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At the India Today South Conclave 2025, Tughlaq editor S. Gurumurthy discussed a political shift in Tamil Nadu, asserting that the BJP is entering a space previously occupied by the Congress. Gurumurthy accused the DMK of dishonesty, claiming the party 'stole Tamil' to market a 'failed Dravidian dream'. He argued that Dravidianism is a divisive, racial concept with no linguistic basis, a contradiction he stated the DMK's predecessors understood. The speaker asserted that the Congress party's failure to address Tamil aspirations created a vacuum, leaving the Tamil identity as an 'untenanted property' for the DMK to seize. Gurumurthy praised Prime Minister Modi's efforts to reconnect Tamil Nadu with its spiritual and cultural heritage, suggesting this creates a conflict for the DMK by forcing it to choose between Dravidianism and a genuine Tamil identity. He also stated that Dravidianism is a reason for Tamil Nadu's underperformance and that the DMK is on a 'collapsed wicket'. The RSS ideologue revealed his past as a Congress member, stating he never joined the Jan Sangh or BJP, and that DMK's 1971 actions led him to join the RSS. The discussion also covered the need to rebuild a Tamil cultural identity linked to 'Bharatiyata' and the DMK's alleged hypocrisy regarding Tamil language promotion. #sgurumurthy #indiatodayconclave #dravidianpolitics #southconclave2025 #tamilidentity #dmk #bjp #congress #rss #tamilnadu #narendramodi #sanatanadharma #hindi #tamil #periyar #tughlaq #tamilnadupolitics #dravidianism #tamilculture #modi #kamaraj #coimbatore #rajdeepsardesai #indianpolitics Subscribe to India Today for NEW VIDEOS EVERY DAY and make sure to enable Push Notifications so you'll never miss a new video. All you need to do is PRESS THE BELL ICON next to the Subscribe button! India Today TV is India's leading English News Channel. India Today YouTube channel offers latest news videos on Politics, Business, Cricket, Bollywood, Lifestyle, Auto, Technology, Travel, Entertainment and a lot more. Stay tuned for latest updates and in-depth analysis of news from India and around the world! WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va2A... Download App: https://indiatoday.link/wHaj Follow us: Official website: https://www.indiatoday.in/ Twitter:   / indiatoday   Facebook:   / indiatoday   ----Chapters----- 00:00 Introduction 01:33 'The DMK is a dishonest party': S. Gurumurthy on its Dravidian politics 16:13 'BJP is not a pushover party today. It is a pushing party': S. Gurumurthy on Tamil Nadu Politics 21:42 'Tamil Nadu should have been the California of India': S. Gurumurthy on Dravidianism 29:33 S. Gurumurthy: 'We represent the best of what we call as Bharatiya' ----Chapters -----