# EP-412 | The 'Real' Samosa Caucus 8.0 Edition | Abhijit, Anand, Sushant & Tehseen

An episode of [ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1646927006), 6 May 2026, 2 h 57 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/fa8ad6f8/podcast/play/119571795/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-6%2Fac3940b9-8729-e251-2aac-efdb6c0a505f.mp3

The much-awaited episode of The ‘Real’ Samosa Caucus – Edition 8.0 is here, packed with raw, uncensored, and no-holds-barred conversations. Joining the panel are: Sushant Sareen, Senior Fellow at ORF Tehseen Poonawalla, TV personality and political analyst Anand Ranganathan, author and scientist Abhijit Iyer-Mitra, Senior Fellow at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies This episode discusses the recently conducted Assembly polls in Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Assam; the Iran war; the Trump phenomenon; Pakistan’s stature after the war. Timestamps 00:00 – Introduction 01:59 – Story of Anga, Banga & Kalinga 03:14 – Cold-Pressed Oils & ‘Adult-Rated’ Banter 06:17 – Fall of Mamata Banerjee’s Regime 14:48 – Fragmentation of Communities 19:30 – Nashik TCS Case 21:24 – Impact of SIR in Bengal 26:01 – BJP Started Mirroring the Left? 29:48 – Indo-Bangladesh Border Fencing 35:01 – Japanese & Bengali Food Connection 39:31 – Vijay Benefitted From Annamalai’s Groundwork? 50:40 – Politics of Fielding Controversial Candidates 54:29 – Raghav Chadha’s BJP Entry 59:46 – Rajnath Singh’s Comment on Terrorism 1:01:41 – Indian Muslims’ Support for Iran 1:11:02 – US Deputy Secretary’s Remarks on Trade Deal 1:30:39 – Left-Liberal Ecosystem Debate 1:53:29 – ‘Maach Bhaat’ Politics in Bengal 1:59:07 – The Fall of INDIA Bloc ‘Titans’ 2:04:27 – Anand’s Parents’ Love Story 2:11:24 – Importance of Punctuality & Time Management 2:16:08 – Veg vs Non-Veg Discussion 2:32:42 – Who Will Be Next Keralam CM? 2:40:39 – India’s Economic Challenges Amid West Asia War 2:46:20 – Why India Needs Big Reforms

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