00:00Okay, let's move on now and talk about the other big development that came in from Tamil Nadu.
00:05In politics, there are no permanent friends or enemies, only permanent interests.
00:09We've seen that repeatedly, evident again in Tamil Nadu.
00:13BJP's ambitions in the state are obvious.
00:15The AIA-DMK BJP have tied up.
00:18You had Union Home Minister Amit Shah declaring that the NDA would form the government
00:22and telling, in fact, the BJP to strengthen the alliance.
00:26And we've seen that happening in a matter of days.
00:28With the PMK now joining hands with the NDA.
00:32The alliance was formalized in those pictures that you see this morning in the meeting
00:36between Ambumani Ramadoss and Edapadi Paraniswamy.
00:39Does this alliance really matter?
00:41What does PMK really bring to the table for the NDA?
00:44And what's right now happening between the Congress and the DNK?
00:47We'll get you all the latest updates in the last 24 hours
00:50and then we'll decode all of those questions for you.
00:58Dagger's drawn in the war for Tamil Nadu.
01:05The BJP is working on its one-point agenda.
01:08Crack the Dravidian stronghold.
01:10In the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP failed to open its account in the state with just 11% vote share.
01:17This time, the BJP has already sealed a pact with AIATMK for the Assembly polls.
01:23Now PMK Chief Anbumani Ramadoss has announced an alliance with NDA led by AIATMK Chief E. Pallanisamy in the state.
01:31The reason for us joining this alliance is to remove the corrupt and inefficient DMK government in Tabernadu.
01:42ADMK and PMK are a natural alliance.
01:44Like in the past, like we have come together numerous times.
01:48So this alliance is going to be a mega alliance and some more parties we expect to join this alliance.
01:53The BJP has welcomed Anbumani Ramadoss and hinted that more parties could come join the NDA.
02:14BJP being the world's largest political party and ADMK being the party which has ruled Tamil Nadu for the highest number of years.
02:22This already is a very strong alliance.
02:24And now with the inclusion of PMK, a leader like Anbumani Ramadoss, adding extreme value to the alliance
02:30and more parties are expected to join in the near future.
02:36Meanwhile, Chief Minister MK Stalin hit out at Home Minister Mitcher,
02:40accusing him of peddling fake news to garner votes.
02:44Stalin's attack.
03:14comes just days after Amitsha calls Stalin's government anti-Hindu.
03:44The X-factor in the battle for Tamil Nadu is the TVK headed by superstar Vijay.
03:49The race will be decided by how Vijay performs.
03:53With Anaga Keshav and Apoorvajai Chandran, Bureau Report, India Today.
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