Comments by "DK Singh" (@DKSingh-wf8tn) on "ThePrint" channel.

  1. Correction: 22, and not 20, BJP CMs took oath under Modi-Shah's watch. I forgot to include Goa CMs- Laxmikant Parsekar and late Manohar Parrikar. Regret the error. Thank you, Kemil Kania, for pointing it out.
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  2. Two corrections: RG is likely to become Congress president in September 2022, not in 2017, and the data is available for 10 years, not decades. Regret the slips of the tongue.
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  3. Haha...credit goes to my colleague in Chennai, Akshaya. My pronunciations are aweful otherwise 🙂
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  4. Admit I should have. Thank you
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  5. Stand corrected. Thank you so.much. Remember having asked him about his academic background when I met him first a couple of years ago but my memories are so muddled. Thank you so much for writing.
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  6. Hey, I must thank you all for correcting me about how the NTK is not a Dravidian party. Forgive me for being a naive North Indian analyst by birth. But I am really struggling to understand why there is so much fuss about the NTK being a Tamil nationalist party, and not a Dravidian party. I know Seeman has been trying hard to make this distinction. But why a Prabhakaran fan should be seen as more Tamil nationalist than any other Dravidian party. I may be wrong about looking at Dravidian parties linguistically and culturally, if not geographically in today's context. But, seriously, somebody needs to give me a tutorial on the difference between a so-called Tamil nationalist party and a Dravidian party. I must spend at least a year in Tamil Nadu to get rid of my naivete.
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  7. Yes, I did miss Karnataka bypolls. Apologies! What I wanted to say was win or lose Yediyurappa doesn't have much to gain. If the BJP wins both, Bommai will get the credit for pulling it off. And if the party loses Lingayat-dominated seats (almost 60-70 k in each constituency), it would be projected as a validation of how Yediyurappa has lost support on the ground, especially when he forced the high command to make his son one of the in-charges in the Hangal bypoll.
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  8. Point taken. Will do my next episode of #Poligraph on West Bengal election. Thanks a lot for your feedback
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  9. Gandhi siblings' love for him is confounding to me, you and everyone else, in fact. I am ok if they hated Amarinder Singh's guts. A Cong leader advised him to call the then Cong. Pres. "Rahul ji". Capt. snapped: " I am his father's friend. He should call me Uncle." Well, CMs are expected to be the family's regents; they can't behave like sovereigns, no matter who they are. So, if they replaced a regional satrap because they wanted to establish the high command's writ, it's still fine (given the personality/ family cult we, Indian voters, love). We are so used to it, no? But if they did it for Sidhu- someone who can't understand the political implications of hugging a Pakistani army chief and someone who flew back in the middle of an England series because he misunderstood his then captain Azharuddin's words of affection- the Gandhis must be losing it.
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  10. Thanks a lot. Always trying to bring you the best I can. Please do tell us when you feel we are slacking. We depend on your feedback to improve, if and when needed. Best,
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  11. Oh! Ajit Pawar's age was on my mind. Thank you for pointing it out.
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  12. Thank you, Dinesh ji. It's upto my organisation to decide but will certainly apprise them of your views.
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  13. Yes, thank you. It's a bit fluid right now. Will do a show on Maharashtra later in the day.
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  14. Thank you, Mr Iyer. Yes, I do love my journalism. ThePrint does offer a journalist the opportunity and space to write and talk his mind. And it makes our day when we hear from perceptive readers and viewers like you. Thank you for your feedback.
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  15. Thank you. A non-existent opposition makes politics so boring
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  16. Main party dekh kar burai nahin karta. Main toh bas aapko bataataa hoon ki hamare politicians kar kya rahe hain...apni taarif karwaane ke liye unke pas bahut saadhan aur medium hain...main isliye aapko thoda doosra side dikhaane ki koshish karta hoon....baaki aapki shraddhaa mere kaam ko pasand kare ya nahin
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  17. Oh, yes. I did miss it. Thank you so much for pointing it out.
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  18.  @marthanddhamdere5642  Absolutely. I am just correcting the total number of CMs who took oath (excluding those such as Khattar and Khandu who have got second term in office).
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  19. Agree with you, Sumit, it's normal. But you are being a bit unfair to a journalist who is just pointing out this normalisation
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  20. And he is probably the only BJP leader who speaks Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and English. Agree, he should be the BJP's man for the aoith
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  21. Thank you
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  22. I dare not sing even at home. Imagine what Shekhar would do to me if he heard me singing!
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  23. Thank you
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  24. Don't want to comment but can't help pointing out that Yogi is a Mathematics graduate.
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  25. He is a distinguished academic who has authored so many books on Karnataka. I won't mind reporting to him at all 🙂
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  26. I won't speculate about why it:s happening but let's welcome the fact that they are raising something that should be a wake-up calls to powers that be
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  27. Thank you so much. I couldn't have put it across so well. Yes, my job is to bring out those shades and let the people decide what's right and what's wrong. I really wonder how you understand it so well when many in my fraternity are so confused! Anyway, I sincerely appreciate your understanding and support. Thank you
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  28. Admit it, Shrikant. English is not my mother tongue. There are two issues here. First, my show is in English and I can't help it. I don't have that felicity. It's probably because I have spent most of my time in journalism, writing, and not speaking. I have the option of using a teleprompter but somehow I find it intrusive when I am trying to have a direct chat with you. Second, I am not sure if even Hindi will make it easier for me when I want to talk extempore for 13-15 minutes. It's more about organising your thought for a long monologue and I am yet to master it. Please bear with me and try to focus on my contents. Will look forward to your feedback about the contents.
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  29. Sorry, forgot to talk about it. Just copy-pasting my reply to another viewer but if you don't find it sufficient, please do let me know: Win or lose Yediyurappa doesn't have much to gain. If the BJP wins both, Bommai will get the credit for pulling it off. And if the party loses Lingayat-dominated seats (almost 60-70 k in each constituency), it would be projected as a validation of how Yediyurappa has lost support on the ground, especially when he forced the high command to make his son one of the in-charges in the Hangal bypoll.
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  30. Agree. I seem to be slouching here. Need to be attentive. Thank you for pointing it out.
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  31. Journalism has no hierarchy. If I can get you interested enough to read what I write or listen to what I say, I am No. 1. If I don't, I am 0. There is nothing in-between. The rest are notions.
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  32. Thank you, RG. Agree, absolutely. The camera angle looks a little awkward. Will be careful the next time
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  33.  @blackrockorange  Thank you so much for your kind words. I will convey your message to Snehesh.
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  34. Yes, it should. Running a ministry or the entire government in a state or at the Centre is a different ball game but you are right admn. experience of a Mayor can't be discounted.
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  35. Thank you
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  36. Exactly my point. The opposition's narrative doesn't go beyond anti-Modism and that's why they sound so hollow
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  37. Thank you so much for your kind words. But please do watch my colleagues like Praveen Swamy, Jyoti Malhotra and many younger colleagues. You will love their shows. What ThePrint has done is to get people with expertise in their domains talk about things in front of the camera. Frankly, none of us thought any big deal about the visual medium until, say, 5-6 years back. We always thought what we wrote for papers was being read by the entire country. I am sure TV anchors also thought the entire country was watching them. Reality check was a shocker for all of us! The transition was, therefore, a bit difficult for us. We know how and where we are lacking in terms of our presentation. But your kind words give us the courage to pursue the course.
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  38. I am afraid you got me wrong. I was always saying the BJP had an edge in Assam although, frankly, I shouldn't have. Not my job to predict. The Congress strategy in Assam, as I still believe, was better than what we have seen elsewhere. But strategies have their limitations in electoral politics and we have seen it in West Begal and many other states. At the end of it, everything boils down to whether the people connect with you- your politics, your ideology and how you have touch their lives as a ruling or opposition party.
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  39. Very interesting thread. Loved your comments. As for my views, I think Modi played a much bigger role than any of these CMs. Except Dhami, all other CMs contributed in their own ways- some more, some less. They do deserve a second term.
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  40. Agree. Really missed out. Should have done this
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  41.  @crs39  That's the only way to know where I am going wrong and how I need to improve. Was a newspaper reporter for over two decades. Still learning the ropes as a multi-media journalist
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  42. Thank you, Prempal ji. Thank you for sparing the time to watch it.
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  43. Please don't be unfair to us, Sir. De-hyohenated reporting is all that we live for.
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  44. Thank you so much for your encouraging words. Wish I could do it daily but I may not be able to sustain it for long. But I will certainly try to do it more frequently. Thanks again
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  45. Malli and Steven, I usually don't watch my show once it's uploaded but your comments made me do that. And I have to agree with you. Thank you. Hope to make it better next time.
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  46. Thank you. Yes, we @ThePrint do strive to bring something different to you. Thank you so much for appreciating our efforts.
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  47.  @28cosmos  Thank you so much. The fact is I am equally terrible with my Hindi and French pronunciations. My kids have a field day when I talk but there are certain things we learn to live with 🙂
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  48.  @ayushsinha3006  Not at all, Ayush. I really love honest feedbacks. Yes, you were being unfair to me if you were trying to compare me with him because he is a legend in our profession, literally. We don't have any other editor of his stature, knowledge and substance in Indian journalism today.
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  49. Sorry for creating this confusion. I couldn't structure my presentation properly. Let me try to sum up: Modi and Shah are trying to promote younger leaders and, in the process, selecting many CMs who are first-term MLAs or have no administrative experience. Jury is out on these experiments. In some cases, it has worked. For instance, Fadnavis, who was never a minister in the state or the Centre, governed well and has emerged as a leader. Rupani led the party to victory in 2017. (1st term MLA) Khattar, even with the BJP's reduced tally, managed to retain power. But the last word on it is yet to be said because six of the CMs picked up by them will be facing an electoral test next year- Adityanath, Sawant, Dhami, Patel, Jairam and Biren Singh. Four of them had no admn. experience when they were chosen as CM. So, I am welcoming the promotion of younger leaders but I am not saying a final word on the success or failure of Modi-Shah's experiments YET.
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  50. Thank you. Wish I could! Really envy my friends who are able to write books while doing full-time journalism!
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  51. Totally agree, Mr Ranganathan. I won't contest the fact that I may be often ' tentative and defensive', as you point out. Having been a newspaper reporter for over two decades, this think-before-you-speak (write) mantra is difficult to get rid of. I can't have the extravagance of a TV reporter. I sincerely urge you to judge me by my contents. I promise to.bring you the facts and then leave it to you to judge them, regardless of how I present them.
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  52. I keep reading random books- basically, whatever comes my way. But I will certainly try to organise my preferences and share the list. Thanks for making me think about it. I am not a very organised person otherwise 🙂
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  53. Agree, absolutely.. I am never comfortable in front of the camera. Worked with newspapers for 22 years before I decided to become a digital journalist. This transition hasn't really been smooth but can't stop trying now that I am here.
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  54. My fault. Yes, she is a young and bright reporter. I should have given her more space.
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  55. I think he will go up in the RSS hierarchy sooner than later
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  56. Thank you
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  57. Thank you. Will keep your suggestion in mind and do an episode on the ABVP at an appropriate time
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  58. Thank you, Sir. By the way, a journalist has no Sundays. Our job is a part of our life although I know my son, who is reading it as I write, definitely resents it 🙂
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  59. I beg to differ, Sankalp. There are issues where we would want our Prime Minister to look beyond political interests. Look at what's happening in Belagavi! Should we just take it as another evidence of the BJP's or our PM's smart politics? I am afraid I don't agree.
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  60. Agree with you, Sankalp. Just that our politicians shouldn't be playing to the gallery for immediate political gains. It's mere politics for them but we as a nation will pay a heavy price if they carry on like this.
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  61. Hi Abhi, yes, I do end up criticising the opposition more often than not. I do my best to be objective.but I can't close my eyes. The opposition's strategy is Parliament is something I haven't been able to figure out. Yes, you may not agree but please let me know where I am wrong factually.
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  62. Thanks for liking it. But I am really curious about where we disagree. Please do tell me. I may or may not agree to what you disagree with but we can exchange our views, at least
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  63. Thank you for your feedback. Noted. Will try to work on this.
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  64.  @kallachi729  Absolutely
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  65. You don't want me to lose my job, Sir, do you? When my kids can''t tolerate my "mellifluous' voice in my bathroom, you want Shekhar Gupta to see how viewers are running away from ThePrint with their palms locked on their ears!
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  66. Thank you for your feedback. You are absolutely right. I have the option of using a teleprompter but somehow I am not very comfortable with it. It makes me feel like a newsreader and not someone who is having a dialogue with an enlightened group of people. I am conscious of the fact that I need to structure my presentation. Work in progress.
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  67. Thank you. But please do keep me grounded with your critical appraisals
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  68. Thank you for liking it. The original idea was to meet the troika of these young politicians but I couldn't meet Hardik due to our schedules. My colleague, Soniya, however, interviewed Hardik. She had all the right questions for him. Request you to spare some time to watch that interview.
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  69. Thank you. Frankly, journalists like me and pollsters usually get it right only when there is a wave or if they get lucky. Talking to 75-100 people isn't enough otherwise. We end up.making intelligence guesses. It's unfair- and deceitful in a way-- to pass it on to our readers and viewers who trust us.
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  70. Agree, Dev. Working from hime. Missing my colleagues from the video team. Learning new tools
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  71. Thank you so much. We, in fact, spoke to some academics and politicians to get an idea about the percentage of Hindus and Muslims among Paharis. We were told Hindus constitute about 55 per cent but, of course, it was based on their estimates. You seem to be well-informed. Thanks again for your feedback.
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  72. Very interesting question. Didn't occur to me. Will certainly explore this angle with the ruling party if the Congress wins all three.
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  73. Hi Akshay, I do feel a bit perturbed to read what you feel. May I urge you to watch our coverage a bit closely? Trust me you will start judging us differently if you can spare time to read and watch all of us as a unit.
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  74. Thank you
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  75. No, Sir. I didn't ignore them. These issues are a part of my overall argument: That the states, given their constraints-political.or otherwise- can't solve these inter-state issues and therefore, the Centre needs to hand-hold and be more pro-active.
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  76. And then start selling chhole-bhature! 😀
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  77. Haha...must do something about my face
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  78. Haha...censoring is not our job. Thanks for sparing time to watch our show
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  79. And to Rahul Gandhi, too 🙂
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  80. I wasn't confused until I saw your comment. I again went back to legal experts, including our legal editor, Bhadra Sinha, to check what the SC meant. Our understanding is when the court spoke of prosecution success rate, it boiled down to conviction rate. We may be wrong in our interpretation but, frankly, I'd like to hear from the SC on this. Any way, thank you so much for alerting me. I don't mind being judged wrongly at times- as long as someone is there to point it out and correct it. I must therefore, thank you for drawing my attention to something that I didn't think about earlier.
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  81. What a great job profile of a loyalist that you want to become 😂
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  82. Stand corrected but I need your help to understand these political nuances as I have said at the top
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  83. Thanks, Soham. Frankly, I don't know yet. It's true Vikramaditya hasn't come of age and the Congress must depend on his mother, if at all. But Jairam Thakur hasn't really emerged as a pan-state leader either. Anurag is in high command's good book but let's see. I am not really sure about how things will unfold in the coming months.
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  84. Thank you. I do need to study more to understand why Tamil nationalism is so antithetical to Dravidian politics as the people think
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  85. Politically, it may look like an astute move but I am not sure if such tokenism works for voters beyond a certain point.
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  86. Thank you Mr Rao for your kind words. And thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to watch my programme and comment on it. Please do keep giving me your feedback. After working for 23 years in newspapers, I may take some time to adjust myself to a new medium. So please bear with me when you notice some hiccups. Hope to get over it with your help. Thank you
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  87. Thank you, Mohit. Let me flag it to my boss and then let' see...
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  88. My limited point is that the opposition needs to have a different narrative. Just criticizing Modi is no strategy at all
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  89. Thank you. I started writing a novel in my university days, which ended up as a short, 25-26 page story. Haven't recovered from it in all these years 🙂
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  90. Not at all. He has every right to contest and expand his political party's footprints, no matter what other parties think about it. It's his democratic right.
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  91. Yes, Vajpayee did develop a whole new crop of leaders. His contributions to the BJP are somehow under-estimated today
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  92. Oh, forgot! You are right. Take your point. Thank you
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  93. Thank you
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  94. Let me say something politically incorrect. Yes, what they are doing is blatantly wrong. Unfortunately, the opposition parties are busy scoring brownies. As a citizen, I would have loved to hear Rahul on the IIM bill, forest conservation amendment bill, jan suraaj bill, etc. He apparently doesn't have time to discuss anything beyond love&hate binary. Yes, he is right about this binary but Indians gave other problems, too.
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  95. Frankly, I have no access to investigators in this case but I have been following the developments, as reported. What looks fishy to me is the fact that two agencies are reaching different conclusions: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.news18.com/amp/news/politics/customs-dept-names-kerala-cm-in-gold-smuggling-case-nia-says-no-evidence-against-vijayan-3504809.html
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  96. Deep regrets! Can't do much about my accent at this stage of my life. I know it's irritating but please try to focus on the contents.
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  97. Thank you
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  98. Agree. All I am driving at is Azad may way to show what he did for the Congress and what his party did for him. While he is raising all relevant points, he is no different from anyone in RG's coterie.
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  99. Yes, I missed this point. Thank you for pointing it out.
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  100. Thank you so much
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  101. Of course...you are absolutely right. I got into the merits of what he said about Modi without discussing the exact complaint that got him convicted. Thanks for pointing it out
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  102. You are making all the right points, Sir. My only question is how we differentiate between revdis and freebies. Our politics shouldn't define it.
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  103. Yes, that's an area I must concentrate on. Thank you so much
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  104. Haha...nice one... although I do think he can do better
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  105. Thank you
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  106. Andh-bhakt is self-deprecating. We at ThePrint know that whosoever watches us is nobody's bhakt. You are all very intelligent and discerning people, no matter whether you like our views or not. If you watch us regularly, you will realise we, as Khuswant Singh would say, have 'malice towards one and all' or none. We just want to bring facts to you.
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  107. Thank you
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  108. Agree, Sir. But what I was driving at was the fact that the BJP couldn't retain its majority.
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  109. He blamed all old guards- Azad being one of them, of course
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  110. Haha...not my job to advise any party, Sir. All I try to do is to bring you some interesting scenarios and leave them for you to judge
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  111. Tricky question...I have no answers as yet
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  112. Haha...must work on my glasses to get a younger look
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  113. Hi Soham, couldn't agree more. Sorry for the late reply. Did that episode of #PoliticallyCorrect and left for a Yoga retreat for vacation. Trying to stay away from my mobile as much as possible during this period. Thank you so much for writing.
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  114. Thank you. Politics will certainly change in a decade but I think the Congress isn't celebrating or showcasing its Dalit President as much as it should.
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  115. Thank you so much. Wishing a very Happy Dussehra to you and your family! 🙏
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  116. Thank you
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  117. Wish I could! Just that I am still a bit hesitant. Was a newspaper reporter for over two decades. Trying out new things as a digital journalist. It will take me some time to adapt myself. I am still not very comfortable before a camera. Please give me some more time to settle in here.
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  118. well, just to make EPS understand that there are things beyond AIADMK and outside Tamil Nadu 🙂
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  119. Thank you so much, Arpan. Trying to put in my best
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  120. Agree, absolutely
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  121. Noted. Do appreciate your feedback. Thank you
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  122. What a coincidence that I come back so late to read your old comment when I am reading AS Dulat's ""A Life in the Shadows"! He writes about his meeting with Lee Kuan Yew and quotes him: "If you are just realistic, you become pedestrian, plebeian, you will fail. Therefore, you must be able to soar above the reality and say, 'this is also possible'." Quite interesting
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  123. Frankly, I am still not clear. The Congress has lodged FIRs against BJP leaders. It wouldn't go that far unless it has something concrete in defence. But it's just my assessment. I would like to gather more information before I take a stand on this issue.
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  124. Thanks a lot for your feedback. I tend to agree with you. I am also being told it's not a walkover for the BJP.as one thought a few weeks back. West Bengal, I think, is tantalisingly poised, as of now. I am keeping my fingers crossed
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  125. Thank you
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  126. I am afraid I must be missing something about the pronunciation here. Will check tomorrow, for sure. Thank you
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  127. Fricative! Saurav, you really freaked me out! Had to consult a dictionary. My pronunciation is already so confusing and you are only making it more complicated for me🙂 Jokes apart, let me call up.my Assamese friends tomorrow to get my proninciation right. Thank you so.much for writing
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  128. In fact, old family loyalists tell you how they revered her and how they are now so disenchanted with her because of how she has let her 'putra moh' destroy the party
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  129. Did I really say that? Please excuse me but I am the last person who would predict results. And I must be damned if I did as you say.
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  130. I am afraid I can't agree with you, Sir. You and I know how governments are toppled. If they aren't scared of.facing the electorate mid-term, they will be worse. My personal belief- and I must emphasize on 'personal'- is that let the electorate judge you as often as we can. I as a citizen want a say all the time and would like to tell our politicians any time that I want them to go if I am not happy. I am a strong advocate of the right to recall. I don't want my MPs and MLAs to cock a snook at me for five years.
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  131. Thank you
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  132. Very insightful observation of the media, Karthik. We at ThePrint are a bit different though- that is, if you watch us closely.
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  133. Thank you
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  134. Good morning. Point well taken. In fact, we invite academics/analysts, not politicians (as far as possible), as guests exactly for the same reason- objectivity. Thank you so much for writing in.
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  135. Thank you
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  136. Yes, I would really like to do that sooner than later. Thank you so much
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  137. Thank you
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  138. Very nice questions, Sir. I am a bit stuck with my routine responsibilities. If you don't mind I would like to revert to you sooner than later
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  139. Thank you so much
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  140. Yes, thank you for understanding us and our journalism. I can't pretend to know about Maharashtra better than Manasi. She is based there and has covered it for two decades. The same holds true for many of my colleagues in other states. I can pretend to know more about their states but I know people like you will catch me instantly.
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  141. Yes, Darshil, I can just blame my oversight as an excuse but it may not work. Promise to do a Live show to discuss it after results.
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  142. Oversight... absolutely agree
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  143. Thank you. Please do point out whenever you feel I am going astray
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  144. Thank you so much
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  145. 'Shamshan' is a bit too harsh but I do agree to your overall assessment. They have lost the stamina to fight.
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  146. Thanks for your feedback, Mr Deshmukh. On a lighter note, I could never understand the meaning of 'Khan Market type'. I can't afford to be one because everything is so expensive in that market. That's meant for the who's who of the capital like the Gandhis, Iranis and even Madhavs who are often spotted there. In fact, since my university days, I have been more of a Sarojini Nagar Market type.
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  147. Thank you
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  148. Thank you. I would love to do #PolitucallyCorrect show in Hindi. Let me discuss with my colleagues. Thanks a lot again.
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  149.  @parthaghosh146  No, he doesn't use a teleprompter. Don't have his knowledge and experience but I should certainly make an effort to structure my presentation better. Let me see if carrying notes can help me to achieve that. Thanks a lot for your suggestions.
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  150. Thank you, Saurabh
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  151. Thank you
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  152. Thank you
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  153. Agree, I need to organize my thoughts better. My presentation definitely needs improvement. Thank you for your feedback
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  154. Agree with you absolutely. It was never my intention to run them down.
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  155. Haha....really!
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  156. Thank you, Vishnu. Hope you don't mind calling you by your first name.
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  157. Absolutely...we must discuss these scenarios now. I will try to have a debate on this sooner than later
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  158. Agree. My 'gyan' is based on my second-hand information so far and based on inferences, deductions and the facts that we interpret as per our understanding. I myself am not willing to make any conclusions. I hope to have a better understanding after I get a sense from the ground. I am there now. Will revert to you soon.
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  159. That's a million-dollar question for me, too.
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  160. Regret the slip of the tongue
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  161. Thank you
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  162. Agree. I am also looking forward to a new survey by some credible agency.
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  163. Thank you
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  164. TNCC chief
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  165. Sher ki tarah! Yes, I can give it a try some time 🙂
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  166. 🙂
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  167. I am a bit disappointed with myself that you have come to this conclusion. Always went an extra yard to be objective. Guess I need to do much more.
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  168. Thank you. Curiosity is what drives me and you to learn and look at things differently. As long as we are not gyanis, we are happy and the world is safe 🙂
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  169. Thanks
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  170. You are absolutely right. I am also conscious of it. Work in progress.
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  171. Thank you 🙏
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  172. Of course, he was. Please bear with me. I will listen to this video again and see if I really got things confused while speaking.
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  173. Thank you
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  174. Absolutely
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  175. Thank you
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  176. I am a political animal, Hardik. You can define my politics as a journalist by late Khushwant Singh's column title: With Malice towards One and All. And that's my agenda, too
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  177. Absolutely
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  178. Thank you
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  179. We can't rule out last-minute hitches although there is nobody else in the JDU- except Kushwaha, probably- who can date object to whatever Nitish Kumar decides. Frankly, I am also keeping my fingers crossed about Kumar. He is quite unpredictable even though he doesn't seem to have many options left. As for the cadre, JDU has none. It's all Nitish Kumar's personal appeal or whatever is left of it.
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  180. Thank you
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  181. Thank you so much. Always trying to come up to your expectations. Not easy but I must always endeavour
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  182. Not exactly my antipathy...it's more about my ignorance
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  183. Point taken. Thank you so much
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  184. Thanks for your kind words, Sir. I will be happy if keen political observers such as you find me a good, objective journalist who can bring value to the time that you spend watching my show. Please keep giving me your feedback to improve the contents.
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  185. Thank you
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  186. Deep regrets. Will start looking at my video before it's posted. Thanks a lot
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  187. Thank you
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  188. Oh, how much I hate to admit it for the nth time: Yes, I eat syllables and words and sentences! 25 years of print journalism didn't help me, naturally. It has been over three years and I am still like a print journalist who can write a few thousand words but can't go beyond monosyllables when required to speak. Struggling but hope to be better sooner than later. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. You are very right. Hope to do better next time.
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  189. Haha...I can understand what you are driving at...Can't but agree
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  190. Hi Ashutosh, thanks for writing. I am afraid I can't give you a categorical reply. As a journalist, I can't pass such judgements, whatever be my personal views
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  191. 'New sentences!' You are so absolutely right.
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  192. I can see your sarcasm but I can just say that I am not making any value judgement here. All I am driving at is the fact that Modi is not just a mass leader. He's a brilliant political strategist whose original ideas are driving the BJP even today. It's not my job as a reporter to say what's wrong and what's right. You expect me to bring you information and let you take a call on what's right and what's wrong. You can always tell me I haven't brought you enough information and insight. But that'd be a commentary on my ability as a reporter, which doesn't have to be seen as a reflection of any political/ideological bias.
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  193. Overawed! I hate to hear or watch myself lest I should curse myself for messing up. But, for a change, now that you have pointed out, I will. Have to reserve my response to what you have noticed. Thank you so much for your feedback.
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  194. Sure. Let me try to do it after Karnataka elections, please.
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  195. Thank you 🙏
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  196. Agree. Learning to work from home and handling my mobile camera. A bit of a struggle though
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  197. Agree on broader points but I think he did play a big role in shaping Mamata Banerjee"s poll narrative. Let's give him his due.
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  198. On the fact of it, yes, I can't but agree with you. They are making serious efforts though.
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  199. Very good suggestion. We missed that. Will be more diligent in future. Thanks a lot.
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  200. I do concede calling her a 'loser' was a bit harsh, given that she won elections in the past. But as BJP national general secretary, you need to have proven organisational skill and a good track record in electoral politics. I am not sure if Purandeswari fits the bill.
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  201.  @sankalp6872  Thank you so much. The idea behind this show was to be there just to facilitate a smooth interaction between an academic/analyst/politician and our viewers, instead of trying to give them gyan every day. The idea was fine but the execution has been a problem because I can't help my own curiosity. That's defeating the purpose of this show. I would like to stick to the original idea behind #PoliticalAdda but focus equally on #PoliGraph where I share my thoughts. By the way, please do watch our interaction with Sushmita Deb on the same topic tomorrow.
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  202. Yes, this is an area that needs much improvement. Working on it. Appreciate your feedback. Thanks a lot
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  203. Good for thought, Sir. Thanks a lot
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  204. Of course...I got off on a tangent, probably, while trying to analyse what exactly he said. Thanks
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  205. Thank you for pointing out the error. Addressing it. Please do keep giving your feedback. Thanks again
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  206. I counted only the Cabinet ministers in the 2014 team.
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  207. Noble thoughts, I must say. Thank you
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  208. Haha...yes, I agree and have conveyed it to him 🙂
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  209. Thank you 🙏
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  210. Our Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta has done a CTC episode on this issue, comprehensively covering all aspects. Please check our YT channel and watch it. It's still a developing story and I hope to talk about its political implications soon
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  211. Hahaha...cartel boss! I am going to stand in front of the biggest mirror in my house 😀
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  212. Thank you so much. I would love to do more but there are many other things that keep me occupied. But I will certainly try to do it more often . But please give me some time to figure it out. Thanks a lot
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  213. Thank you for your suggestion. Will certainly try. Thanks again
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  214. Hi Bharat, agree with you absolutely. You know ruling parties have behaved like this historically. No point talking about them. It's the opposition parties that need to show that they matter. Unfortunately, they have become byte-sriven, Twitter/Facebook-impelled politicians
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  215. Thank you
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  216. Thank you for sparing your time to share your views, Soham. I don't think the BJP is focusing less on its welfare politics. Just that the pandemic has taken over. The last budget did show the reforms push but we have to wait to see if they will fructify. I agree to your assessment of Himachal and Uttarakhand. The Congress does seem to have a good chance in those states but I don't see the party making any efforts to capitalize on the weaknesses of the BJP governments. So typical of the Congress
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  217. Thanks for liking it. Yes, you are right. I should have done some groundreporting while I was there, instead of depending on my friends and colleagues posted there.
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  218. My apologies...we will try to fix these irritants. Hope you won't have such complaints in future.
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  219. That's the problem. What various bodies- from the EC to NitiAayig and parliamentary committee- is suggesting is that you can't bring a government down unless you can form a new government. That's problematic. So, I am afraid I don't have a clear answer.
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  220. Thank you, Shrikunj
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  221. Absolutely
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  222. Yes, agree. Food for our thought
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  223. Thank you
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  224. Thank you
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  225. Agree, absolutely
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  226. Agree. Interesting days ahead. This is what excites political animals like you and me. I am as curious as you to see how things unfold.
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  227. I beg to differ, Manu. The BJP's expansion in West Bengal is independent of Roy.
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  228. Thanks a lot for liking it
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  229. Haha...really!
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  230. Thank you
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  231. Thank you so much for pointing it out. I stand corrected
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  232. So nice to read your uncluttered thoughts about our politics today. Thank you
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  233. I am not sure, Garv, but that's a good topic for discussion later
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  234. They started with this but I think they have abandoned it now,
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  235. Yes, I did say earlier how the BJP had started doing it and then abandoned this strategy. I don't think it's going back to it. A tribal in Chhattisgarh and another OBC in MP doesn't show a change in it yet when we are talking about putting up faces from non-dominant communities. A Brahmin in Rajasthan-- long after Hari Dev Joshi- is interesting though.
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  236.  @BharatThatIsIndia  Thank you. We don't have to agree on everything. That would mean the end of intellectual discourses. Let's agree to disagree as often as we can. That's what keeps our democracy vibrant.
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  237. Oh, so sorry. Getting it right away
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  238. Sir, hope you got the link. If you haven't, please domlet me know
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  239. Agree. Should have done that. Missed opportunity. Thanks a lot for writing.
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  240. Thank you
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  241. Thank you so much
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  242. That's why the timing of the presidential poll is interesting. It's in September, just weeks before elections in Himachal and Gujarat. Anyway, I don't see Rahul losing even if someone contests against him. The Gandhis have got their nominees at every level..
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  243. Thank you
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  244. Yeah, agree. Messed up with that
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  245. Glorifying! I must hear my show again
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  246. Sir, I must humbly say that it's not our job to denounce or congratulate. We can only bring facts and perspective for you objectively.
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  247. Well...we do interviews with politicians but that's not what our primary objective is. Our data analysis shows that readers and viewers aren't really bothered about these interviews because they have heard the same things so many times. So, what you call access for an interview doesn't really fit in our journalistic philosophy. Yes, we don't really want to praise politicians. For once, I felt differently about Manoj Sinha's work in Kashmir and couldn't helpmpraising him.
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  248. Thank you
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  249. Thank you
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  250. It was in the municipal corporation in Surat...the number was 27 though...my bad
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  251. Thank you
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  252. You mean "Raeesh"! Yes, read and heard many people talking about it. I should better not comment because it's not my domain.
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  253. Sorry for disappointing you. I must try harder to say something better. Thank you
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  254. Thank you
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  255. Thank you so much. Please do share how you think we can make it better
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  256.  @LatzViz  Thank you
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  257. Thank you
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  258. You are right, Sir. I am afraid I do have emotions, so to say, but when I wear my journalist's hat, my ideology is objectivity. I know you may not agree to many things I say. And, sometimes, I suppress my personal feelings about certain issues because my job demands objectivity. But isn't it what you expect from a journo?
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  259. Dapper! Wish you were right.🙂On a serious note, no, I am not suggesting that the BJP will lose all these elections. I must be stupid to think that I know what voters will do. I am only talking about their strategy and highlighting how it didn't work in Karnataka and how the party is sticking to the same in other states. Whether it will work or not is not my concern.
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  260. Very valid questions, Mr Dutta. Would love to engage with you on these issues. It's a bit late now but will revert to you soon. Hope you don't mind. Good night
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  261. Thank you. There are experts in every state who understand things better than I do. All my endeavour is to bring the best perspective for you. I also learn a lot in the process.
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  262. Thank you
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  263. To you, too. Thank you very much
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  264. Hi, thanks for writing in. I am not sure if I have something new to bring to you. It has been talked about so much. Maybe I should wait for her deposition before the committee and then do it. Now that you have brought it up, I will certainly do it. I need to think of the timing though.
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  265. Let's see. By the way, I do think he is under-estimated as a politician. He is quite sharp, politically.
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  266. Hypothetically speaking, it shouldn't change. Everybody loves power without responsibility and Kharge is an enabler in that sense. It serves the Gandhis. In Nadda's case, it's the other way round, especially when he must live under Amit Shah's shadow.
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  267. Thank you
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  268. Sorry, my fault...I keep the guest speaker occupied with my questions most of the time although the idea behind the show is to let our viewers participate and drive the conversation...you will find it better from the next week
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  269. Fascinated, yes. But I won't call it 'machinations'. Every party has its own electoral strategy, whether I or you like it or not. For political animals like you and me, who want to look at it without bringing our political or ideological beliefs in it, the game plan is certainly fascinating- and I am speaking for myself here
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  270. RSS has always been against personality cult but it must live with it for now because it never had it so good before Modi- in terms of its influence in the 'system.' I can tell you what a friend from the RSS tried to explain its predicament to me through a story. There was an old man who sweated it out for years to build a brand of his shop, selling certain commodities. Then his son took over and started selling new commodities that became very popular even though the old man disapproved of them. But, the shop was so popular that the old man could just watch the crowds outside the shop, wondering whether he should celebrate his son's success or rue the fact that there were no takers for the commodities he used to sell. Well, it's just a story told by my friend. I am not sure whether I should stand by the father or the son.
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  271.  @shardulironmaiden  Vaikunth vs Swarg! Love it. As for personality cult, it's a universal phenomenon although the reference points may be varied. You may have a point about 'avatar' but frankly, I am still trying to understand this phenomenon
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  272. Thanks a lot for your encouraging words. As for the book project, well, I wouldn't like to write one as long as I am a reporter. I have my issues about it but never mind....
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  273. Thank you so much for your kind and encouraging words.
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  274. That it's not so easy to finish the Nandas without a Chandragupta, ,😁
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  275. Thank you
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  276. Thank you
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  277. Thank you.. ringside views are always clearer. Get into it and you get thrashed 🙂
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  278.  @manojsjoshi  Thanks for your response, Sir. Frankly, I am not qualified enough to talk about the things you raised. All I can say is that I would like our politicians not to lose sight of our larger goals as a nation while they try to score brownie points. And, yes, I still stick to my point about the need for our PM to intervene. We can't afford to have our states fight over linguistic groups or territorial claims. Someone needs to stop this parochialism and that's where a popular PM can really make a difference.
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  279. Thank you
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  280. 🙂
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  281. Thank you
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  282. Thanks for liking it. Please do keep giving feedback, especially when I go wrong.
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  283. Noted. In fact, I myself have been conscious of it. Hope to improve as I get more used to the camera. Do appreciate your feedback. Thank you
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  284. Shubham, working from home for the first time. Never thought I would be handling a mobile camera for my shows on my own. Missing my colleagues from the video team so much. Please bear with my incompetence with the camera for a while, hoping that the pandemic is over soon 🙏
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  285. Thank you, Prempal ji
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  286. Thank you, Sir. Love your idea- ecosystem of truth. The thing is how many of us want to be there!
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  287. Thank you so much
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  288. Agree but that's what we have got so far as our tools to try to analyse things. Hope we have better options soon. I will also be looking forward to it.
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  289.  @PranavPandit  yes, they do. It was 29,999. Details are there on their website.
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  290. Oh, just saw someone calling me a libtard! Somebody else was calling me a Gandhi family loyalist the other day. Now godi media and Sanghi! I am having an identity crisis, seriously.
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  291. Thanks a lot
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  292. Thank you so much for your feedback. Will convey it to our video team. Let's see what we can do about it
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  293. I am sure he has but the sooner he shows them to mitigate this crisis, the better
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  294. Don't know but I am sure he will be given a good reward for his loyalty and commitment
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  295. Agree, Huzurabad bypoll is a mother of polls, so to speak. I do think it deserves a more detailed analysis. I may not be able to do justice to it in my video show, but I can promise to make up for this with more insightful articles on our website from my colleagues. Anyway, hope to address this issue in my YouTube Live session next week. Thank you so much for writing.
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  296. Don't know whether to thank you or feel nervous 🙂
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  297. Thank you
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  298. Thank you
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  299. Thank you
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  300. Thank you for liking it.
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  301. Aside, should be interesting to look at our suppliers in Australia and Indonesia. I don't understand much about these things and so I should keep my mouth shut
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  302. As someone who loves to play with words, I must say your usage of "suppose" is brilliant even though it's at my cost
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  303. Thank you for liking it
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  304. Can't comment on this but the few days that I spent there last week gives me the impression that your.arguments may have merits
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  305. Absolutely... do agree with you
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  306. Thank you so much
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  307. Thank you, Abhisek.
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  308. Thank you. Trying my best
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  309. Thank you
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  310. Thank you so much for liking it
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  311.  @vedchavan  Thank you
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  312. Yes, thanks for pointing it out. I must apologise to my friend and colleague. My excuse: My first session as a moderator. Lesson learnt: I should know my limitations. Thanks a lot for your feedback.
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  313. Thank you for giving me food for thought. Will work on it.
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  314. You have a point, Apurva, about the likelihood of the Congress-Left alliance checking, to a certain extent, exodus of their workers towards the BJP. It would help the TMC. What may, however, hurt the Trinamool is the likelihood of the ISF splitting it's Muslim votebank. If Siddiqui fails to swing Muslim votes away from the TMC, it would be a different story. As for Assam, I want to travel around a bit in the state before saying something. Assam contest is getting interesting though.
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  315. Of course, I am, Ayush. I am neither a politician used to addressing rallies nor an academic who can lecture in a class even when he/she is half-asleep. I think my job as a journalist is to present a bunch of facts to you and try to explore and share some perspective. You may or may not agree but my job I think is to leave these facts to you to let you draw your own conclusions/inferences.
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  316. Thanks, Raghvendra. Please bear with me. Hope to address this issue in my video show #PoliGraph next week.
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  317. Thank you 🙏
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  318. So do I
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  319. Thank you
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  320. Gareebon ka Vin Diesel...haha...love it
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  321. Thank you
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  322. Thank you
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  323. Thank you so much for writing in. But do you really think that a journalist should take a judgemental stand? Our job is to bring facts to you . I am afraid I dont't think journalists should say what's good or bad for the country. Our job is to get information and tell our readers/ viewers what that info means. I am sorry for disappointing you but I don't think it's our job to decide what's wrong or right for you as citizens and voters. We bring information to you and you decide what to make if it. I am sorry for sounding a bit brusque here but I hope you understand where I am coming from.
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  324.  @sankalp6872  Thanks so much for sharing your insight. Resentment among Bhandaris is a story to be told. Hope I get to travel to Goa for ground reportage. Covid is really messing up our poll reporting plans.
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  325. Thanks a lot for appreciating our work. Hope to keep up to your expectations.
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  326. Haha...despair...no...I am more of a researcher of political chicanery across the aisle...I think I owe it to you if you spend/waste your time listening to me
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  327. Sorry for the late reply, Senthil. I get caught up with a lot of things. Thank you so much for liking it.
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  328. Food for thought. Thank you
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  329. Thank you
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  330. Sarcastic about a particular party! I beg to differ. I am pretty 'secular' in my criticism of parties or so I would like to think. Therefore, if you think I am sounding sarcastic here, it has to be unintended.
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  331. I guess I should find out 🙂
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  332. Haha...I get a sense that you already know the answer
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  333. Agree with you on everything, except the "preconceived point". Yes, I should have put graphics here. Missed opportunity. Thank you so much for your feedback.
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  334. Thank you
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  335. Thank you for your feedback. Will discuss with my colleagues in the production team and see how we can improve it. Thanks again
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  336. Agree, the BJP is still the dominant player there and none can dispute this fact, notwithstanding the last election's results
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  337. Frankly, I have not gone into such details. But I am also told that there were provocations.
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  338. Yes, another young leader I admire. I can't show him your message now because of the tragedy in his family. His mother passed away only last week. It's time to offer our condolences. But I will keep your feedback in mind.
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  339.  @libshastra  Thank you for writing. Frankly, I don't know about this RBI Guideline, distinguishing the two. I must look it up tomorrow. As for how this 6k works for farmers, I would rather expect the government to spend more money on spreading info among them about what to grow and what not to. They look so hapless. Rains or no rains, they would sow crops that are linked to MSP. They see what crops worked or didn't work the last season. It's so politically unpleasant to ask our farmers to change the cropping pattern! Our farm infrastructure is so bad! Having said that, I am not an agricultural economist and so, I can's weigh in much on this complex subject beyond what I hear from policy-makers and experts.
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  340. Thank you
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  341. I really need to work on it. Should I start using a teleprompter? I am not sure. I am not comfortable with it. Frankly, I also realise I keep dragging on because I have to do this.monologue for 15-20 minutes.. Frustrating but you must give an old print journalist some time for this transition
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  342. Thank you
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  343. Will try to do it sooner than later. Thank you so much
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  344. Ram Madhav is actually playing a very important role for the Sangh today. Can't discuss it now. Intend to write about it soon.
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  345. Thank you very much for liking my work.
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  346. Thanks for your feedback. Yes, I also think there were many repetitions, which spoilt my presentation. Need to prepare better, for sure.
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  347. Thank you
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  348. Thank uou
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  349. Thank you
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  350. Thank you
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  351. Sorry, I was travelling.
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  352.  @varadharajanranganathan3761  Thank you, Sir. Please feel free to point out our flaws. It does help us to at least try to do better. Will always look forward to your feedback. Please take care of yourself and your family.
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  353. Thank you for liking it. His leadership skill has been a surprise.
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  354. I bed to differ, Mr Dutta. I don't discriminate between parties. Please watch my previous episodes about the Congress. Will use the same yardstick for other parties, too.
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  355. You know I do care about your views but please allow me to defend myself by specifying where I went wrong. It will help me do better.
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  356. Amogh is a very talented colleague I have got. He is teaching me political data analysis. Thank you so much for liking our show.
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  357.  @ayes1669  Thank you so much
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  358. Agree with you on Uttarakhand. I can think of only two reasons. First, people voted for Modi, regardless of the CM's performance. Second, the gap in votedhares in 2017 and 2019 was too much to make up for- 13 and 30 percentage points.
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  359. Hindi mein bhi karenge, Sir...sooner than later...but please don't give up on us
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  360. Haha...he happened to be a government official
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  361. What never happened before was the bureaucrats holding press conferences against an elected government. Just because they have the Central.protevtion. Kejriwal govt. is no paragon of virtue and it has been transgressing many lines but I still think an elected government must have powers over bureaucracy. That the AAP govt. has shown a penchant for misusing it is something really disturbing but I would still want powers to a government elected by us, the people, whether we agree to its policies or not.
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  362. Thank you
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  363. Sir, please don't put words into my mouth 🙏🙂
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  364. I respect your point of view and you are right in your assessment of the BJP's strategy. It's just that these appointments are more symbolic. If you think Purandeswari can deliver for you, you should make her the state BJP president, and not a national general secretary who will have the charge of a different state. Similarly, Panda is a waste on a ceremonial post of a vice-president. He is under-utilised.
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  365. Thank you so much. Please keep watching us.
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  366. Thank you, Sir. I am tempted to use the cliche about a week or a momth being a long time in politics but I won't. As it is, I don't see why Modi won't come for a third term. I can't see any challenger as of today. And for 'beyond 2024', I must keep my mouth shut.
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  367. Thanks for your feedback, Mr Rao. Agree that the BJP needs to bring in leaders from outside in these states. But do you think Mukul Roy or Anupam Hazra can bring votes to the BJP? Or Tom Vadakkan in Kerala, for that matter! The other names that I mention were more in the context of how the BJP that used to put a premium on ideological purity has started diluting it. Whether it's right or wrong is not my case. I was just trying to highlight this dilution. You are right about Amritsar results but I mentioned it by the by while talking about Chug's track record of never winning an election himself or contributing to the party's win anywhere.
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  368. You are right about the sympathy factor but it doesn't always work. Look at the Boxanagar result where there was sympathy factor and.much.more. That aside, I was looking at this Kerala seat from the BJP's perspective, given the kind of efforts they put in. Otherwise, I do agree with you about the broader picture.
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  369. Thank you
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  370. Sure, conveying it to my colleagues in the video team
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  371. Haha...interesting thought
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  372. Thank you
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  373. Haha...on fire, you meant!
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  374. I tend to agree to the first two points, at least. From Debbaka to Huzurabad and this one now, defectors have been the BJP's face. But isn't it true of other states too? Did you ever think of the BJP coming to power in Arunachal? And yet they did...
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  375. Thank you, Abhijit. When it comes to political analysis, I think my boss, Shekhar, has no match, given the kind of perspective- which goes much beyond politics- he brings. And , trust me, I don't have to flatter him. just watch his CTCs. After him, I think, Pronoy Roy, gives a good data-driven insight whenever he does. I am just telling you about the people I look up to as a part of my learning process. There are a few others after them but I can't go on naming them. I come much lower on that ladder. Anyway, to confess, your comment has made my day/evening 😁 Thanks a lot. Hope you are reading ThePrint stories also. We are trying to bring to you what, we hope, others can't. Thank you so much. Best,
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  376. Haha...some day, we will have it, for sure. It's not about my boss or me. We are just trying to come up with a genre of journalism our politicians aren't really fond of. Wonder if you have seen those Taliban commandoes.standing behind that news anchor- obviously to guard the freedom of expression, no 😁? Haha, jokes apart, we are just trying to learn and improve as a news organisation and your inputs are very valuable here. Please do keep giving us your feedback, especially when you think we are slacking. Thank you so much for writing
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  377. I have conveyed it to the concerned person. Hope it's sorted out soon. Thank you so much for flagging it to us.
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  378. Frankly, I am confused...Personally, I don't like dynastic politics and yet when I mine the data about the voters' preferences, it surprises me. Well, who am I to judge if voters have a different opinion?
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  379. Thank you so much
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  380. While I agree to your point about the pace of delivery, I am not quite sure how far I can improve. As it is, speaking spontaneously I for 15-20 minutes is challenging but this allows me to be natural (though, probably, at the cost of fluency that teleprompters give to TV anchors/hosts). I can use a teleprompter and can even get used to that sooner or later but I would really like to feel that I am talking to you-- as naturally as two adults would-- instead of reading out a prepared script.
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  381. Thank you
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  383. Thank you
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  384.  @sohamroy6156  Hi Soham, I think you should write to him directly.
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  385. Sorry, Jam. I don't think Karnataka is gandling it well
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  386. 🤭
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  387. Thank you. Have heard a lot about Strauss but unfortunately, haven't read him much. Going to pick up The Fourth Turning ASAP. Thanks a lot
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  388. Thank you
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  389. Thank you, Dilip ji
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  390. Can't claim that, Sir, but thank you so much for your kind words
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  391. Can't but agree with you
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  392. Thank you
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  393. Thank you
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  394. Certainly. Think I should have spent more time. Thank you
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  395. Agree, absolutely. I should think of doing an episode that brings you all these relevant data to show how freebies are making a mess of fiscal accountability. Just that I am not competent enough in this domain to talk about it. Thank you so much for writing.
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  396. Thank you. I think the same
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  397. Thank you, Kanishk
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  398. Thank you
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  399. Hi Agon, I tend to agree with Devanshu although I do agree with you when you seek to make a case about meritocracy
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  400. Hi Amit, no, I am not endorsing it. I am just bringing facts to you about what he has been doing. Whether it's right or wrong is not something I would like to get myself into. You are all so intelligent and so I know you will take your own calls.
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  401. Of course. The HM needs to be more pro-active
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  402. Thank you, Sir. Yes, can't but agree with you that the RSS may bring him back into the organisational work sooner than later. As for his political ambitions...well...let's see...although I must say I don't think there is anything wrong even if he has those ambitions.... I beg to differ with you on one point though: Propaganda is probably a bit harsh for all the efforts I put in to bring de-hyohenated information even though my analysis of the situation may not always match your expectation 🙏
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  403. Thank you
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  404. Thank you
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  405. I did a #PoliticallyCorrect episode saying exactly what you are saying but I had added then that WB would be his real test. In my opinion, he proved his mettle as a poll strategist in Bengal.
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  406. Haha....thank you...frankly, I believe the Congress as an organisation remains democratic so far as media scrutiny is concerned but you never know...most parties' definition of journalistic objectivity is changing nowadays
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  407. Thank you
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  408. Thank you
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  409. Thank you so much for liking it
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  410. Thank you so much
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  411. Yes, Malik quoted Shah as saying this about PM Modi and nobody has contradicted it til now.
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  412. I beg to differ on May points here, especially in the context of the individuals. Wuldn:t it be nice if you do it as a part of ThePrint YouTube fraternity? Your call, of course.
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  413. Thank you
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  414. Haha...you are making pretty strong points without saying it
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  415. Thank you
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  416. Thank you so much
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  417. Thank you
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  418. Hi Rajiv, sincere apologies for my wrong pronunciation. I am just bad at that, regardless of the language I speak. A huge area of improvement needed but I myself am keeping my fingers crossed.
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  419. You are right. Noted. Thank you
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  420. Regret the use of that word, Lokdev ji. It was uncalled for. I should be more careful in choosing my words.
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  421. Some of them, maybe, but most of them won't
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  422. Please bear with me. A bit old to change. I have been trying to make up for it with contents but...alas...
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  423. Thank you
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  424. Thank you
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  425. Thank you so much for your encouraging words. DK
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  426. Shouldn't be a problem. Have you googled it? If you miss out any names, please let me know. I will get them from that letter
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  427. Thanks
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  428. You have given me food for thought...a very insightful take
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  429. Thank you. Have noticed the slip of tongue. Too late to fix it now. Thank you so much for pointing it out.
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  430. Not really....it's too obvious to bother our intelligent viewers like you...why to waste your time on the most obvious thing
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  431. Thank you for liking it 🙏
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  432. Agree to most of what you say. Only that I find them so non-chalant! As if people's perceptions and views didn't matter!
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  433. Thank you
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  434.  @yashgarg4864  Thanks, Yash. I can just say I probably read too much of Khushwant Singh's 'With Malice Towards One and All" in my younger days. Frankly, political parties have so much money to spend on manipulating public perception that I feel compelled as a journalist to show the other side. It's certainly my failure if I am not able to do it equally for all parties, as you think. I will surely take a look at my write-ups and videos to see if I am losing the balance. Thanks a lot for your feedback. Please do keep sharing it.
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  435. Agree
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  436. Thank you
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  437. I am a reporter, Sir. I think my job is to report what is happening and try to give a perspective. I am here to gather facts for you and let you judge what's right and what's wrong.
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  438. Thank you
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  439. Thanks for liking this episode. Will keep your words in mind when I do Headlines ke Peechhe in future.
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  440. I am sorry I feel compelled to respond to you, Sir. My surname, about which I couldn't do anything when I got it doesn't make me a casteist. Please don't judge my journalism by my surname. It belittles me and my three decades' of work.
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  441.  @prateeksharma3230  Thank you. I have nothing to say then
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  442. Thank you so much
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  443. Mera 'like' apke saath hai
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  444. I think the Congress was well-placed to retain power with Amarinder Singh at the helm despite anti-incumbency. The SAD was on the political margins, the AAP a divided house and the BJP a non-player. There was no need for the Congress to create political instability. In fact, even bringing a Dalit Sikh to replace Amarinder Singh looked like a smart move. The only problem is Channi has been unable to deliver on issues that he was targeting his predecessor for and Sidhu won't let him settle. The Congress is looking like a party that's hell-bent on losing the election. Amarinder Singh may not win but the moot point is how much he can damage the Congress. What's adding to confusion and uncertainty is which way the farmers' leaders would go from here. Frankly, one should wait a few more weeks before wagering on anyone.
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  445. Thank you
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  446. Thank you
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  447. Thank you
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  448. Thank you
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  449. Thank you, Sir
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  450. Thank you
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  451. Haha...that's my imagination flying high 🙂
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  452. Thank you
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  453. Haha...I can certainly offer my advice on how not to run a party
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  454. Haha...I must agree with you
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  455. Thank you
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  456. Thanks, Soham. Your message prompted me to do it.
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  457. Thank you
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  458.  @sankalp6872  Absolutely. Agree with you on every point
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  459. Haha... Lalit, love your vision! But you must be breaking many hearts in BJP 😀
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  460. 🙂
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  461. Hope you are right. India needs a strong opposition party.
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  462. No issues here. Just that I would like it to be a gamechanger for the Congress. We urgently need a strong opposition party.
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  463. Of course, Sir. It's your choice, always. But, please do keep watching us and writing in. Your critical appraisal will make us better.
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  464. Thank you
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  465. Hahaha...
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  466. Thank you, Kanavi saheb. If I may, the fact is SG is the one who constantly watches over us to ensure that we remain unbiased.
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  467. Haha...no, Sir. I believe in this saying: It's better to keep your mouth shut and let others think that you are a fool than open it and prove them right.🙂
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  468. Thank you
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  469. Would rather keep my mouth shut, Sir. Only that I hated that 'tum to thahare parseshi' atrocity on listeners
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  470. Absolutely...we don't even talk about it any more, unfortunately.
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  471. You mean bhaag, bhaag DK Bose 🙂
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  472. Thank you so much. I would also want to do it more often. Just get caught up with so many things. I need to find some way out. Hope I have something concrete to tell you the next time we chat
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  473. Thank you
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  474. Agree. I am also looking forward to a post-Jan 22 survey.
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  475. Thanks for liking it, Sir 🙏
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  476. This ambivalence suits both sides at this stage. He is correct to the extent that the BJP hasn't decided on the TDP as yet. The situation is quite fluid. Thanks for writing in.
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  477. Thank you
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  478. I am afraid we don't have the wherewithal, Shreyas. Wish we could!
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  479. Thank you so much for such encouraging words...it's really motivating
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  480. Thank you so much, Nagesh ji, for your insight. I had also heard of liquor lobby's role but didn't have such detailed knowledge. And the proverb you have cited is so apt. Is it a Kannada proverb? Will be grateful if you could send me the exact translation. Thanks again. Really enjoyed reading your thoughts.
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  481.  @Mr225566  Thank you so much. Learning a lot from your comments. Please do keep enlightening me with your valuable insights. Thanks again 🙏
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  482. Thank you
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  483. Haha...seriously!
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  484. Haha...of course not, Vaibhav
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  485. 🙏
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  486. I would.love to. Just that the BJP wouldn't share state-wise membership data....it's very secretive about these figures
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  487. You mean "capable" subordinates!
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  488. But what did I predict?
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  489. Big allegation, Sir. Anyway, we are really sorry if you feel this way about us.
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  490. Thank you
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  491. There are reasons I don't agree to it but I can't express it here. Let's talk tomorrow
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  492. Thank you. Agree
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  493. Thank you
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  494. Can't but agree with you. Thank you.
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  495. Thank you so much for liking it.
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  496. Haha...yes, I am not comfortable before a camera, probably because of 23 years of newspaper reporting. Learning the ropes. By the way, do you mean khaini, the tobacco people chew in many north Indian states? I must see a dentist then 🙂
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  497. Thank you. It was just a week long vacation. You calling it 'long' will alarm my boss 🙂
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  498. Thank you. It was just a week long vacation. You calling it 'long' will alarm my boss 🙂
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  499. Thank you. It was just a week long vacation. You calling it 'long' will alarm my boss 🙂
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  500. Thank you. It was just a week long vacation. You calling it 'long' will alarm my boss 🙂
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  501. Thank you. It was just a week long vacation. You calling it 'long' will alarm my boss 🙂
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  502. Thank you. It was just a week long vacation. You calling it 'long' will alarm my boss 🙂
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  503. Thank you. It was just a week long vacation. You calling it 'long' will alarm my boss 🙂
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  504. Thank you. It was just a week long vacation. You calling it 'long' will alarm my boss 🙂
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  505. Thank you. It was just a week long vacation. You calling it 'long' will alarm my boss 🙂
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  506. Thank you. It was just a week long vacation. You calling it 'long' will alarm my boss 🙂
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  507. Thank you. It was just a week long vacation. You calling it 'long' will alarm my boss 🙂
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  508. Oh, I missed out on that. It's a win for the Congress as it has finally got a road map for organisational elections. Don' know whether it will change much in terms of the party's electoral fortune but there is at least clarity about Rahul's eventual return.
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  509. Thank you
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  510. Thank you. I agree with you on most of the points. They do have a good working relationship although I am not sure if they are great friends.
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  511. 🙏
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  512. 🙂
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  513. Let's hope so
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  514. Agree with you. Remember our bus travels in Delhi till 1990s ....What we see in Delhi today is Sheila Dikshit's work.
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  515. No, Sir. We never apologised because there was never any fake news as you say. ThePrint is still the gold standard of journalism
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  516. Haha...
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  517. Haha...really! Himanta is smart. Mind you I didn't say 'smarter' 😀
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  518. Thank you
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  519. Thank you
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  520. Haha...promotion...I will give it a pass, Sir. And thank you for linking this episode.
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  521. Thank you
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  522. I have given the link of the survey and also spoken about it. It's not 100 per cent, of course. Trust me I won't share my assumptions and conjectures without a note of caution.
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  523. Thank you
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  524. Thank you
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  525. Thank you
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  526. Thank you
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  527. Thank you
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  528. Keeping my fingers crossed but you have a point
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  529. Thank you
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  530. Thanks for your encouraging words.
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  531. Thank you
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  532. Absolutely...can't agree more
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  533. I am.not competent to reply on this matter, Sir. Will surely convey this to our marketing team.
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  534. Thanks a lot
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  535. Agree
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  536. Haha...hope they have my a/c no. with IFSC code
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  537. Thank you so much
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  538. That's where the anti-farm laws lobby has hurt farmers' interest.
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  539. I tend to agree to Pat McLaughlin's views here
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  540. You have caught me. Slip of tongue is no excuse. It's a terrible mistake and I do owe an apology to you and all our viewers. You are absolutely right. Thank you so much for pointing it out.
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  541. Thank you
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  542. Hi Elora, let me be candid. Yes, it does hurt me when someone calls my show/interview an agenda-based analysis. We can debate our respective viewpoints. My appeal to you is that you join ThePrint's YouTube fraternity. We would love our viewers to dictate our agenda in terms of independent journalism. But we can't have this debate without your support to de-hyphetanted journalism that we strive to do at TePrint.
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  543.  @sooraj949  Not at all. Please do keep giving us your feedback. Thank you so much for writing to us.
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  544. Thank you, Captain
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  545. Thanks for your feedback, Sir. I agree to everything you have said, except your assessment of ThePrint. We appreciate a lot of things done by the Modi government, especially in terms of deliveries. But we as an organisation that believes in de-hyphenated journalism, will probably be letting you down if we keep clapping. I am sure you expect us to be forthright and honest in our reporting.
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  546. Thank you
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  547. Thanks
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  548. Well, I must agree with you, no matter how much I may dispute the details
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  549. Thank you
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  550. Frankly, I can't give you a categorical answer. What I said was based on the estimates of academics and politicians but they can't always be right. I need to research more before I agree or disagree with you.
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  551. Thank you. I didn't even remember it.
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  552. Admit. Shouldn't have used it. I should be more careful. Thank you for pointing it out
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  553. Thank you so much
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  554. Haha ...I am not used to looking into a mirror but you are making me do that 🙂
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  555. Thank you
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  556. Thank you
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  557. I guess senior leaders are tired of being dictated. The same Anand Sharma, when he was a union minister, wouldn't mind waiting for a couple of hours outside RG's room. It's a bit complicated for me. Can Sharma, Azad or Sibal win a CWC election today? No. So, why are they pushing for it? I think they don't mind being Gandhi family flag-bearers, provided there is a sense of attachment to the flag and there are incentives/ rewards. There are none at this point of time
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  558. Thank you
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  559. Hi Himangka, it may take me a couple of decades to have his delivery skills, if at all. Having said that, I must admit I need to improve a lot in this area. Thank you so much for writing.
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  560. Hope you could spare some time to watch it
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  561. Thank you
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  562. Thank you
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  563. Haha...Swamy! All the best to the BJP!
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  564. Thank you for writing in. Towards/against! Godi media/Libtards! I don't think of these terms when I start writing or speaking. You, too, may not want me to do that.
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  565. Thank you
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  566. New look...haha...I decided to have a haircut the day I saw the positivity rate going below O. 20 per cent
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  567. As far as I know the Congress hasn't had any internal discussion on this issue but I need to dig a little deeper.
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  568. 😀
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  569. Thank you
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  570. Haha...thank you
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  571. Thank you 🙏
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  572. Thank you
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  573. Thank you
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  574. Agree, absolutely. But please understand my constraint: Keep your mouth shut (on issues you don't know much about) and let people think that you are a fool than open it and prove them right
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  575. Thank you
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  576. I don't know what you think about that school of journalism, Sir. But I can vouch for my colleague. She is one of the best we have. She is one of the most intelligent and objective journalists in a very complex world of journalism in Maharashtra. May I request you to read and listen to her a bit more? I am sure you will change your opinion.
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  577. Thank you
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  578. Pradeep, trust us Delhiwallahs...you are much better there
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  579. Thanks for liking it
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  580. Well said Must agree. Thank you
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  581. 🙏
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  582. I did but not in this #PoliticallyCorrect show. I did several #PoliticalAdda shows on Manipur but I mostly talked with experts with domain knowledge.Frankly, given that I didn't visit Manipur during this turmoil and depended on my colleagues for second-hand knowledge, I never felt confident of doing my own show on this.But my colleagues at ThePrint didi a brilliant job. I hope you liked their shows.
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  583. Can't but agree with you, Pawan.
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  584. Thank you so.much
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  585. Thank you so much
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  586. Thank you
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  587. Thank you
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  588. Hi, sorry for my late reply. Yes, running parties as proprietary concerns should be the issue, not just about someone belonging to a political family. Unfortunately, all parties have become proprietary nowadays, given how party workers and leaders, except a chosen few, have no say in who becomes their party president at the national level or in states. Even CMs are decided by the high command and then thrust on MLAs. I was covering the Democratic primaries in the US in 2008 when Obama and Clinton were fighting it out. Since then I have been thinking when and how our political system will become so mature. But at 75 we haven't done badly at all. I am very happy about our democratic processes taking firm roots. Things will improve sooner than later.
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  589.  @appajirao  Thank you
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  590. Thank you
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  591. Thank you, Sir
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  592. Thank you
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  593. 🙂
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  594. Thank you
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  595. Agree
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  596.  @pulkitgupta2434  Thank you for appreciating our work. Coming from someone who has watched us since 2018, your feedback means a lot to us. Please do write in whenever you find us slacking off.
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  597. Haha... absolutely
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  598. Thanks for writing, Ayush. Noone is denying the fact that Sisodia has done a good job with the school infrastructure. As for the quality of education, it was always good. Many of my batchmates in the university came from these schools and they have done pretty well in life. But, yes, if the AAP develops a Punjab model, it'll be a good thing and we'll celebrate it.
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  599. All I was saying in that video was the fact that BJP CMs were trying to emulate Yogi. I was just stating a fact. I wasn't trying to be judgemental.
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  600. Thank you
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  601. Thank you
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  602. Thank you
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  603. I don't think he will be asked to resign. This unwritten age criterion is not applicable to the President and Governors, as I understand. Anyway, the next presidential poll is just a few months away. Btw, just checked, he will turn 76 this October.
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  604. Thank you so much for your encouraging words.
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  605. Face, I meant
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  606. Haha...agree...I am also not sure what he meant by this...wil have to ask him
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  607. My answer to both questions is 'yes'. Just to add to the first one, the old strategy wasn't bad logically but the idea has to be translated into action and disseminated adequately for the non-dominant groups to feel the difference. Of course, it shouldn't be done in a way that a dominant community, say Jats in Haryana, starts feeling alienated or discriminated.
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  608. Sorry for this glitch. It must be irritating. We will do better the next time.
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  609. Absolutely
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  610.  @therandomthings6933  Can't agree more
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  611. Segmenting and clustering...you have done it nicely, of course. Useful marketing lessons in politics. 🙂 Thank you
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  612. Will do a #PoliticallyCorrect episode on this tomorrow or the morning after. Please do give your feedback. Thanks
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  613. You can be a great satirist 🙂
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  614. Thank you. I must agree with you with most of what you have said. But I must concede here that I am "out of touch" with the high command-- Modi-Shah. I am definitely not their confidant even though I had had quite a few meetings with them in the past.
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  615. You've got me here. I must find out what's happening now. Thanks for the alert.
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  616. Thank you
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  617. I must take the blame...my apologies...I was poking in too much...promise I will speak, if at all, only after our viewers' questions are over
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  618. Thank you
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  619. Tuition teacher ke liye daru, Sir! Kya padhate hain, by the way?
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  620. I also wonder. Let's see.
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  621. Thank you
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  622. I get your point. All I was driving at is that I am not getting into what the Opposition or anybody else says about the RSS. I am not there to give my opinion about the RSS.
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  623.  @oldngolddays6177  Not at all...I don't really share Opposition's sweeping views about the RSS...as for its social work, we have done a lot of stories about it. Just that I don't want to be judgemental either way for lack of my knowledge or expertise. Many people have spent a lot of time studying the Sangh's functioning and I usually read them to understand.
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  624. Possible...I asked my Urdu-knowing colleagues to read it...anyway
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  625. Agree. I am not trying to advise the Congress. I was only trying to point out the flaws in the opposition's negative narrative
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  626. Thanks for your feedback. I will certainly watch it and see if I can improve my presentation. Thanks again
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  627. Thanks a lot for liking it
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  628. Thank you so much for liking it
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  629. Thanks for liking it
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  630. I mentioned Jay Panda as one of the 'outsiders'. He is certainly a bright leader. In fact, I think he is under-utilised as a vice-president, which is a ceremonial post
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  631. Signature disbelief! I should take it as a compliment as a journalist. Thank you
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  632. Can't dispute the facts you are putting out , of course
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  633. Thank you
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  634. Thank you
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  635. Thanks a lot, Bhaskar.
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  636. Parody! Love it 🙂
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  637. Thank you so much
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  638. No, Sir. We do a lot when things are wrong. Please do reac and watch us more closely.
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  639. Enamoured! Hmmmm...maybe I was getting too frustrated with politics, not governance, dominating the discourse in the past three years or so and Shinde sounded like a welcome departure...but yes, I am probably getting excited a bit too soon. Let's wait and see how he delivers
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  640. Thank you
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  641. Thank you
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  642. Madhusudan ji, mujhe pataa nahin aap ne kitne #PoliticallyCorrect shows follow kiye lekin agar aap kahte hain ki main BJP se sawaal nahin puchhta, toh aap shaayad mere saath nainsaafi kar rahe hain. Haan, aap kah sakte Hain ki main opposition ke prati garah hoon lekin aap mujhe bayaayen main factually Kahan galat kah rahaa hoon.
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  643. Thank you, Sasankaji
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  644. No, you didn't miss out anything. All I was saying was that if there is a 'miracle' on the 8th, we as also PK woukd be looking for the fifth M 🙂
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  645. Yes, agree. Working from home. Learning to handle my mobile camera. Hope to improve next time
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  646. Agree with you, Sir. But must differ on how ThePrint looks at it. When we talk about de-hyphenated journalism, it's not a rhetorical claim by a publication. There are times when we may go wrong- and you must point out when it happens- but we are really committed to de-hyphenated journalism as our credo.
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  647. Thank you
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  648. Thanks for liking my show. Please do spare time to watch it
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  649. Upset! Not all all. Just that he has the potential to do a lot more for Assam, which hasn't realised its potential. He is a fabulous politician and administrator. Just that he needs to look beyond headlines!
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  650. Agree with you on everything except the ' now not so enthusiastic' part. If I sounded enthusiastic earlier, it could be because I was talking about the buzz in Punjab. It wasn't my personal opinion. And I am sounding unenthusiastic today, it's because I am talking about the AAP's challenges. It's never intended either way
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  651.  @surendrabarsode8959  Thank you. I am sure they won't fall into this trap. They learnt their lessons in 2017. Besides, it will damage their national prospects. Best,
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  652. Agree, Sankalp, let's see.
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  653. It can be a very interesting episode. Let me see if I can get some excuse to do it. Thank you so.much
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  654. Thank you so much
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  655. Noted. Not in a position to commit myself to it right now but will definitely discuss the idea with my colleagues. Thank you
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  656.  @abhinashkumar3161  I get your point, Abhinash. Just that I don't want to be judgemental at this stage. Things are always so fluid in politics. Fingers crossed
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  657. Thank you. It was an oversight and I regret it deeply.
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  658. It's rather my inference based on developments in the first few days and the AAP's track record. But I must concede it's early days and things may work out very differently. Thanks so much for writing.
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  659. Thank you
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  660. Sir, I did mean to say 'a Muslim leader'. Hate to use identity tags but my entire emphasis was on why opposition leaders are acting the way they do because Owaisi is a Muslim leader. Hope there comes a time when we can just say 'a political leader' without having to explain his or her identity in the discourse.
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  661. Thank you so much
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  662. Thank you so much for liking ir
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  663. 'it', sorry.
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  664. Thank you
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  665. Thank you
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  666. Thank you
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  667. Thank you
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  668. Agree. There are many question marks- Nitish Kumar's unpredictability being the biggest. I am just building on how Bihar's political circles are interpreting the RJD resolution. Also, Nitish Kumar has always been about power since 1998. We can just stick our neck out and see that what suits him best. Merger suits him as I can see and the RJD's intent is also clear. As a political observer who likes tomout two plus two together, I can go just this far. But when it comes to Nitish Kumar, I must concede he can always spring a surprise and prove me wrong.
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  669. Get the sarcasm, Sir, but would love to respond if there is something specific. I am on a learning curve as a visual media guy and I would love to correct myself if I get swayed away at some point.
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  670. Sorry, the way I phrased it is wrong again. I wouldn't 'love' to correct myself; we would be 'obliged' to do that. As I said I am still coming to terms with the visual media... 🙏
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  671. Thank you
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  672. Oh, yes! It's so interesting! I must look for an opportunity to write and talk about it
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  673. Haha...I didn't say that
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  674. Modi fan !!!! Hmmmmm...
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  675. Hi Pranjal, what I was trying to convey is that we have our own political/ideological predilections but we may, for a change, just try to put them aside for a while and watch the game of politics. It can be fascinating at times.
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  676. Thank you. I go where my colleagues in the video team take me to 🙂 I must let them know that they're right and I'm wrong about this change
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  677. Thank you so much for liking it
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  678. Thank you
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  679. I can but I must think of a fresh perspective about RSS appointments in a government headed by an ex-RSS pracharak. If I talk about them, you'll say, "C'mon, tell me something new!"
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  680. Thank you
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  681. Thank you, Sir
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  682. Thank you
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  683. I think dissecting is what a reporter is supposed to do. Every party has millions of drum-beaters. I am sure you don't want to waste your time hearing the same in this show.
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  684. Thank you
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  685. Thank you
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  686. Thank you. Vande Mataram
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  687. Media can be a catalyst and instrument of change in a vibrant democracy but it can't replace political parties that must step up and safeguard all democratic norms and values. Media can't replace the opposition.
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  688. Thanks a lot for liking it, Prakash.
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  689. Going by survey data, Manav. No personal opinion here.
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  690. I think it's helplessness, not fear
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  691. Thanks a lot for liking it.
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  692. A very intelligent question I can't answer. But I am not sure if even Uddhav has the answer today
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  693. It did capture Adampur even though it was through another defection. But, yes, there isn't enough to gloat over
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  694. Beg to disagree, Sir. We are not trying to mock. All we are trying to do is to point out how they haven't been able to find the language to counter the BJP.
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  695. Why to blame him? He was just making a point. If at all, I should take the blame for dragging him into the conversation.
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  696. All he was driving at was that the people of Punjab were so sick of the Congress and the Akalis that they wanted to reject them and opt for any alternative, which happened to be the AAP. It may be interpreted as negative voting against traditional parties, not positive voting for the AAP. This point is debatable, of course, but everyone has his or her point of view.
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  697. I have also been wondering
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  698. I didn't realie I gave this impression. I was not applauding anyone. Not my job. I was only trying to sum up the BJP's message in the election.
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  699. Fielding skills! Didn't occur to me. Very apt observation.
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  700. Thank you
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  701. Thank you so much for appreciating our efforts 🙏
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  702. Thank you
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  703. True, Prakahr. It would be really presumptuous to declare rebellion by Vasundhara or any other leader. I was just talking about the worst case scenario if leaders like her were to be sidestepped. Yesoyury has som many cases against him; others don't have SO FAR
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  704. Oh, yes...the burden is more than any Congressperson can bear
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  705. I am happy you liked it. I am afraid I can't change my accent, howsoever much I would like to. Wish I could speak better! But here I am. I know many people find it irksome but it's probably too late for me to improve.
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  706. Thank you for sparing time to watch it and comment. Your appreciation keeps us motivated.
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  707. You are right. Just that I have been discussing these useless ministers so often....
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  708. Thank you
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  709. Yes, he did. Tejaswi Surya, CT Ravi and Dilip Saikia were his choices. He did have a say in many other appointments.
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  710. Thank you. Always a constant endeavour to match up to your expectations
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  711. Afrais it was a slip of the tongue. But you folks are really making me curious about this weed😁
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  712. Thank you
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  713. Thank you
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  714. Thank you so much
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  715. Thank you
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  716. Just to add, one of the closest advisors of Rahul-Priyanka is a former students' leader of JNU, my alma mater, who had shown black flags to Dr. Manmohan Singh in 2005
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  717. You are so wrong. I saw your message around midnight and decided to listen to my own show because I wasn't able to sleep. Now I can't sleep at all. Very bad advice, Sir 😕
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  718. Thank you
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  719. Thank you so much for your encouraging words.
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  720. Thank you
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  721. Thank you
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  722. Haha...I was thinking of getting back with a nice repartee but you are too good 🙂
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  723. Don't worry, Sir. We are like Pisa tower. Everyone thinks we are tilting but nobody can pull us down. Please trust in our objective journalism. We won't fall.
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  724. Thank you
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  725. My prediction may be very close to yours 😁
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  726. Thank you
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  727. Haha...yes, I always tilt towards reason although many may not like it. And I am not going to ask which way you think I am tilting because I myself don't know 🙂
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  728. I am afraid I can't publicly endorse or reject a book. Anyway, fiction as a genre is not my thing.
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  729. Hahaha...no, Sir. I am to be blamed here. Shekhar keeps asking me to do more shows.
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  730. Noted. Thank you
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  731. Not justifying or glorifying, Sir. But I must look at things within a given social and political framework today. I am not a judge or preacher of morality. I am only trying to engage you on what's happening in contemporary Indian politics. It:s for you to judge what's right or wrong.
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  732. Hi Aditya, we didn't get questions from the audience this time. There were several comments but no questions by the time we started recording it. This show is meant to be interactive and we eagerly look forward to questions from viewers.
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  733. You are getting me wrong. He is absolutely right about repeating this regressive law. All I am driving at is that he shouldn't fall into a trap. Headlines are fine but he is much more capable than this.
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  734. Haha...for that, I must join it first
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  735. Thank you
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  736. Looking for God in God's own country 🙂
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  737. Thank you
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  738. Thank you 🙏
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  739. Agree, absolutely
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  740. Thank you
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  741. I can only see debris elsewhere 🙂 And I don't think you want me to talk about it
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  742. No, I also think he needs to take a re-look at his priorities. More than the BJP, the country needs his full attention.
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  743. Thanks for comments, Sir. Yes, Fadnavis is a brilliant politician. No doubt about it. But, Himanta is also in a different class. I am not comparing the two because of the obvious differences in the social and political structures they operate in.
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  744. I would like to believe that the PM is doing it to promote new leaders. In the process, if some fall by the wayside, well...it's par for the course in politics.
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  745. Thank you
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  746. Thank you
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  747. It's our loss. Your appreciation, criticism, feedback- all these have made us do better. We have no grudge about your decision to switch. After all, there are many journalists outside ThePrint who are working equally hard. What actually hurts is the fact that you find us leading towards a particular side. All our endeavour has been to stay objective. We certainly need to take your feedback seriously. Thank you so much for being a part of ThePrint family thus far. We will miss you.
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  748. Thank you. We Indians use both miles and kms. Kms probably strike us better. Will keep in mind. Thanks again
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  749. Thank you
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  750. Thank you
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  751. Agree
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  752. Agree
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  753. Thank you
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  754. I ami not sure about authenticity, Sir. I was just quoting from Nehru's letter and he was quoting from Hiuen Tsang,'s book.
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  755. Thank you
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  756. Thank you. I am also waiting to learn about the fifth M- in case I need to
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  757. My apologies! We will fix these glitches next time.
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  758. Agree. The only problem is that the Gandhis show no inclination to learn from mistakes
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  759. My bad. Never meant to suggest it was unilateral. Should have framed it better. Thanks for pointing it out.
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  760. Thank you for liking it.
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  761. Thanks. #PolitcallyCorrect is a weekly episode that comes on Tuesdays, usually, unless I slacken or start shirking. Will try to be more regular and predictable in terms of timing.
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  762. Thank you
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  763. Thank you
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  764. Well said. Thank you
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  765. Thank you so much 🙏
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  766. Thank you, Soham. My answer to the first part of your first question is: Yes, probably. As for the second part of the same question, I don't think so because the Congress in MP and Rajasthan still has some leaders left while the Gujarat leadership is dead. The Congress doesn't look like an option for even those Gujaratis who may want a change. That's what gives the AAP an advantage but I don't see the party's voteshare getting into double digits even though it may do enough to finish the Congress there. As for the second question, many of us and the AAP leadership think that those disillusioned with Bada Modi may end up voting for Chhota Modi. Voters aren't so simpletons. Kejriwal's so-called Delhi model, which is essentially an artificial construct, will soon lose it s sheen because the people would start looking at the Punjab model for comparison very soon.
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  767. Thank you
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  768. Big expectation from Godi Media if you really think that's what we are 😀 Many people call us 'Libtards', too. But, please trust me, we are neither this or that. We are just trying to do independent journalism. You may start liking and appreciating us if you give a little more time to read and watch us 🙏
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  769. Thank you for your feedback. Will strive to make it better
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  770. Yes, the Congress remains divided but it's still much better as compared to other state units. By the way, did you follow the proceedings in Karnataka assembly? It was fun to hear (translated for me, of course) Siddaramaiah and Bommai, discussing Idli and Dosa prices in the Assembly the other day. I am not the judge who can decide the winner in that round, but they were talking in a language that people would identify themselves with.
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  771. 🙏
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  772. Vaibhav has answered for us. Sorry about the inconvenience we might have caused you
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  773.  @manaki666  Thank you. Your comments help me to understand where I might be going wrong. So, please do keep sharing your feedback.
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  774. Thank you
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  775. Thank you
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  776. Haha...but no harm doing psychoanalysis 😁
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  777. Thank you
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  778. Of course
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  779. Thank you for your feedback. I would love to do a show in Hindi and it will happen sooner than later but I am afraid I may still leave you disappointed.
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  780. You got me wrong. In fact, I failed to put things in the right perspective. I never meant to suggest that it was unilateral.
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  781. Thank you
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  782. Keep me out of it and your observation is so right in this context 🙂
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  783. Agree, absolutely
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  784. Thank you
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  785. You are making me think. When I talk about the 'art' of politics, it's not meant to 'normalise' anything. As a political reporter, I am just fascinated by the games politicians play. I am sure you must have met a politician you might have found stupid, self-obsessed and self-serving. Imagine how he or she manages to make a fool of thousands and lakhs of people who end up voting for him or her. This is not to say that all politicians are like that. What I am driving at is the fact that I as a political reporter love watching their games. It's not my admiration for the individual. It's the craft that fascinates me.
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  786. Hi, yes, he did. We just wanted to bring this data to your attention, no matter what it's worth in 2024. I was disputing its relevance as much as Amogh was. Yet, we thought you might want to look at the figures- just for the heck of it. You can call me a cynic who wants to look at arithmetics even if chemistry has had a laugh at me more often tham I bargained for.
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  787. Politicians underestimate voters' wisdom at their own peril
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  788. Thank you
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  789. I think it's something to do with Gujarat's politics. I would hate to be a journalist who sounds opinionated towards or against any party. But my last Gujarat trip wasn't very helpful
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  790. Thank you
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  791. Nor do I 😁
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  792. Thank you so much for appreciating my efforts 🙏
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  793. Not our survey, Ayan
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  794. Hi, thanks for writing in. I find it unfortunate, especially in case of Shivraj Chouhan. Someone who is popular even after four terms deserves better. And he is just 64.
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  795. Thank you
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  796. Thank you
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  797. Thank you
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  798. Thank you so much for your encouraging words.
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  799. Haha...a friend of mine told me the same 😀 But it's not an era when you get appreciation for wit or sarcasm
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  800. My apologies! We will fix it. Hope to give you a better experience next time.
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  801. Thank you
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  802. Thank you
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  803. Thank you
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  804. Thank you
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  805. Thank you but I am sure you also want opinions from the people who are on the ground in states. They offer us nice perspectives.
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  806. Thanks
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  807. Did I say Surajbhan Singh's wife? Oh, no...terrible.slip of tongue if I did...
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  808. Thank you
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  809. Sure but can I can see your true face, please?
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  810.  @shekhar1438  I am so sorry. I was trying to be funny but it was obviously a very poor attempt. Coming to your question, I think it's moree because of the fact that the people were increasingly getting disillusioned with the political class when Modi brought a fresh wind of hope. They continue to repose faith in him because his political adversaries have done nothing to regain people's trust.
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  811. Thanks a lot for sharing it. Agree, every party is high commandist today. If party workers and voters have no issues with it, well, who are we to talk about it?
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  812. You may be right on many of these points, Sir. We may agree to disagree on some of them but your arguments are quite valid. Thank you so much for writing.
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  813. Thank you
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  814. Thank you
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  815. Agree, too early to take a call
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  816. Sir, I thought I was analysing khyali pulao 😁
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  817. In fact, their gain their strength from TINA factor: Many Congresspersons may not like their politics and may be totally disappointed but would still go with the family in the absence of a credible alternative. Besides, the organisational set up is such that the incumbent has huge advantages.
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  818. Thank you
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  819. Haha...I haven't watched Lakshya yet but I should do it now 🙂
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  820. Thank you. Sincerely hope they understand the 'complexities' and 'messiness' and try to look beyond politics for our larger national interest
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  821. It's a long debate but the only thing I can say is: Name three ministers who understand their ministries and can talk about it without any help from bureaucrats suiting behind. Well, that's why I'm find Anurag talented. And you may also agree if you compare him with other ministers.
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  822. Agree. Things keep changing in politics every day. It's difficult to do a 'dynamic analysis'. My constraint is that I can rely on old, objective data, but I would rather stay away from dynamic, impressionistic view.
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  823. Thank you
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  824. My bad. Never meant to suggest it was unilateral. Should have framed it better. Thanks for pointing it out.
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  825. That's a new slogan! Truely
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  826. Thank you, Gururaj.
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  827. Thanks a lot, Shiv, for giving me another story idea. Very nice observation.
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  828. Well, you will see our reply in a report on our website shortly
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  829. Thank you so much
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  830. I am sure you don't want me to become a 'yes, Sir' guy 🙏
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  831. Thanks for writing in, Harshit. You are right about voters exceeding members but that's valid in LS elections only. Voters' number gets drastically reduced in assembly elections. Given that the BJP refuses to share state-wise membership data, we can't make any final conclusions. That's why I am only raising questions about why the 64 per cent increase in membership doesn't get reflected in assembly elections.I must concede there are certain elements of inference and deduction in my analysis in the absence of state-wise data.
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  832. Thank you
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  833. Thank you
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  834. Thank you
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  835. Thank you, Soham
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  836. Thank you
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  837. You've got me wrong. I wasn't trying to suggest Amarinder Singh would win. I was comparing Azad with him just to drive home the point that the former was always a 'Delhi politician' despite his chief ministerial stint.
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  838. Thank you
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  839. Agree...we need some agency to do a fresh survey
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  840. Thank you 🙏
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  841. Thank you, Sir, but please do follow our team closely...they are truly wonderful
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  842. Can't afford to waste your time. I am relevant only as long as I am able to engage you. It's actually in the second half when I try to explain why I find it a good strategy. In that section, I talk about how many of these CMs faced the electorate and what's their success rate.
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  843. Thank you so much
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  844. Thank you. I do agree to your assessment. You are absolutely right.
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  845. Hi Amritansh, we, like you, just want the truth to come out. All we want is a fair inquiry. We can't have our Olympic medal winners holding a dharna just to demand a fair inquiry into alleged sexual exploitation of our wrestlers. It's a shame! And the bigger shame is the fact that some of us are trying to give it a political colour. As Vinesh Phogat said in a press conference: "Either take action him (Brij Bhushan) or against us if we are lying." Frankly, I am on her side. They are our country's pride and we can't treat them like this just for political reasons.
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  846. Patil is much smarter than Nadda who seems to take pride in being a figure head. Patil has made a lot of difference. His panna samiti experiment is now being adopted by his party elsewhere. He has done a lot more
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  847. All I can say is- mea culpa. It's not just about Kannada pronunciations. I am really bad at pronouncing things- be it in English, Hindi, French, Kannada or any other language. I just try to make up for my drawbacks with better presentation of facts. I may not succeed there very often but I can only request you to bear with me and see if I am sincere about that.
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  848.  @AksharaPrasadRED  Thank you so much. Always my effort to come up to your expectations.
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  849. Haha...never mind. I get similar comments from those watching Snehesh' programmes 🙂
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  850. I didn't mean to be prescriptive. It probably betrays my growing frustration with the state of affairs, especially whataboutery. Sense of accountability is totally missing. Anyway, I sincerely appreciate your feedback. Thank you so much.
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  851. Thank you so much for liking it.
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  852. Thank you, nonetheless. We must be open to others' views, whether we like them or not.
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  853. Oh, I didn't realise. Will take care of it. Thank you so much
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  854. Thank you
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  855. Unlikely but to quote Azad: "No one knows what happens next in politics."
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  856. Thank you
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  857. Absolutely agree, Ashutosh. Unfortunately, I am still wondering what it was supposed to mean
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  858. Haha...
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  859. Thank you so much. Very encouraging
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  860. Thank you so much. Your kinds words are truly motivating.
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  861. Such a fascinating discussion all of you are having. I am really proud to be a part of this.
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  862. Thank you
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  863. Thank you for correcting me. But I must seek your indulgence here. I do feel stupid for not understanding the difference between a Tamil nationalist and a Dravidian nationalist. Have read and heard Seeman (with my colleagues translating) but I can't still figure out. Just hope that the more I spend time in Tamil Nadu, the better understanding I should get about TN politics
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  864. Wish he was so clear! Still wondering what he meant
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  865. Thank you
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  866. Wish we could! It'd be really interesting but doing it constituency wise would require deployment of huge resources, which we don't have, unfortunately.
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  867. That's what these lines do to you 🙂
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  868. I would love to. Just that I am not sure if I would sound repetitive, boring and vacuous if I do it so often. I would really hate to see a message from you, telling me, "Please, don't overdo it. Take some time to prepare before you open your mouth.... 🙂
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  869. Thank you
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  870. Possible but unlikely. One would expect a member to be politically and ideologically aligned with the party and therefore, electorally committed, too.
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  871. Thank you
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  872. Agree, Sir. Two-and-a-half decades as a print journalist spoilt me! Take your point, absolutely.
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  873. Thanks a lot
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  874. Thank you
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  875.  @manojsjoshi  I agree with you, absolutely, no matter by whatever name you call us.
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  876. Yes, that could also have been a nice subject to discuss. Will discuss Maharashtra politics soon. Thanks for your feedback
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  877. Thanks for writing. Agree to most of it. You may also like read this piece https://www.google.com/amp/s/theprint.in/pageturner/excerpt/not-really-nehru-it-was-gandhi-and-congress-right-who-made-bose-resign-as-party-president/594191/%3famp
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  878. to read
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  879. Haha...I overlooked that part
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  880. 🙂
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  881. Thank you but I may disappoint you in future. I have been trained as a journalist to report about establishments objectively and fearlessly. Trust me it's rarely an inspiring story.
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  882. I love these arguments so much! Very informative
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  883. Agree, Sir. All of us should learn from others' researches and expertise. Can't afford to be cocooned.
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  884. Thank you so much for your kind words, Vaghela ji. While such appreciation is really motivating, it makes my job a lot tougher in terms of meeting your expectations all the time. Will try my best though. Warm regards,
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  885. Thank you
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  886. I think JP Nadda is likely to gt an extension. As for BLS, I think he is going to go places in coming years.
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  887. Thank you
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  888. Thank you
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  889. Thank you
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  890. 🙏
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  891. Thank you
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  892. My take on Congress: Picture abhi baaki hai.
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  893. Thank you
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  894. Agree. Let's just freeze it and end this for good
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  895. Thank you
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  896. Agree. I don't see simultaneous elections happening in 2024. But if the architecture is in place, other elements like no no-confidence motion without confidence motion can be put in place.
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  897. Thank you. I recorded it in a Srinagar hotel
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  898. I beg to differ, Sir. We say what's there for all of us to see. All we say is based on facts. Of course, if you catch us telling factually incorrect things, we are always ready to apologise and rectify. 😭
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  899. I tend to agree with you. That's why I put him among fence-sitters. But he is a very smart politician and he will see which way the wind is blowing in 2024. Anyway, let's not write off Chandrababu Naidu yet.
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  900. Oh, I must take the blame for creating this confusion. I was looking at first-term MLAs-CMs and those without administrative experience separately. Couldn't put my point across, obviously. Yes, you are absolutely correct about their ministerial experiences. Only that when I was discounting Fadnavis' stint as a Mayor, it was because I was talking about administrative experience in the government in the state or at the Centre. He was certainly not a novice when it comes to administration.
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  901. Well, that so-called pundit was me, I guess. Frankly, I hold the same view, regardless of the poll outcome.
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  902. Oh, I must correct myself if I gave such an impression. I meant lack of experience in the government in a state or the Centre. Thank you so much for writing.
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  903. Agree. I also wonder who scripts their strategy because we don't see one. Even my friends in the party keep guessing and fretting. As for Adhir, well, he is such a loose canon! You have to give it to Gandhis that they decide to promote such leaders. I I think I and you know why but let's not discuss it here.
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  904. Absolutely
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  905. Hi Soham, let's wait a bit. I myself am pretty curious about her next move.
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  906. Apologies! Will discuss the problem with my colleagues in the video team.
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  907. Thank you so much for appreciating my work...very encouraging
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  908. Thank you
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  909. Thank you
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  910. Couldn't agree more, Sir. Thank you
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  911. Thank you so much. Trying my best. Please do alert me whenever you find me slipping. Thanks again
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  912. Thank you
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  913. I am not an expert in these matters, Sir, but your suggestions do sound very reasonable
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  914. Thanks for your kind words but let me share with you something from my Indian Express days. Thomas Friedman came for Idea Exchange and one of the editors asked him the same question.The man was so clear-headed: "I am what I am because of the NYT. You take the banner away and nobody bothers to know who I am and what I write." In my three-decade career in journalism, I have also learnt that institutions- and my editor-in-chief Shekhar Gupta being a big one- make you and it's never the other way round. So, thank you so much for your good wishes but I think I still have a lot to learn from Shekhar in journalism. To be candid, I can't deny that I felt a bit flattered and happy to read your comment
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  915. Thank you. Food for thought, for sure
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  916. Thank you so much. I would really love to. Can I tell you something? I am really bad when it comes to speaking, be it Hindi, English or French. And my pronunciation in all these languages is embarrassing. So I have decided to focus on my contents. Please bear with me.
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  917. Thank you
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  918. Probably...but he has to fix it if he wants his party to grow even after he hangs up his boots
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  919. Agree, why should they? I am being too much of a dreamer to expect our political parties-and the high commands- to discuss their problems even on party fora!
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  920. Oh, how I love their chirping! I am actually in Kashmir
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  921. He dumps anything or anyone that becomes a political liability. I don't think Adani falls in this category so far.
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  922. 'Anyways' noted, Sir. I will be mindful in future but some habits take time to go. As for local polls, you are right. I am constrained by the absence of state-wise data and have, therefore, left my analysis inconclusive after throwing up the question about 64 per cent increase not reflecting in votes.
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  923. Thank you
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  924. Thank you for your kind words, Dr Bisht. To be honest, I look up to quite a few for lessons.
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  925. Thank you
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  926. Yes, I must. I am terrible with pronunciations and it's been one of my deep regrets. But that can't be an excuse for not trying, especially when it takes just a call to get it right. Thanks for pointing it out.
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  927. Thank you
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  928. Thank you
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  929. That is because it doesn't have a big enough leader who can bring two-thirds of the MLAs to defect. One may see things happening closer to the election.
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  930. Hi, I know I haven't really endeared myself to you with my takes on contemporary politics. I would, however, love to engage with you on things you think political journalists like me haven't focused on. When I say, "I've been talking about it", I presume (d) everyone has been watching my episodes. Stupid on my part, of course.
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  931. Thank you so much
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  932. Haha...caught me. Don't want to look old yet.
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  933. Yes, you are right. Working from home has problems galore. Please bear with me for a while and let's hope this pandemic is over sooner than we hope
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  934. I regret if I gave that impression. Never intended to cast aspersions on our MPs and MLAs. If a few lakh people have voted for them, they had to have some reason for it-whether I or you like it or not. In a domocracy, we have to respect the mandate, no matter what I or you think. No, I never intend to be judgemental about the voters' choices.
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  935. Thank you
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  936. My colleagues travelling in these states tell me that the people are already talking about it.
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  937. We were always objective, Sir. Please watch us more closely and you will realise that ThePrint is so objective, though not necessarily neutral, which essentially means closing your eyes to facts.
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  938. I might agree to many of your points, except my being so dumb 😔 . You should know my guiding philosophy: it's better to be silent and let others think that you are dumb rather than open your mouth and prove it. Well, I can't help opening my mouth. And proving it, probably 🙂
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  939. I am always ready to be corrected. I heard such nice things about him when he was a minister! Just that things changed after he became the CM!
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  940. Thank you
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  941. Thank you. I wasn't aware of it. Will find out
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  942. Thank you
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  943. Any party in power ends up misusing it to steamroll what it wants. Yes, this govt. has pushed many bills that are regressive. We can't blame Modi for it. Every ruling party has done it for over seven decades. That's no excuse for the opposition to behave like headless chickens.
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  944. You are right. I couldn't make my point clear. I should have elaborated it a bit. What I was suggesting was how the PM was ignoring dissenting voices from CMs as if they weren't part of his Team India
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  945. Thank you
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  946. Thank you. Yes, why not? We should definitely try. I don't know how it will work out but that's our job. Thank you so much.
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  947. Haha... I was almost forgeting the meaning of a left-handed compliment. Thank you
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  948. Thank you
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  949. Absolutely. Thank you
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  950. Respect your views, Sir. Maybe I should be travelling in Punjab to get more clarity. Thank you so much for sparing time to write. Regards,
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  951. Not sure if it's past its zenith but I certainly agree that he needs to delegate
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  952. Thank you so much for your feedback. I do understand the issue here. Let me talk to our production team and see what can be done about it.
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  953. Of course, it would be rather stupid if I was really talking about him. Frankly, I loved his interview. I was driving at something else- as I have said in my clarification- but couldn't communicate properly, obviously.
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  954. Thank you
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  955. Hi Mohit, my sincere apologies! Usually, I try to add more information to my videos but I failed in my endeavour this time.
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  956. Advantages? Well, food for thought. I must work on this angle. Thank you
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  957. Thank you
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  958. Thank you
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  959. Extremely sorry, I think I mis-spelt your name. Hazards of typing on a mobile keyboard 🙏
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  960.  @sohamroy6156  Actually, I started writing and then got busy with something else.
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  961. Hi Soham, I have a few questions in answer to your questions: Did you ever think the BJP, and not the Congress, would replace the Left in Tripura? As for my friend, Gaurav Gogoi, in Assam, let me share with you something that"s not in public domain: the Congress high command desperately wanted Gogoi to contest from his father"s constituency but he refused. If the party's face in Assam is so "confident", what makes you so optimistic about the party's prospects? Anyway, you may not agree, but let's keep exchanging notes.
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  962.  @shrikantkumar2797  🙏
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  963. 🙏
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  964. Thank you
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  965. I know. It really bothers me, too
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  966. Haha...you got me here 🙂
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  967. I agree with you, Sir. No language should be 'imposed' on Tamil Nadu-- or any other state, for that matter. I was only trying to highlight the politics behind this entire row.
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  968. Thanks for writing, Dibakar. Frankly, more than confusion in the mind, it's about my poor presentation skill. Working on it.
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  969.  @dibakarpatnaik6826  Thank you, Dibakar. No, nobody is throwing eggs at anybody here. In our profession, it's always a learning curve and we must appreciate honest feedback. So, no worries at all. Never took it as an offence. Please do keep writing. Thanks again
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  970. Thank you
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  971. We will surely do it sooner than later. Frankly, I haven't been able to understand why KCR, such a shrewd politician, has done it. Will come.back to you once I understand his actual plan and strategy, which I haven't been able to figure out yet. So far, I know that you may already know and I have nothing to add. Please give me some time to gather more information and insight.
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  972. Thank you
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  973. Thank you so much
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  974. I am afraid I am not competent enough to respond to what I have said. I was going by what some academics and politicians told me. I need to study it much more before I respond to you. Any way, I must thank you for raising questions in my head
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  975. There is no disagreement here. Modi is always the face no matter whether the BJP has a face or not. In Assembly elections, however, when other parties have established faces, it does make a difference. But it's just my opinion, of course.
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  976. Thank you
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  977. Absolutely, noting wrong with the idea of their replacement. But the issue is whether you want to replace someone for the heck of it or you should look for someone more deserving to succeed him. Sidhu has been desperate to become CM since his BJP days and wouldn't mind changing parties to this end, regardless of their ideology and politics.
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  978. Thanks, Soham. Agree with you that if the Congress focuses on these states, it will have better prospects. And yes, if Priyanka Gandhi can secure 10 per cent votes for the Congress in UP 2022, the Congress can look forward to building on it. Only that I am not so optimistic about the Congress in UP.
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  979. Didn't occur to me. But I guess I need to do a bit of research about how it came to be used. Thank you
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  980.  @nrusimha11  Very thought provoking. I must do some reading on its background.
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  981. Thank you
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  982. Thank you so much
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  983. Unfortunately, I couldn't convey what I wanted to say between the lines
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  984. I don't want to be neutral, Sir. I have to be objective. I don't know why I gave you the impression that I have changed but trust me I haven't. Objective journalism is what I live for. Yet, if intelligent and non-partisan viewers like you think I am losing it somewhere, I would love to hear where and how. I am always ready to be corrected. That's the only way we can improve.
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  985. Thanks, Soham. Here is my reply to these questions: 1. Arya is a prominent Dalit leader who won the last four consecutive elections in Uttarakhand. So, yes, his return will definitely help the Congress. Many others are trying to come back. Harish Rawat has already declared that he would like a Dalit leader to become the CM but never rule him out of the race. He may be 73 but he won't give up his ambitions so easily. And, yes, the Congress definitely has a fighting chance in Uttarakhand, given strong anti-incumbency against the BJP government but you can always depend on the Congress to squander it away. 2. You are right about 2012 but the BJP has come a long way since then while the Congress' support base has been eroding. I don't see the Congress coming anywhere close to the BJP in the coming elections. The party is in a shambles in UP. 3. I am equally eager to see how the Congress performs in the bypolls in Himachal. It doesn't have any leader with the pan-state appeal now. The results will indicate if the party can hold its ground in Virbhadra's absence. Pratibha Singh should have a good chance, given her background, but I haven't been to the constituency and so it's difficult for me to offer you even an intelligence guess.
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  986. Hi, my only submission herw is that every bit of criticism shouldn't be treated as propaganda. Let me and you have the liberty to disagree with each other on certain issues. That's the kind of democratic discourse we should have in #PoliticallyCorrect. Thank you so much for writing.
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  987. Smaller constituents will be up for grabs, obviously. I am.probably sounding cynical but the highest bidder is likely to get their support. Congress and Communists will go with Nitish-Lalu, for sure. I am not sure about Owaisi though. My hunch is neither side will be interested in engaging. I am still waiting to hear Nitish about the RJD resolution though. He is so unpredictable.
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  988. I am sorry, Mr. Mehta, I don't get into scams. There are so many shades of truth and falsehood in each of them. I am not capable of judging. Why to get into things I have not much credible information about? I know you may want to get to the root of the alleged scam but I am simply incapable of providing an answer.
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  989. Let's wait a little more before passing judgements on Shah but, in general, I do agree with you
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  990. Will do it soon. Intend to visit Bihar to see what PK is doing. Will revert. Thank you so much for writing in.
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  991. Oh, really missed it. Thank you. Will look up to it
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  992. Thanks for writing. 'Wounds' may have different interpretations. All I am saying is if a section of the people are feeling hurt by whatever decisions the govt. has taken- without getting into the merits of it- it has to be addressed.
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  993. Magnum opus! Thoda jyada nahin ho gaya? Haha... thanks for watching it.
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  994. I am sure attending shkhas would have helped me to understand the RSS better but you would then curse me for not being a neutral journalist
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  995. Thank you
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  996. Thank you
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  997. You can't ask a Ghonchu to not talk like an idiot, Sir! Leave it to you
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  998. Haha...thank you
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  999. Thank you so much. So motivational!
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  1000. Haha...yes...after a long time
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  1001. The RSS is certainly concerned. It has started relief works but the Sangh or for that matter any other organisation can't do much when the pandemic is so overwhelming. The govts- at the Centre and in states- must step up their mitigation efforts
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  1002. Thank you
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  1003.  @libshastra  🙂
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  1004. Thank you so much
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  1005. Thank you so much for liking the show. Your motivating words will make me work harder. Thanks again
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  1006. Thank you
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  1007. I agree with you on broader points but I am not sure if we should club Assembly and LS polls together in this context.
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  1008. Caution: They aren't paid well 🙂
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  1009. As you said, alas!
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  1010. Thanks
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  1011. Haha...agree... brilliant coinage
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  1012. I may be wrong. My last visit to Bihar about four months back left me with a different impression though. But, of course, now that you say it, I will start looking at the education sector there.
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  1013. Hi Roshan, I need to look at Bihar's education sector again. Good for the state if he is doing that.
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  1014. Haha...ab main kya bolun!
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  1015. Thanks for writing. We have said it all in our 50-word edit today: Nitish Kumar demanding Pegasus probe embarrassing for Modi govt Bihar CM Nitish Kumar echoing the opposition’s demand for a probe into Pegasus snooping is embarrassing for Modi government. Its cussed refusal to order an investigation or even debate in Parliament reflects an ostrich mindset. This scandal can’t be brushed under the carpet as it’ll keep surfacing across the world.
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  1016. Haha...yes, the very though was so repulsive 🙂
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  1017. thought
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  1018. Thank you
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  1019. Thank you
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  1020. Thank you
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  1021. Yes, thanks for pointing it out. Addressing it.
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  1022. Thank you
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  1023. @Pierre In Can't but agree with you on most of the points. Thank you so much for writing.
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  1024. Thank you for pointing it out. I did ask ask my colleague in Hyderabad and he taught me how to say it. Yet, I messed up. My apologies.
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  1025. Point taken. My first impression might be wrong. I must look at him more closely.
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  1026. Thank you
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  1027. I think the BJP knows what its voters want and how and where it should try to expand. Just that the opposition is caught in this self-made deer-in-the-headlights situation. As for your question, I was never good at playing googlies 🙂
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  1028. Thank you
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  1029. Some of my friends here are asking why I am not talking about the Gandhi's of the Congress. I think I should talk a bit more about them even though I am so bored with saying the same thing again and again. Anyway, for now, if you could spare some time, please watch my old episode on Rahul Gandhi https://theprint.in/opinion/politically-correct/five-lessons-for-rahul-gandhi-from-what-machiavelli-said-500-years-ago/561842/?amp
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  1030. Sure. I will keep it in mind.
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  1031.  @rajivviegas  Thank you
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  1032. Haha...do you really think anyone can dare advise Modi-Shah- or for that matter Rahul Gandhi?
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  1033. Thank you
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  1034. Hi Azhar, gloating and sneering! If this is the impression I give you, I need to rehearse.
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  1035. Yes, we are really sorry about it. Fixing it.
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  1036. Thank you
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  1037. Thank you. Agree with you
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  1038. Thank you. Couldn't agree more
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  1039. Thank you
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  1040. Hi, I was talking about 2014, of course. Please blame it on my presentation skills if I couldn't put it across ckearly
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  1041. Thank you so much. Your 'complaints' help us to try to do better as journalists. Please do keep giving us your feedback.
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  1042. I am not sure about Mukul Roy who owed his clout to Mamata Banerjee's patronage. But I agree to your views about the other two.
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  1043. I can't but agree with you
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  1044. Oh! How much I love to be called a reporter! This description of an analyst makes me feel I am becoming an armchair journalist. Anyway, coming to your point, I was only talking about Cabinet ministers in 2014. Thank you sommuch for watching and bearing with me.
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  1045. Thank you
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  1046. ​ @sdhandle101 basically the fact thay fiscal deficit is very much under control....how the 'sisters' will be empowered and the money would go into children's education, essential household supplies, etc., etc.
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  1047. @sdhandle101  Point taken. Absolutely agree. Thanks a lot
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  1048. Thanks a lot, Ujjwal
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  1049. Haha...let me google
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  1050. I know, Meme, but can't help it. Please bear with me.
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  1051. Thank you
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  1052. Thank you
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  1053. Thank you so much for liking my shows
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  1054. Agree with you on both counts. In fact, I would really like them to be more flexible- not just in their political/electoral strategy but in governance, too. But that's exactly what you are suggesting if I am not getting it wrong.
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  1055. And, yes, a party being controlled by one family one generatio after another certainly undermines our democratic set-up. It's frustrating and disgusting but...well... others aren't inspiring my confidence either
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  1056. Thanks a lot
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  1057. DMA...you have got it so right
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  1058. Hi Devanshu, I feel really bad that what I said ended up conveying what you and many others felt was a potshot at a youtuber. You have rightly said I myself am a youtuber in more ways than one. So, there is no question of trying to denigrate another. I was trying to convey something else but my communication skills often let me down. Please do look at my clarification.
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  1059. I tend to agree but I would rather wait for the next round of assembly elections.
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  1060. Thank you
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  1061. Koi shaque?
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  1062. Thanks for watching it, Sharad ji. Just to clarify: When I say 'brilliant', I don't mean I am very appreciative of it or I love it. All I mean is I as a political observer am impressed with the strategy. He makes such a significant shift in his stand on dynasties and nobody even notices it! That's what makes it a brilliant strategy.
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  1063.  @Madhu2405  I do see your point. Can't but concede you are right. I need to be more.careful with adjectives. Thank you so much
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  1064. You are right, Asit. We need to give a thought about these things. Sadly, it's on TV screens and in papers all the time.
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  1065. Thanks for writing, Sankalp. No, I am not writing its obituary yet. Just wondering if it's an irreversible downslide. You never know if RG remains its leader
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  1066. Thanks a lot
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  1067. That's right
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  1068. Oh, yes! I listened to the song again while writing. It does make you a bit emotional and philosophical.
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  1069. Thank you
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  1070. No, he is very much there. You may see him playing a bigger role soon
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  1071. I was just trying to project the best possible scenario for an alliance minus Congress. Sheer maths. Nothing more
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  1072. Thank you
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  1073. Thank you. I will convey it to my colleague, the video editor.
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  1074. Oh, absolutely...that's what I always strive to do
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  1075. Thank you
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  1076. Paid! Arre, Sir, ThePrint subscription is so modest. We are sold out to our subscribers who choose to pay for objective journalism. We really want to be "paid' for pursuing de-hyphenated journalism and we need patrons like you to sustain it .
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  1077. Thank you
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  1078. No comments 😢
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  1079. Thanks for liking it.
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  1080. Thanks
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  1081. Thank you
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  1082. Thank you
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  1083. Thank you
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  1084. Wish you were so wrong! But feel bad because you sound so right
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  1085. Haha...I haven't given my boss enough reasons to kick me out yet ...just hope you aren't wishing it
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  1086. My bad. Never meant to suggest it was unilateral. Should have framed it better. Thanks for pointing it out.
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  1087. Haha...I wish I could if I had a surplus!
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  1088. Neither will confirm it today but your hunch is right
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  1089. Thank you
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  1090. Thank you
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  1091. Thank you
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  1092. Yes, I must eat my words about the hung assembly scenario. I did see the great buzz about the AAP on the ground and spoke about it. I was, however, sceptical because of the 2017 precedent. Please understand our dilemma: Would this buzz convert into votes? Of course, it has. But I couldn't have said that before elections, could I?
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  1093. Haha...really!
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  1094. Thank you
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  1095. Thank you so much for liking it.
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  1096. Thank you for writing in. All I can say is that I can't dispute your assessment of Shettar and Savadi. They may very well lost their seats for all we know.
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  1097. Haha...thank you, Sarmistha. This dash of grey may look like wisdom but I have had it since I was 14. I would rather barter my wisdom with the innocence of youth, with a dash of L'oreal 😁
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  1098. Thank you 🙏
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  1099. Well...I am not very sure about that. But that's something I would like to talk in detail in one of the shows soon.
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  1100. Thank you. Can't agree more
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  1101. Thank you
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  1102. Thank you
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  1103. Interesting 🙂
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  1104. 🙂
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  1105. He wasn't well but he has recovered now. You will see him back in action shortly
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  1106. Thank you
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  1107. Thank you for your kind words, Manoj ji
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  1108. Agree with you, absolutely
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  1109. No, Sir. All I was driving at is the need for the opposition to explore a new narrative. Modi-bashing is no strategy. You may agree that we do need a strong opposition if we want our democracy to be vibrant
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  1110. Thank you
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  1111. Thank you
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  1112. Thank you
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  1113. No, Sir, I am no Modi-basher. But I am not his publicist either. I am just a journalist trying to do his job
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  1114. Very difficult to talk about prospects at this stage, Sir. But we will keep it in mind when we do another episode on J&K. Thank you so much for your feedback
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  1115. I also expect some kind of understanding developing there. Fingers crossed.
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  1116. Sure. Let me do it after the dust settles down a bit. Thank you for writing
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  1117. Hi Tarun, please do listen my entire show. If you still think I am not making any sense, we can agree to disagree.
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  1118. Thank you. 'Manuscriptulated'! Love it. Have been reading your insightful comments. Really curious about what you do.
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  1119. I am talking about only the Cabinet ministers in 2014
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  1120. All I am saying is that shee ko bhi company ki jaroorat hai
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  1121. Oh, yes. We must have fun seeing our politicians trying to take us for a ride
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  1122. Hi Soham, let me first thank you for watching our shows. I know you had this question about Ibobi Singh in my last show also. I wanted to answer it then but thought I should first get some feedback from the ground. Unfortunately, I am not really convinced by what my friends in Imphal tell me. For someone who was the CM for over 15 years, Ibobi Singh should have been the Congress' best bet there. I am told his party has lost the plot. I haven't visited Manipur for quite some time but I am given to understand that the Congress in Manipur, like elsewhere in the country, has become totally inactive. So, even if the ruling dispensation is a house divided, the Congress may not be in a position to capitalize on it. As for Karnataka, I don't think the BJP is seriously working on creating a non-Lingayat alternative, for now. It did try to reach out to vokkaligas by bringing in people like SM Krishna earlier , but it turned out to be mere window-dressing. Nonetheless, the party is certainly trying. Look at the people like Mysore MP Prathap Simha. He is being promoted in a big way. But as long as Yediyurappa is around, the BJP can't push it too far. By the way, if you look at Yediyurappa's first stint in power, the mix of backward castes and tribals that he had inducted in the Cabinet then showed his intent to broadbase the BJP's reach. But he was trying this social engineering when he was confident about his political future. It's totally different now. Here is a party that wants to get rid of an old leader without having any alternate plans.
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  1123. It's Deepak Kumar Singh. In my early days in journalism, my editor in the Hindustan Times had shortened it, telling me 'your long name is boring and your readers shouldn't start judging your story when they see so many characters in the byline.' 🙂
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  1124. I am sorry to hear that. Will appreciate if you could suggest how to make it better
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  1125. Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏
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  1126. That's the problem with their politics
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  1127. Thank you
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  1128. I didn't realise what I was saying could be construed as a dig at Samdish. I was driving at something else, as I said in my clarification, but it seems I ended up with a garbled message. I can only pity myself for poor communication skills.
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  1129. I can't but agree on the larger point. I am just not sure about the BJP's actual membership figure in Bengal. The party refuses to share the data and I must concesde that makes a hole in my analysis. That's why I am limiting it to the point that 64 per cent increase in membership is not getting reflected in assembly elections.
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  1130. Sir, people who are on this platform don't use mf language. We may have divergent views but let's maintain civility here.
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  1131. Thanks
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  1132. Thank you
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  1133. Thanks a lot for liking the show. Always my endeavour not to waste your time
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  1134. Thank you 🙏
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  1135. Thank you
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  1136. To tell you a fact, if you were to ask me today who is running PM Modi's much-vaunted Skill India mission or Swachh Bharat programme today, I would rush to seek help from Google uncle But I am sure I as a journalist am ill-informed as politicians say and the PM knows who he has entrusted these things with.
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  1137. We are all with fellow media outlets, Sir. Just that we don't want to become judgemental. We must submit to the law of our land even if the raids don't pass the smell test. We.must trust our institutions to be fair. Just an optimist speaking here...
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  1138. That's true. Let's see how Mann deals with the Centre.
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  1139. I won't say he is not capable but you are right I was playing with numbers to see what could be the best possible scenario for this anti-BJP front. Did I give an impression that I was talking about ground realities? Hope not
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  1140. Thank you, Sir. Have learnt some hard lessons. It's always a learning curve in journalism.
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  1141. Agree, absolutely
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  1142. Woh to mujhe bhi pataa hai
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  1143. Not in immediate future as I can see but can't rule out anything in politics. Agree with Anurag that BMC elections may trigger re-alignments, depending on results
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  1144. Thank you
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  1145. Thank you
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  1146. Hell bent 🙂
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  1147. Thank you
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  1148. Thank you
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  1149. 🙏
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  1150. Thank you
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  1151. Agree, Sir. Not the right word in this context. Regret it.
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  1152. Frankly, if you read/hear me over a period of time, you may realise I am nobody's fan. I do love watching politicians and their strategies, regardless of their ideological hues.
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  1153. 476, of course, doesn't reflect it. I cited it just to show how her message has little impact on who were once supposed to be her die-hard followers. That's a story for another day.
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  1154. Agree. Our politicians are becoming too churlish. As a journalist, I do love old-timers- for their humour, at least.
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  1155. Hi Neeraj, thanks for sparing time to watch my show
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  1156. Thank you
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  1157. Thank you
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  1158. Point taken. Yes, I should try rehearsing it. Thank you so much
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  1159. Thank you so much
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  1160. Thank you
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  1161. Thank you
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  1162. Thank you
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  1163. I can speak for myself. I rely on data more than perceptions. Yes, data can be misleading at times but it's still better than subjective analyses and perceptions. Just my view...
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  1164. Not really...it struck me just when I started writing this one
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  1165. Thank you so much
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  1166. Thank you for writing. We should agree to disagree on some points. That's what democratic discourse is all about. But I will certainly try to come up in future with more things to convince you about things you disagree to.
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  1167. Thank you. We really struggle to say something new about the Congress. It's so predictable now.
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  1168. Thank you 🙂
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  1169. Thank you so much
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  1170. Thank you so much
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  1171. Thank you
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  1172. Thank you
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  1173. We'll...I tend to agree to an extent but let's see.
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  1174. Thank you
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  1175. Agree it's my hypothesis only, observing the Gandhis' fascination with him. You may be proved right though. One can't rule out anything in politics.
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  1176. Hi Kaushik, I have spent so much time in Telangana and have so many firiends here. It's always home...I will stop mispronouncing it sooner than you realise. Just that it hurts that it should become an issue.
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  1177. Thank you, Divyanshu
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  1178. Thank you
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  1179. Bef to differ, Sir. Have been seing your comments. You are quite perceptive and incisive. We are really privileged to have a viewer who talks his mind. But seek your indulgence a bit. Please read and watch us a bit more indulgently. If a perceptive person like you judge our work like this, it's really disheartening.
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  1180.  @aadityakiran_s  Will try to fix it. Thanks so much for your feedback.
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  1181. Really sorry about it. Won't happen again.
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  1182. Thank you
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  1183. Thank you
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  1184. I beg to differ, Sir. If only you noticed, ThePrint reporters were the only ones in our industry who were travelling and reporting from across the country during the peak of Covid-19 in 2020-21, risking their lives to bring you facts from the ground! We don't want accolades, Sir A bit of appreciation should keep my young colleagues motivated.
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  1185. Thank you
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  1186. Thank you. Trying my best
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  1187. Thanks for liking it
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  1188. Thank you
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  1189. My bad. Never meant to suggest it was unilateral. Should have framed it better. Thanks for pointing it out.
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  1190. Maybe... I can't totally discount it...I am probably relying too much on past data but I don't have any other credible yardstick to measure the changing dynamics objectively. We still have 9-10 months to go. Let's see.
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  1191. Thanks a lot for your kind words. As a matter of fact, I also have many ideals in this field and am learning from them.
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  1192.  @abhishekpandey21790  Yes, that's a conscious effort although there are times when I happen to share my views, too. The idea is to present different aspects of a story as I am given to understand by the characters involved. ThePrint readers and viewers like you are intelligent and can form their own views based on the facts that I gather for them.
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  1193. Thank you so much for liking the show
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  1194. Thank you for liking it.
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  1195. Thank you
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  1196. Thank you
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  1197. You are getting me wrong, Bishwa. No, I am not crazy enough to be support dynasties I was only sharing politicians' explations
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  1198. To support... Please ignore the typos. A bit too late at night...
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  1199. Thank you
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  1200. That makes my day. Thank you so much.
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  1201. Agree
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  1202. Haha ... I think they must be looking for my bank account no.
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  1203. Thank you
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