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Karti Chidambaram is an Indian National Congress MP representing the Sivaganga constituency in Tamil Nadu.

In this episode of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, he discusses the Parliament Budget Session, DMK-Congress alliance, Actor Vijay, freebies politics, money laundering investigations against him, and BJP’s presence in Tamil Nadu.

He also addresses the Dhurandhar controversy and his alleged cameo in it, highlighting the absence of official records related to it.

*Timestamps*

00:00 – Introduction

01:47 – Parliament Deadlock

12:33 – Congress-DMK Alliance

20:04 – Congress in Tamil Nadu

25:30 – BJP-AIADMK Alliance

31:09 – Anti-Incumbency Against DMK

37:36 – Legal Cases & Investigations

43:40 – Sonia’s Role in UPA

47:27 – Sanatana Debate

51:23 – Freebie Politics

59:09 – Dhurandhar Controversy

1:05:16 – KYC, Re-KYC & Citizen Rights

1:11:13 – Family-Centric Politics

1:15:31 – Relations with Rahul Gandhi

1:16:26 – Snap Reactions

1:23:47 – Bonding with Father

1:32:09 – South Indian Food