Ahead of the upcoming Tamil Nadu assembly elections, expelled AIADMK leader VK Sasikala on Wednesday announced retirement from active politics. Several questions arise after the announcement. What is Sasikala's gameplan? Why did Sasikala suddenly announce to retire from politics? Is it advantage AIADMK now? Has the DMK lost its initial advantage? Is an AIADMK-AMMK tieup possible?

India Today's Rajdeep Sardesai discusses these questions with senior journalist TM Veeraraghav, BJP spokesperson Narayan Thirupathy and DMK spokesperson Manu Sundaram on this edition of News Today.

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