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NDA making CP Radhakrishnan its VP nominee gives bragging rights to AIADMK. It's smart politics
NDA making CP Radhakrishnan its VP nominee is smart politics. It gives bragging rights to AIADMK-BJP in Tamil Nadu and puts DMK-led alliance in a bind. BJP nominating an RSS swayamsevak to second-highest Constitutional post reinvigorates their umbilical cord. A non-confrontationist with friends across parties, CPR makes an ideal candidate.
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