Pongal With A Political Undertone: PM Modi's Tamil Nadu Outreach From Delhi

As Tamil Nadu celebrates Pongal, the harvest festival symbolising prosperity and new beginnings, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is marking the occasion from Delhi, attending celebrations at the residence of Union Minister L Murugan. Senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party are expected to join the event, underlining what is being seen as a calibrated cultural and emotional outreach ahead of the 2026 Tamil Nadu elections.