the DMK, a ID MK agree on one thing as well as the Congress. The fight is between them firmly and there is no third player in the race. The incumbent MP here is Mani Kam Tag of the Congress. I caught up with him in Var constituency in the midst of a hot day in campaigning, and he spoke on a wide range of subjects, including the prime minister's attack on the Congress's manifesto. Isn't it in terms of politics as well? The temperature is quite high. You're fighting a tough battle here against B, MDK founder's son on the one side. Then you have the soap opera queen of soap opera queen of Tamil soap opera Radika as the BJP candidate, Who do you see as your primary rival? And do you believe that the old narratives of Tamil Nadu may change in these elections? We are fighting against an idea, an idea which called Modi the idea which loots the people of Tamil Nadu, which discriminates the people of Tamil Nadu and particularly the poor people of Tamil Nadu. And we are explaining that only the joblessness and the price rise is the main issue on which people are voting and that continues to be the person only person who has made this country suffer is Mr Modi. Therefore the issue is on the misrule of Mr Modi at the local level. Who is your bigger enemy? This election is only on Modi. This election is Modi and this election there is two kinds of candidates here. One is a direct Modi candidate and one is a B team of a Modi candidate. OK, Mr Modi has now commented on your manifesto Congress Manifesto, calling it a reflective manifesto of the Muslim League. What's your response for scheme which you just giving one la pees for per woman? Family? Head of the family is a Muslim League manifesto for whether reforming the work is a Muslim League manifesto F. Whether reducing the LPG gas cylinder price is the Muslim League manifesto FAK because Mr Modi is a divider, therefore he divides on the communal lines. He wants to divide this country on communal lines. He only have slogan of sad only slogan. But his intentions and in his thinking process is to divide this country. You don't see the Congress trying to play the cast card with caste sensors, etcetera. The BJP accuses the congress of being divisive. Cast Cast sensor is a very valid part of the society because we know that Hindu religion is the only religion which has the caste hierarchy. And India is a caste Hindu majority state where we have many layers of the people who, under the reservation categories or not, got their due. And the caste censors will give us a report card which will benefit the future to distribute the wealth and distribute the opportunities. OK, Mr while you say all that Mr Modi has been investing himself heavily in Taman the old narrative is a i dmk dmk. The Congress has been firmly with the DMK. Is there a worry that the BJP's extensive campaign in this state could change the narrative in Dravidian politics and could make them a potential entry into this state? 14th, Mr. Modi is coming to VI. We welcome him here. The people of are intelligent and people of Tamil Nadu are very intelligent. You will say see till 19 they will do all these kind of things. After Fourth of July June, they will all be there. Shops will be closed and we will have the 40 MPs of the India Airlines together in the Parliament and we will all stand together as India Airlines. So you say about the 40 MPs from Tamil Nadu, which is Dravidian territory? What about the rest of India and north of India? The Congress seems to be in a sticky wicket. Would you agree? National media wants to project that way. And we all know that the projection of the national media controlled by Mr Modi wants to do that thing. But the real ground is different. And you will see here also that national media is giving six seats or seven seats to BJP. If you ask a BJP worker, where is the six seat which is six? They will say I think that they will say some other seats from north India because it is a media created hype. We know that the people's pain in the village of Abati, as well as in any other village in India is safe. The village The price rise is an issue. The joblessness issue is an issue is an issue. Farmers issue is an issue. LPG cylinder price is an issue and all other issues stand and therefore people are going to vote on their own issues. OK, having said that my final question to you Who's going to be number one? Number two number three in Var We hope that people of agar will be number one and the people of Agar will be number two and people of var will be number three Thank you so much Manikam tag on this hot hot campaign trail here in
