In this Special Report, India Today's Managing Editor Gaurav Sawant moderates a fiery debate on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's claim that Jawaharlal Nehru wanted to use government funds to rebuild the Babri Masjid. BJP National Spokesperson Dr. Ajay Alok defends the statement, citing 'cabinet archives of 1949' and claiming Sardar Patel rejected the proposal. He also references the 'Inside Story of Sardar Patel' and Maniben Patel's diary. Countering him, Congress National Spokesperson Dr. Shama Mohammed dismisses the claims as a distraction from issues like pollution, demanding 'archival or documentary evidence' and questioning the authenticity of the cited books. The debate turns heated with personal remarks and demands for facts.
West Bengal Governor RN Ravi has dissolved the state legislative assembly with effect from May 7 after completion of its term. With this, Mamata Banerjee, who refused to resign after TMC's debacle in the assembly poll, is no longer the chief minister.
Days after Congress severed its long-standing alliance with DMK to extend conditional support to the TVK, the DMK passed a resolution condemning the grand old party for betrayal and said the 'INDIA bloc is gone'.
The big focus of this episode 5 Live is on the political standoff in Tamil Nadu, where Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has paused the swearing-in of TVK chief Vijay asking to return only after securing signatures of 118 MLAs to prove majority support.
This episode of So Sorry is a funny take on Vijay's blockbuster entry into Tamil Nadu politics in the just concluded assembly election and who is all set to become the chief minister.
