
ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash EP-401 | Manickam Tagore on Tamil Nadu Polls, Vijay, Stalin, Modi, Rahul & Freebies
Manickam Tagore is an Indian National Congress MP representing the Virudhunagar constituency in Tamil Nadu. He serves as Whip of the Congress Party in the Lok Sabha and is the All India Congress Committee in-charge of Andhra Pradesh.
In this episode of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, he discusses the Opposition’s strategy in Parliament, the DMK–Congress alliance, actor Vijay, freebies politics, Congress’ organisational challenges, and the BJP’s presence in Tamil Nadu.
*Timestamps*
00:00 - Introduction
00:22 - Lok Sabha Suspension Revoked
04:25 - DMK–Congress Alliance
08:16 - National Parties in Tamil Nadu
16:28 - Modi vs Rahul Popularity
21:27 - Power Sharing with DMK
26:08 - The Vijay Challenge
35:58 - Tamil Nadu Media
37:21 - Alliance Dynamics in Tamil Nadu
40:24 - Politics of Freebies
46:57 - Rahul as Congress Face
49:42 - Why Rahul Gets Angry
53:50 - Digital Marketing by Political Parties
55:42 - Ravneet Singh Bittu
1:04:28 - Congress Cadre
1:14:23 - Caste Politics in Tamil Nadu
