
Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, and Pooja Prasanna. What next for Shashi Tharoor after he’s back from his ongoing visits abroad? Even those close to him offer differing theories. We sifted through the noise to tell you what we gathered. Despite being rapped by the Supreme Court in the Tamil Nadu TASMAC case, we hear the ED is preparing to file an affidavit based on WhatsApp conversations to justify the investigation. Karnataka BJP MLA Munirathna Naidu is facing a new gang-rape complaint, which has sparked dissent from within the party ranks.