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Battle between 'Tamil Pride' and 'Telugu Honour'
The New Indian Express Kochi
|August 20, 2025
Though BJP-led NDA nominee C.P. Radhakrishnan holds an edge in the Vice-Presidential race due to the NDA's strength in both Houses of Parliament, the Opposition's candidate, retired Justice B. Sudershan Reddy, has added a sharp regional flavour—framing the contest as a "South vs. South" or "Tamil Pride vs. Telugu Pride".
Though BJP-led NDA nominee C.P. Radhakrishnan holds an edge in the Vice-Presidential race due to the NDA's strength in both Houses of Parliament, the Opposition's candidate, retired Justice B. Sudershan Reddy, has added a sharp regional flavour—framing the contest as a "South vs. South" or "Tamil Pride vs. Telugu Pride". Both the NDA and the Congress-led INDIA bloc appear unusually focused on southern India this time.
This story is from the August 20, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Kochi.
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