Tamil Nadu’s Nitish Kumar or assertive chief? Edappadi Palaniswami confronts a battle of perceptions

DMK claims AIADMK is subservient to the Modi government, framing the Assembly election as Tamil Nadu vs Delhi; BJP leaders avoid naming Mr. Palaniswami as NDA’s CM face, but he asserts himself in seat-sharing announcements DMK claims AIADMK is subservient to the Modi government, framing the Assembly election as Tamil Nadu vs Delhi; BJP leaders avoid naming…

Key takeaways

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• DMK claims AIADMK is subservient to the Modi government, framing the Assembly election as Tamil Nadu vs Delhi; BJP leaders avoid naming Mr.
• Palaniswami as NDA’s CM face, but he asserts himself in seat-sharing announcements DMK claims AIADMK is subservient to the Modi government, framing the Assembly election as Tamil Nadu vs Delhi; BJP…
• Palaniswami as NDA’s CM face, but he asserts himself in seat-sharing announcements

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• -sharing announcements DMK claims AIADMK is subservient to the Modi government, framing the Assembly election as Tamil Nadu vs Delhi; BJP leaders avoid naming Mr. Palaniswami as NDA’s CM face, but he asserts himself in…
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Why it matters

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• DMK claims AIADMK is subservient to the Modi government, framing the Assembly election as Tamil Nadu vs Delhi; BJP leaders avoid naming Mr.
• Palaniswami as NDA’s CM face, but he asserts himself in seat-sharing announcements DMK claims AIADMK is subservient to the Modi government, framing the Assembly election as Tamil Nadu vs Delhi; BJP…
• Palaniswami as NDA’s CM face, but he asserts himself in seat-sharing announcements