Good morning! Some pics from the sidelines of Day One of The Hindu’s thehuddle - including former NSA MK Narayanan, Bollywood star taapsee pannu, and Congress leader Manish Tewari. Great fun organising interviews with these smart people!

Thanks vijays was enjoyable. Brought back some fond memories. Vijay Lokapally 🇮🇳 KC Vijaya Kumar

It was an absolute honour to host a conversation with the legend Anil Kumble at The Hindu Huddle 2020

Madhav: CAA is not an act, just an amendment to 1955,which does not discriminate on the basis of religion

Madhav: Demonetisation was done with good intentions, but Indians turned out to be smarter than the government (on black money)

Madhav on CAA: Governments in Pakistan and Bangladesh have realised that they have to take care of their minorities now

Madhav: Emotions, negative issues may not fetch results in elections anymore. They will vote on performance in the future.

Madhav: Indian democracy is alive and vibrant... We won a big mandate in LS and then lost 3 states... How can you say democracy is in peril?

Qun from Narayan Lakshman: Did BJP lose Delhi because of performance issues or because of negative campaign? Madhav: Take it positively, the AAP performed and was voted back.

Madhav on neighbourhood first: We believe that if our neighbours grow, we grow.... But it should be complimentary with our neighbourhood. PM Modis contribution to Foreign Policy is his ability to strike personal relations with World leaders. He has that with President Trump

#TheHuddle2020: Team thehindubangalore and colleagues covering thehuddle in Bangalore The Hindu #workmode

We will face polls in Assam, Kerala & others. Everywhere it will be based on performance of leaders. In Delhi, people felt AAP could deliver better in Delhi polls. Elections should not be fought for percentage of votes but to win the seats: @rammadhavbjp #thehuddle2020

NPR is not discriminatory. There is nothing controversial. No state govt has constitutional provision to say they won't implement it. PM said no discussion on NRC has happened. Even if it happens, govt will take feedback from all stakeholders. #thehuddle2020 @rammadhavbjp

To a question on J&K status Madhav says Jammu Kashmir's UT status is temporary, BJP wants full statehood to be restored. Ladakh bifurcation to stay.

.Tejasvi Surya .Nivedith Alva Ritesh Pandey at thehuddle speaking passionately about student politics & aspirations of the youth, budget receipts & policy-making, dynasty politics, etc. and having a few laughs along the way..

Ashwini Nachappa- For me it was always about standing out. It was just my personality. It just felt good to be different on the field #thehuddle2020

Ashwini Nachappa on Kambala - Sad to equate Usain Bolt to kambala. Both are about sprinting and speed. What these two boys have achieved is commendable but it is unfair to ask them to come for a race. #thehuddle2020

To beat Usha, one needed to train differently. I always came second to Usha. Sports psychologist from US asked me if I would go in for a session of mind training. The difference was that I never ran against Usha; I ran against myself: Ashwini Nachappa #thehuddle2020

.Ashwini Nachappa on acting: Never treated as a filmstar, was treated as a sportsperson. I have acted in 5 films, one in Kannada. Money was good. But it was not my cup of tea. #TheHuddle2020

.Ashwini Nachappa : Coorg has produced a number of international sportspersons and for the armed forces. A Kodava is born either with a hockey stick or a gun. The Kodava family hockey festival is the largest in the world. #thehuddle2020