THE HINDU DATED 24th JANUARY 2026

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THE HINDU DATED 24th JANUARY 2026.

1. PM’s ‘Double-Engine Government’ Pitch in Tamil Nadu

The Prime Minister’s address in poll-bound Tamil Nadu marked a strategic political intervention, centred on the idea of a “double-engine government” where the same alliance governs both State and Centre. The event highlighted the BJP-NDA’s attempt to expand its footprint in a State traditionally resistant to the party. The Prime Minister accused the ruling DMK of corruption, dynastic politics, governance failure, and links with criminal networks, arguing that such factors obstruct development. The logic advanced was that policy alignment between the Union and State governments would accelerate investment, infrastr