Powertrip: How did HDK find out about Lokayukta probe, Vijay hires Dubai security agency
An exclusive scoop on Indian politics.
A big news this week is how JD(S) leader and Union agriculture minister HD Kumaraswamy found out about the Lokayukta investigation against him. Meanwhile, ahead of the Maharashtra elections next month, the Maratha agitation is becoming a cause of concern for the Congress and the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance.
In Karnataka, in the Prajwal Revanna sexual assault case, the politician’s lawyers have shifted their stance, which the Special Investigation Team considers a major win. And a Dubai firm has been signed for Vijay’s political party’s first state-level conference in Tamil Nadu later this month.
This is Powertrip, exclusively curated for NL and TNM subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, and Pooja Prasanna.
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