News Broadcasting
Aap Ki Adalat: ‘Those planning to uproot Modi will themselves be uprooted’, says BJP MP Manoj Tiwari
Mumbai: Noted Bhojpuri actor-singer and BJP MP Manoj Tiwari said, those in opposition who are planning to ‘uproot’ Narendra Modi, will themselves be ‘uprooted’ this time.
He was replying to questions from Rajat Sharma in the show ‘Aap Ki Adalat’, which was telecast on 8 July on India TV. Tiwari was asked about RJD supremo Lalu Prasad asking people to “uproot” Modi. The BJP MP said, “Lalu Ji is not well, I want him to recover fully. But if somebody says we will uproot Modi, then I can only say, they themselves will be uprooted this time…If you want to uproot anything, uproot poverty, uproot corruption, uproot terrorism, uproot drug mafia, why do you want to uproot Modi?”
Tiwari said, “A personality like the Prime Minister of Australia says, ‘Modi is the Boss’, and a prime minister of another country touches Modi ji’s feet. This is as good as the Australian PM praising every Indian, and some prime minister touching every Indian’s feet.” Tiwari said, he is preparing a song for 2024 elections, which says ‘Paanch Saal Aur Hamen Modi Ki Zaroorat Hai.”
When Rajat Sharma pointed out one of his Bhojpuri songs in which he had appealed to people in Bihar to support Modi and Nitish Kumar, Tiwari replied, “This question should be directed at Nitish Ji, because it was he who left us.”
Tiwari also spoke about his “professional rivalry” with another Bhojpuri star and BJP MP Ravi Kishan. He disclosed how on one movie, he was doing the role of an SP and Ravi Kishan was acting as a criminal. Tiwari said, “in the climax, the SP was supposed to beat the criminal, but Ravi Kishan insisted that he would also beat the SP. I told the director, how could an SP, armed with a gun and having policemen around him, get beaten by a criminal? Will it not amount to insulting an SP, if he is beaten by a criminal? The problem is, top stars sign movies, but during shooting when they realize that they would face such a situation, they raise objections. He (Ravi Kishan) was probably thinking it was me, Manoj Tiwari, who was beating him, but actually we were acting our roles.”
Tiwari also narrated another incident about how Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan invited him to do a role in the movie ‘Ganga’ in which Ravi Kishan had done a major role.
Tiwari also disclosed, for the first time, his relationship with former India captain M. S. Dhoni and Amitabh Bachchan. He narrated an incident in Koregaon, Pune, when Big B and he were shooting at one film set, and on the same day, news came about Dhoni becoming World No. 1 in rankings. It so happened that Dhoni was also at another film set in Koregaon, and when he was told over phone that Big B was coming to meet him, Dhoni said, ‘please don’t come, I am coming to meet Big B’. “This is the large-heartedness of two great men, one in Bollywood and the other in cricket”, Tiwari said.
News Broadcasting
WITT Summit 2026 concludes in New Delhi
Babar Azam’s comical diving attempt goes viral as league introduces anti-dew measures.
MUMBAI: The WITT Summit just wrapped up with enough big ideas to fill a policy playbook because when India’s leaders, thinkers and icons gather under one roof, even the conversations hit sixes. The eighth edition of TV9 Network’s flagship What India Thinks Today (WITT) Summit 2026 concluded on Saturday after two days of dynamic discussions at its New Delhi venue. India’s largest multi-domain public policy and culture summit brought together political leaders, policymakers, sports icons, artists and technology innovators to examine the forces shaping contemporary India and its global standing.
Prime minister Narendra Modi delivered the keynote address on the theme “India and the World” for the third consecutive year. In a wide-ranging speech, he addressed the ongoing conflict in West Asia, calling for restraint and compassion while highlighting India’s continued development trajectory despite global turmoil.
The summit featured candid conversations with state leaders. Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy articulated a people-first governance model and contrasted it with other development approaches. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav declared that Left-wing extremism had been effectively eliminated in his state and highlighted preparations for the upcoming Kumbh Mela. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann defended his government’s record, citing the closure of 19 toll plazas and creation of the Sadak Suraksha Force. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar expressed confidence in Congress prospects in Assam and addressed recent allegations against him.
On geopolitics and national security, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia outlined India’s ambition to become a builder of trusted digital infrastructure for the world, citing the rapid 5G rollout and village-level 4G connectivity.
Cricket received significant attention. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly praised player freedom and trust as hallmarks of great leadership and named MS Dhoni as the greatest captain due to his World Cup successes. India women’s team bowling coach Aavishkar Salvi credited the BCCI and Women’s Premier League for building a pipeline of world-class talent behind the team’s recent ODI World Cup triumph.
The summit also hosted the inaugural AI² Awards 2026, celebrating the convergence of human creativity and machine intelligence in storytelling and content creation. Poet and kathavachak Kumar Vishwas delivered a nuanced take on India’s concept of Dharma and criticised the recent arrest of an 80-year-old Shankaracharya. Veteran lyricist Sameer Anjaan and storyteller Neelesh Misra reflected on changing music trends and artistic responsibility in the wake of a recent controversy involving Nora Fatehi.
In a country where conversations often run as deep as the Ganges, the WITT Summit proved once again that when leaders, thinkers and storytellers come together, the real winner is public discourse lively, layered and refreshingly unafraid to tackle the big questions shaping India’s tomorrow.
