The refusal of Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to meet Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam in New Delhi on July 24 has come as a shock to OPS supporters whose main trump card in the past was his ease-of-doing business with BJP ministers at the Centre and even the Prime...
The no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha on July 20, 2018, could not have come at a worse time for the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu. The AIADMK had taken a stand against the NDA government at the Centre on recent issues like UGC, NEET for Siddha, Cauvery etc., to dispel the impression that it...
At a time when the BJP is trying to put pressure on the AIADMK government, Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami has sent a clear signal to the national party that it will not buckle under BJP threats and indicated that the AIADMK would not have any alliance with the BJP for the forthcoming Lok...
The AIADMK camp is in a state of shock as a series of Income-Tax raids were conducted this morning against SPK group of companies led by contractor Seyyadurai in Aruppukottai and other parts of Tamil Nadu. The IT raids are seen as the BJP’s response to the challenged posed by AIADMK Minister D...
(This is the concluding part of a series on the One Nation, One Poll idea that is being debated. The first part dealt with the immediate political motives behind it, the second was about the legal manoeuvres that would be required to accomplish it, and the third part was about the stand of...
(The first part of the series looked at why the one nation, one poll idea is a ploy by NDA government to come back to power; the second looked at the legal complications in bringing this about; this article deals with the stand of TN parties) The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...
The first part of the article dealt with how the one nation, one poll proposal may be help BJP in the short-term by giving it an advantage in the next Lok Sabha polls. The question is whether it has the intention or the stomach to really carry it to its full extent since it is a complex issue...
இந்திய சட்ட கமிஷன் ஒரு முன்வரைவை வெளியிட்டுள்ளது. அதில் சட்டமன்றத்துக்கும் நாடாளுமன்றத்துக்கும் 2019-ல் ஒரே நேரத்தில் தேர்தல் என்பதைபரிந்துரை செய்துள்ளது. இந்த பரிந்துரை, அரசியலமைப்பு சட்டம் மற்றும் மக்கள் பிரதிநிதித்துவ சட்டம் 1951 மற்றும் சட்டமன்றம் மற்றும்நாடாளுமன்ற ஒழுங்கமைப்பு சட்டத்தில்...
The first thing that must be understood about the move to have simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and the state Assemblies is that it is aimed at establishing single party rule throughout the country, including in the States. Much as the BJP is trying to create hype about one...
The Supreme Court verdict on the powers of the Lt. Governor, making it clear that he has no independent power and that he must abide by the Council of Ministers, has come as a relief to the people of Delhi and Puducherry who have suffered due to the LT Governor blocking various legislations and...
