by Kalyanaraman M | Oct 1, 2018 | Opinion |
Chekka Chivantha Vaanam starts out featuring all the Mani Ratnam tropes. It pays ritual homage to Godfather through a Corleone-like family. There is the don who is shot but survives, and he has three sons and a daughter. The first son is a hot-head and not terribly...
by Pon Dhanasekaran | Sep 1, 2018 | Opinion |
With the 69% reservation system in vogue in the state facing legal challenges, some political parties and activists for social justice have raised the demand for caste-wise census for protecting it. “Data from the socio-economic-caste based census conducted throughout...
by Rangaraj | Jul 20, 2018 | Opinion |
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...
by Rangaraj | Jul 14, 2018 | Opinion |
(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...
by Rangaraj | Jul 12, 2018 | Opinion |
(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...
by Rangaraj | Jul 11, 2018 | Opinion |
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...
by Rangaraj | Jul 10, 2018 | Opinion |
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...
by Jayaram Venkatesan | Jul 9, 2018 | Opinion |
The Lok Ayukta bill passed today in the Tamil Nadu Assembly is a toothless law. It will not only not fight corruption but also embolden the corrupt. The flaws are glaring and obvious. The Lok Ayukta is to be selected by a selection panel comprising Chief Minister,...
by Mario Johnson | Jun 20, 2018 | Opinion |
In Tamil Nadu, Chennai Puzhal, Vellore, Salem, Cuddalore, Tiruchi, Madurai, Palayamkottai have prisons for men. Heading the state prisons is Additional Director General of Police and under him several Deputy Inspector Generals, as well as superintendents, additional...
by Kalyanaraman M | Jun 10, 2018 | Opinion |
There were only ten people watching Kaala at Carnival Cinemas. It was an 11:30 pm show on a Saturday, and, there were perhaps not too many Tamils in Salt Lake City, Kolkata, who would venture out late night for a movie. A family of five had come to watch the film....
