PM Modi's Pongal Outreach: Culture, Cinema And Politics Collide

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Pongal celebrations at MoS L Murugan's residence have taken on clear political overtones ahead of the Tamil Nadu elections. With top stars from the film Parasakthi-including Sivakarthikeyan, Ravi Mohan and music director GV Prakash-in attendance, the event blended cultural symbolism with political messaging. Praising Tamil civilisation, language and the contribution of Tamils in agriculture and innovation, the Prime Minister underlined the NDA's outreach to Tamil identity. The optics, timing and symbolism of the Pongal event are being seen as a calibrated political signal aimed at Tamil voters.