Rajdeep Sardesai on Politics, Media Influence, Congress Exodus| Full Interview Promo

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In an engaging conversation with OneIndia's Akash Kolluru, veteran journalist Rajdeep Sardesai delves into the intertwined history of media and politics, highlighting how leaders like Indira Gandhi and Congress utilized media for influence. He praises Chandrababu Naidu as a visionary for Andhra Pradesh and commends Pawan Kalyan's growing political acumen. Sardesai also notes a striking trend—leaders who leave Congress often thrive, with nine former CMs being notable examples last year. Insightful and thought-provoking, this interview unravels the dynamics of Indian politics. Watch the Full Interview on Oneindia Soon

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00:00Every regime has tried to manage the media at some stage or the other.

00:04Indira Gandhi put any dissenting voices in jail.

00:07Rajiv Gandhi brought the defamation bill, which would give the government powers over

00:12deciding what was defamatory and withdraw content.

00:16Pramod Mahajan used to try and manage the media when Atal Bihari Bajpai was in power.

00:23There was someone called C.M. Ebrahim, who was a Jamta Dal leader.

00:27He used to try and manage the media when Deva Gowda was in power for a short while.

00:31People had written off Chandrababu Naidu.

00:33They believed Jagan was coming back, welfare schemes were in place.

00:36He benefited from the fact that Jaganmohan arrested him.

00:40Can Chandrababu Naidu take Andhra forward? Yes, I think he can.

00:43Andhra is not an easy state to manage at the moment.

00:46Aman Kalyan has already shown himself to be a very astute politician in the kind of switches he has made.

00:52If I recall right, five years ago he was with the CPM.

00:56Extreme left to extreme right.

00:59So he's made his ideological high jump or long jump, whatever you want to call it.

01:04The BJP is always on the lookout for leaders from the south who they can align with.

01:09One of the problem areas in our political system is that this grand old party called the Indian National Congress

01:15has not fully adjusted to the times of this hyper-competitive election.

01:19They still want to play elections the old way.

01:21Mera aadmi, uska aadmi, I'll bring him down, I'll protect this guy.

01:26You've got to run politics on merit, not on all your networks.

01:30You're right, there are nine chief ministers at one count a couple of years ago who were ex-Congressmen.

01:35So obviously when you leave the Congress you see to flourish.

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