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Podcast: The Morning Brief
Episode: Has milk politics turned sour in Karnataka?
Description: 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 mana...