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The Election Commission on Tuesday suspended a senior Tripura official for defacing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's face in a poster.

>> that's why he wore the purple tie, right ramesh ponnuru? in honor of this purple m&m? >> i confess, i don't have know anything about the purple m&m. i basically unfamiliar with this controversy. i'm glad to be. and i kind of actively resent being informed of its existence. i will just say -- >> [laughter] >> that -- they don't really like the idea of m&m's having feet at all, let alone really whatever they were wearing on their feet. but i have to assume that the people who are affecting outrage are also doing it as part of a brand strategy. and perhaps they are not actually consumed with r...

Musk trying tojoefl i jovially and successfully as mars has done here. >> for those on panel and set as well, those who are a, googling about m&ms right now, or you're salivating because there is chocolate on your screen and you're wondering why we're not talking about the joy, let me bring in karen and ramesh here. simple changes were made, okay? talking about the green m&m's go go boots became sneakers. first of all, i get it. heels hurt the whole arch system. then you have the idea of a purple m&m in honor of national women's day. the fact that this sent shockwaves, that these spokes candie...

Financial ramifications. so, i think that from every companies point of view, watching what mars does and how it lives its brand is really something that's critical to watch. and i think if you look at other companies, imagine elon musk trying to respond as jovially and successfully as mars has done here. >> for those of you are -- as well -- for those of you out there who are either googling about right m&m's there or you are salivating because there's chocolate on your screen and you are wondering why we are not talking more about the joy it brings, we bring karen finney in and ramesh here b...

Latest thing that is now getting swept up in the culture wars? for all you chocolate fans out there, it's m&m's, -- replacing its spokes purple spokespeople candies -- maya rudolph. -- last year we have made some changes to our beloved spokescandies -- therefore, we have decided to take an indefinite pause from the spokescandies. the chief marketing officer for mars wrigley north america telling cnn that the -- maya rudolph has been in the works for a while. they also went on to say, quote, there are lots of stories out there. but let me say conclusively that this decision is not a reaction to...