Has milk politics turned sour in Karnataka?

The Morning Brief

May 4 2023 • 26 mins

Milk has become a boiling political issue in Karnataka ahead of the elections. Amul's potential entry is seen as a threat to the local brand Nandini. But what is the economics behind dairy politics? Host Mugdha Variyar travels through the milk belt of Karnataka in Mandya district to do a ground check on farmers' troubles, and to find out what the Amul-Nandini issue means for them.
We speak to:

  • Anitha Ramlingegowda, director of the women's dairy cooperative in Sunnadadoddi in Mandya district,
  • HK Putamma, women’s president of the Mandya District Bharatiya Kisan Sangha,
  • H Sudhakar, general manager of Mandya Milk Union, and
  • Madhu Chandan, founder of Organic Mandya, who is the Mandya candidate for the Sarvodaya Karnataka Party.

Credits: NDTV, Narendra Modi Youtube Channel, NewsFirst Kannada 1 and NewsFirst Kannada 2.

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