Morning Brief Podcast: Polls On My Pod: TN and the Thalapathy Factor

Tamil Nadu is heading to the polls with an unprecedented challenge to the usual two-party fight between DMK and AIADMK. Actor-turned-politician Vijay and his party, TVK, are injecting new uncertainties into a state that has been ritually voting out incumbents since 1967. In an environment where law and order, corruption and drugs dominate voter concerns, MK Stalin’s “Dravidian model” faces a tough stress test. Vijay’s caste-neutral identity and populist promises are alienating young people from established loyalties. at 120 …Read moreSeats won by very narrow margins, even someone who splits the votes can rewrite history. Anchor Nidhi Sharma talks to ET’s Dia Rekhi and Krishna Kumar about how April 23 could be one of Tamil Nadu’s most important elections.…Read Less