerns here,
35:23which I think everyone's asking right now,
35:25about what has led...
35:27Yeah.
35:29It is not mandatory for Vijay to resign his second seat now,
35:33and based on the constitutional now,
35:36even though he has won the two seats,
35:38it is considered as the valid MLE.
35:40So, that is why always, whenever the leaders won the two seats,
35:43always they time their resignation.
35:45So, till now, it is considered as 108, not 107.
35:48And already in Tamil Nadu,
35:50there is a saying that the disturbance between the governor
35:53and the elected government...
35:55So, in the beginning of the Vijay is forming the government itself,
35:58if the governor is behaving like this,
36:00then definitely this will not be taken lightly by the public,
36:03and it's not good for the new governor also.
36:06And understanding the mandate of the public,
36:08and they have to respect the emotion and...
36:11You're right.
36:13...the public mandate.
36:15No, so, as of now, I think, Mr. Nandakumar,
36:18we have to wait and see.
36:19In another 45 minutes, it's expected that there will be some clarity
36:22of which way the governor will go or what he'll decide.
36:26But I must say this, that looking at past precedents,
36:29there's never been an issue.
36:30There's never been a hassle.
36:32There's never been a challenge.
36:33Yes.
36:33In the governor going ahead and okaying a minority government,
36:36which suddenly now, it's become a hurdle and a problem for Vijay.
36:40So, we'll have to see what really happens.
36:42I'd like to bring in the Congress and DMK also on this,
36:44and particularly the fact that, Mr. Anand Srinivasan,
36:47I'd like your reaction too,
36:49the DMK has referred to what you've done
36:51of leaving them for the TVK as a betrayal,
36:54saying they're not really surprised this is opportunism.
36:57Yeah, first, let me...
36:59Thank you for inviting me here today.
37:01First, I wanted to...
37:02Exactly this is the reason why the Congress was quick to offer support.
37:05The BJP and the Rashtri has fired with Save Aksal
37:09used as the governor's office
37:11to murder democracy across the country.
37:14There have been instances where,
37:16without proper support,
37:17Pattavis was sworn in
37:19and immediately, the same day, he had to resign.
37:22The governor's office is not functioning
37:24as per the constitution of India.
37:27So, we do not want
37:29the BJP and the RSS to enter Tamil Nadu.
37:33The people of Tamil Nadu
37:34have decisively rejected
37:36the BJP and RSS.
37:39Last time, they have seats.
37:42This time, they have one seat.
37:43So then, sir, are you suggesting
37:44that this is the BJP's doing, Mr. Srinivasan?
37:46Are you suggesting that the BJP
37:48is trying to stop Vijay from taking oath?
37:51Yes, there is no doubt.
37:53It is the RSS and the BJP.
37:56You have had a Brahmin MLA of BJP,
38:00ex-MLA,
38:01calling Joseph Vijay.
38:02When he talked about GST in a movie,
38:05he was referred to as Joseph Vijay.
38:07He always calls himself Vijay.
38:09But one MLA,
38:11who now has several defamation cases against him,
38:14referred to him as Joseph Vijay.
38:17It is demeaning for the RSS
38:20that a man who will not believe in Hindu faith,
38:24who may be of a Christian faith,
38:25has been elected by a largely Hindu state
38:28to be their leader.
38:29The RSS is using the governor's office
38:31to stop...
38:32No, so, Mr. Dhani Tarend,
38:34you know, you keep saying opportunism, betrayal,
38:37but the Congress is saying
38:38this is exactly why we've done what we've done,
38:41to keep out, as they call it, communal forces,
38:43to ensure that the BJP doesn't control the narrative in Tamil Nadu.
38:46Excuse me.
38:47Yes, the governor is right now playing the role of a BJP's agent.
38:52The right to, as we talk,
38:54there are enough Supreme Court judgments
38:56to show that there is no role for the governor in this.
39:01The Supreme Court judgment is very clear.
39:04The test for the majority is the house,
39:07not the governor's office.
39:09DMK has protested against this...
39:11No, no, sir, let Mr. Dhani Tarend come in, sir.
39:12Okay, let Mr. Dhani Tarend come in.
39:15Okay, let Mr. Dhani Tarend come in.
39:17Go ahead.
39:19Yes, tell me.
39:20What is it you want me to speak about?
39:24No, sir, this is what the Congress is saying.
39:26Dhani Tarend, the Congress is saying
39:28that, you know, it is because of this.
39:29I can hear you.
39:30I'm saying that the Congress is alleging
39:32that this is exactly why they joined hands with the TVK,
39:34to keep the BJP out,
39:35that the governor is already being used
39:37by the BJP to stop Vijay.
39:40See, now that they have decided to leave,
39:43I think it is their problem.
39:44Let's say DMK and Congress were nearly married.
39:48It was like a marriage for 20 years.
39:50They decided to break up with us.
39:53Let's say if your wife wants to leave you
39:56after 20 years of marriage to a very young guy,
39:58I think because of a very new relationship,
40:01then I think both are adult individuals.
40:04I think it's their responsibility.
40:07So maybe after one year,
40:08they regret it as their problem.
40:10That's how I look at it.
40:11But because we had a relationship,
40:13I do not want to go and badmouth them.
40:14No, but your own leaders,
40:17Mr. Dhani Dharan,
40:18your own leaders have called it betrayal,
40:21backstabbers, opportunism.
40:22Your own leaders are calling them out publicly.
40:25No, I will wait for my chief minister to respond on it
40:28and based on that,
40:28I will give a comment on this matter.
40:30But as far as I know,
40:30it was like a marriage for 20 years.
40:32The divorce has happened.
40:33Your leader, not chief minister.
40:35The Congress wants to flirt with a very young party
40:40because maybe they found it more interesting
40:42than the old DMK.
40:45But after six months,
40:46what they feel about it,
40:47after one year,
40:48what they feel about it.
40:48You know, most young relationships,
40:50they break up because they go for something else.
40:53So this is a long relation
40:55based on strong foundation.
40:56So let's get into this topic after a year
40:57and see if the Congress regrets it
41:01or does not regret it.
41:04Why is that I want to comment bad mouth
41:06about them right now?
41:07Mr. Srinivasan, do you think you'll regret it
41:07as the DMK suggests you will?
41:16Mr. Srinivasan.
41:17I do, Ramadi.
41:18I can't see you.
41:19Can you repeat the question again?
41:23Actually, can you repeat the question again?
41:25Mr. Srinivasan, the DMK is suggesting
41:26that you'll regret it in a year.
41:28That you'll regret joining TVK in a year, sir.
41:32That is their hope.
41:34And we will see that for one year.
41:37Right now, the people of Tamil Nadu
41:39have decisively spoken.
41:41The Rastri S5 and the Bharatiya Janata Party
41:45are trying to steal the mandate
41:47of the people of Tamil Nadu.
41:49It is the responsibility of Congress
41:51to save the Tamil language
41:53and to save the mandate
41:55of the people of Tamil Nadu.
41:56We always knew that the governor's office
41:58will be used to do midnight dramas
42:00to break parties,
42:02to threaten regional parties.
42:04These are done across India.
42:05Okay, then Mr. Srinivasan.
42:06The Congress will stand...
42:07No, no, one second.
42:08No, no, one second.
42:09Mr. Srinivasan, okay.
42:10You're saying you're safeguarding Tamil Nadu
42:12from the BJP.
42:13Now you've given conditional support
42:14where you said if quote-unquote
42:16communal forces enter,
42:18that's when you will exit this alliance.
42:20Are you okay with an AI-ATMK alliance
42:22to ensure that the governor gives the nod
42:24for TVK to form the government then?
42:27Will you agree to that?
42:28Because that will then make the governor agree.
42:30Let me agree.
42:31First of all, the governor has no business.
42:34The Supreme Court is the law of the land.
42:36The governor has no business in this.
42:39He has to call the largest party.
42:42And once it is there,
42:43we have to prove a majority of people's voting
42:46and present and voting.
42:48We don't need 118.
42:51If there are only 200 people in the assembly,
42:54we need only 101.
42:56We cannot...
42:57The governor cannot decide what is a majority.
43:01The Rajas, the Lokpavan is not a place
43:04where there can be a floor test.
43:06There are several Supreme Court judgments.
43:08The Supreme Court is supreme.
43:10The governor is not supreme.
43:12The governor is acting beyond his means.
43:14R&R did it.
43:15We supported it.
43:16The Supreme Court stuck it down.
43:18In the floor of the house,
43:19we are very certain we have the numbers.
43:23No, sir.
43:24Now, your question on ADMK,
43:26let me answer that.
43:27Mr. Darnit Aran,
43:28both your view of what's happening with the governor.
43:30Will you concede that the governor right now
43:33and what has happened,
43:34the fact that TVK is not being allowed
43:35to form the government
43:36is something that we've never seen before.
43:38It's unprecedented.
43:39Do you back the TVK
43:40when they say that there's some conspiracy here?
43:44See, these are decisions my leader would take.
43:47I do not want to comment on these matters.
43:49But it is all known
43:51that even when Vijay's movie,
43:53Jan Nagin was released,
43:54it was my chief minister
43:55who raised voice for him.
43:57And we also told it is a strong DMK
44:00that can fight against the union BJP government.
44:03Time and again, that's what we did.
44:05When we were in power not once,
44:06on 100 occasions,
44:08the governor did not follow the constitutional norm
44:11and thwarted the growth of Tamil Nadu
44:13and policies that were implemented
44:15or were being or rather passed in the assembly.
44:18This is not today.
44:19It has been happening for the last five years for us.
44:22And that is why I continuously raised voice.
44:25I did.
44:25But for this specific matter,
44:26my chief minister will decide whatever is appropriate.
44:32Dhani Dharan, you need to get out of the habit
44:34of referring to Stalin as chief minister.
44:36He's no longer the chief minister,
44:38fortunately for the DMK.
44:39We're going to see a new chief minister taking oath.
44:42Dhani Dharan, you need to get out of that habit,
44:44but I understand.
44:46No, no, until Vijay becomes...
44:48No, but the government has been dissolved.
44:49The government has been dissolved.
44:51No, no, I knew that was coming.
44:52The government has been dissolved
44:53just now by the governor.
44:54Dhani Dharan, I knew that was coming.
44:56But Mr. Nandakumarj is bringing it back
44:58to what's been happening with the governor right now.
45:00The other question that constantly comes up,
45:02Mr. Nandakumar,
45:03is whether you have the requisite support.
45:05Sure, you can say that there's a conspiracy
45:07that the governor should be allowing you
45:09to form a minority government,
45:10but the numbers simply don't add up right now.
45:13The VCK left are still skeptical.
45:15Only the Congress has come on board, sir.
45:18There are various ways for proving the majority.
45:21Now with Congress, if they're having 113,
45:24even if 10 MLA's abstain on the date of voting,
45:27they are winning the majority.
45:29And that is why the Supreme Court also said
45:30that proving the majority,
45:32the floor test is in the assembly,
45:34not in the governor's house.
45:37So it is up to the parties
45:39how they are proving the majority.
45:41And what I am saying is that
45:43it is not that even Dhani
45:45that was talking about relationship.
45:47Now here I am talking about the relationship
45:49of the public elected government
45:51and the governor.
45:54So this relationship should start very smoothly
45:57because both of the relationship
45:59of these two institutions
46:01is very, very important
46:03for the goodness of the state
46:04and also the relationship
46:06between the state and the center.
46:08And we don't want to have
46:09a puzzle between the state and the center.
46:12We wanted to have a very smooth sailing
46:13so that the state can prosper
46:15in a right way.
46:17So the governor to start this relationship
46:19and knowing that TVK
46:21is the single largest party
46:23and having said this,
46:24no other parties in Tamil Nadu
46:26have claimed any state now
46:29to form the government.
46:30There is no second or third party now.
46:32The one and only party
46:33who is claiming the state is TVK.
46:36Then what is the problem
46:37for the governor to give a chance?
46:40The basic question arises here.
46:42No, I agree that the DMK,
46:43IITMK are nowhere close
46:44to the numbers that the TVK has.
46:46It's 6.40 right now
46:47and we'll have to see.
46:49Mr. Nandakumar,
46:49in another 20, 30 minutes
46:51we should get clarity
46:51if there's any communication
46:52from the governor
46:53and which way this will go.
46:54But thank you all
46:55for joining me on this broadcast.
46:57Selam Darnedaran,
46:58Mr. Srinivasan of the Congress
46:59and Mr. Nandakumar
47:00for joining us on this broadcast.
47:02You know, even as there are
47:03questions right now
47:04about whether the swearing-in
47:06tomorrow will happen or not,
47:07I just want to give you
47:08a sense of what
47:10this location looks like.
47:11It's right here
47:12that the swearing-in ceremony
47:14will take place.
47:15They were hoping
47:16that it would happen tomorrow
47:17at 10 a.m. in the morning.
47:20They were hoping
47:20that's when history
47:21would be scripted.
47:22But no, not happening
47:24as of now at least.
47:26The governor is still waiting
47:28at this point,
47:29figuring out legal opinion,
47:31trying to understand
47:32whether they'll be able
47:33to actually go ahead
47:34with the swearing-in ceremony
47:36or not.
47:36But right now,
47:38even as there are questions
47:39about whether it will happen,
47:41whether the swearing-in ceremony
47:42can take place,
47:43you're seeing that
47:44the entire setup is ready.
47:46Overnight,
47:46there will be work
47:47that continues
47:48along this entire stretch
47:50and thousands of people
47:51will be coming here.
47:53I mean, look at where I am.
47:54I'm in the heart
47:55of the stadium right now.
47:56This entire area
47:57will be completely booked out.
47:59There will be people,
48:01TVK supporters,
48:02TVK carder,
48:03who will also be allowed
48:04to come here
48:04cleaning his underway
48:05on all of these benches
48:07to ensure that it's
48:08pick and span,
48:09ready for that historic
48:10oath-taking ceremony
48:11that not just Tamil Nadu,
48:13the entire country
48:14will be watching
48:15simply because of the history
48:17that Vijay has scripted.
48:19But hurdles,
48:20Gaylord,
48:20including now the governor
48:22saying you need more numbers,
48:24that a minority government
48:25for some reason
48:26suddenly can't be sworn in.
48:28We'll see what the governor
48:29decides right now.
48:30Reportedly,
48:31he's seeking legal opinion.
48:32We're going to track this.
48:33Our special two-hour broadcast
48:35from inside the Nehru
48:37indoor stadium
48:37continues on the other side
48:39of a very short break.
48:40Don't go anywhere.
48:41We'll be right back
48:42with the latest updates
48:42and the latest news breaks
48:43on whether Vijay's
48:45historic swearing-in ceremony
48:46will happen in the next
48:4724 hours or not.
49:05Transcription by CastingWords
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