Highlights of India Today Malayalam issue dated August 28th, 2013. The issue featured a cover story on mood of the nation, which focused on the leader whom the nation wants to select in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The story asked if Narendra Modi can rise to the occasion to make it to the PM chair amid fears that BJP is fast losing its privileges due to leadership tussles. A special report on Jammu Kashmir and a big story on Robert Vadra's exploits and Sonia Gandhi's dilemma. Profiles of P V Sindhu, the badminton player who made it to the world's best 10 ranking and K. P. Thomas aka Thomas Mash who has won Dronacharya award for his insightful coaching to athletes like Anju Bobby George were also featured. A story on recently launched INS Vikrant, Indians first ever indigenous aircraft carrier was another attraction. An interview with renowned painter A Ramachandran, an analytical story which looks into the fate of judicial commission announced by the state on various issues like Marad communal riots, Kalluvathikkal hooch tragedy and Idamalayar cases, a story which looks into the mind of Indian National Muslim League (IUML) which has recently threatened UDF, to which it is an ally, that it will not mind if it breaks the alliance and compete alone were also featured. An interview with IUML national secretary E T Muhammed Basheer was part of the story.