Video Editor: Purnendu Pritam
1. Why Did Manish Sisodia Tweet On Atishi’s Caste? Here’s His Answer
With Delhi set to caste votes in just two days’ time, Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia, opened up about certain crucial strategies in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections while speaking to The Quint.
Why was AAP not ready to negotiate an alliance with the Congress without Punjab and Haryana as part of the deal? Why did Manish Sisodia tweet about Atishi’s caste? Read detailed answers to these questions answered by Manish Sisodia here.
2. ‘One Person Enough to Make BJP Panic’: Ravish Kumar on LS Polls
Varanasi has lost its charm, feels journalist Ravish Kumar. In an interview with The Quint, the senior journalist opens up about the present political climate in Uttar Pradesh, the ‘dissenter’ tag attached to him and the BJP’s discrimination against him by banning its speakers from appearing on his show.
Watch the video of the candid chat here.
3. Pamphlet Row: Gambhir Sends Defamation Notice to AAP, AAP Threatens to Counter Sue
The pamphlet war has now taken a legal turn. BJP leader Gautam Gambhir has sent a defamation notice to Aam Aadmi Party's Atishi, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, a day after Atishi accused Gambhir of distributing derogatory and casteist pamphlets against her.
But the AAP is not ready to take Gambir’s challenge lying down. They are now planning to countersue the cricketer-turned-politician. They have already complained to the Delhi Commission for Women and now plan on approaching the Election Commission and the police.
Read the full story here.
4. ‘India’s Divider in Chief’: TIME Magazine Changes Tone on Modi
TIME Magazine has featured Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again on its cover. But the latest edition calls him India’s ‘divider in chief’. The story published in the magazine asks if India can endure another five years of Modi government.
This is a remarkable shift from TIME's 2015 cover on Modi titled 'Why Modi Matters'. It was accompanied by an interview with the PM and carried the tagline “The world needs India to step up as a global power. One year in, can Prime Minister Narendra Modi deliver?”
Some of the crucial issues that the story refers to are instances of mob lynching, demonetisation and Malegaon blast accused Pragya Thakur’s candidacy.
Read the full story here.
5. Review: ‘SOTY 2’ Is a PPT Presentation of the Star Kids’ Many Qualities
Student of the Year 2 hit theatres today. The film is a sequel to Karan Johar's 2012 film and sees Tiger Shroff, Ananya Pandey and Tara Sutaria in the lead. But does it live up to the hype?
Click here to find out what The Quint's Stutee has to say.
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