Tamil Nadu Elections 2026 | “Delhi is Becoming Authoritarian”: PTR on Centre vs Tamil Nadu

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PTR explains freebies, fuel prices, and why Tamil Nadu says it’s losing out to the Centre.
A must-watch on India’s economy, politics, and the growing Centre-State debate.

00:00 Introduction: PTR on Dateline Tamil Nadu
00:45 Rating DMK’s 5-Year Performance
01:45 Inheriting a Fiscal Crisis Post-Covid
02:14 Reforms & Economic Restructuring Explained | Economic Advisory Council
04:12 Experience From PAC
04:53 Digital Governance, Building Databases & DBT Expansion
06:01 “Finance Minister’s Job is to Say No”
07:40 PTR's Preferred Portfolio
08:16 Choosing a Finance Minister & Finance Secretary
10:00 Importance of Political Will in Governance
10:13 DMK, Religion & Rationalism Explained
11:09 Periyar on God
13:40 Is DMK Anti-Hindu?
15:55 Tamil Nadu vs NDA: 2026 Election Narrative
16:45 Authoritarian Turn in Delhi
19:00 Push for Double Engine Sarkar
19:23 Centre-State Fund Allocation | TN vs UP
20:10 One Nation Policies and Homogeneity
20:51 "We Are Tamil People, We Want to Retain Our Double Digit Growth"
21:45 Gujarat vs Tamil Nadu | Who Fares Better?
22:37 West Asia Crisis & LPG Supply Concerns
24:00 Oil Prices During Manmohan Singh Govt and Modi Govt
28:00 Cash Transfers in Bihar vs Tamil Nadu
30:10 What Drives Tamil Nadu’s Growth?
33:10 Cash Transfers & Revdi Culture
34:35 Restrictions on Fiscal Management
35:25 Targeted Welfare vs Freebies Debate
41:03 Measuring Progress
43:01 Free Fridge, Cows and Laptop Schemes
48:20 Tamil Nadu Debt Debate Explained
51:20 Why Dravidian Parties Don’t Share Power in State
52:35 Actor Vijay’s Political Entry

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