Opinion | Tamil Nadu’s parties oppose NEET over vested interests, not social justice
Medical education has been in the hands of a few elite, but NEET is making it a level-playing field, argues policy expert Chandrasekaran
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Union Budget: Why just Godavari – Cauvery, let’s link Kerala’s rivers to Tamil Nadu too
Kerala’s rivers overflow with floodwaters during the monsoon, and most of them are perennial rivers. Why don’t we divert the west-flowing rivers to Tamil Nadu on the east to provide for drinking water and irrigation in the relatively drier areas of the state?
Opinion | Budget speech — Much ado about a ‘pseudo event’ on just 10% of actual allocations
What’s the big deal about the Budget speech when it hardly discusses 10% of the actual Budget of the Indian economy? And, where’s inclusivity if the focus is on Hindi PR terms like Amrit Kaal and Gati Shakti. This just doesn’t cut it for Tamil Nadu and non-Hindi-speaking states.
Opinion | Dear DMK, the governor knows his powers well and doesn’t need your lecture
DMK party mouthpiece Murasoli has launched a scathing attack on Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi for his Republic Day speech supporting NEET. The governor had said that more students from government schools were able to join medical colleges thanks to the NEET exams. Under the pseudonym Silanthi,...
Bad weather led to Rawat chopper crash. Modi had Mi-17 plan too
The tri-services Court of Inquiry (COI) constituted to probe the copter crash that killed Gen Bipin Rawat, India’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), his wife and 12 officers has submitted its preliminary report. The Mi-17 V5 helicopter crashed in Nilgiris on December 8, 2021. The committee...
Maridhas arrest: DMK’s poor record in free speech continues
Healthy dissent and public debates are key elements of a vibrant democracy. Bad governance or misgovernance can mar this. Misgovernance is a slow reveal which means that only a few grasp quickly what is going on. Democracy is not a recent import as some believe but has been part of the...
O Solriya Mama is just a men’s song. What’s the fuss?
O Solriya Mama song from the movie Pushpa starring Allu Arjun is trending in Tamil Nadu. It has become a YouTube sensation ever since it was released. Apart from Samantha shaking a leg and Andrea singing, the song is being talked about for its lyrics penned by Viveka. Some organizations in...
Can Annamalai’s BJP fill opposition space in TN politics?
The BJP is yet to drop roots in Tamil Nadu, though one could see party flags flying everywhere and functionaries zipping around in glitzy four-wheelers. The Dravidian soil is not exactly conducive to the growth of Hindutva. But things could be changing. K Annamalai, a former IPS official and...
Maridhas has the right to be wrong, so did Karuppar Koottam
A day after the chopper crash in which Chief of Defense Staff Bipin Rawat was killed, YouTuber Maridhas tweeted that Tamil Nadu is “becoming another Kashmir under the DMK regime” and it gives “freedom to form groups that can do any level of treason against the country”. The tweet added that “in...
Amit Shah language row a needless distraction, non-issue
Languages evolve and spread when a common cultural norm is created among communities due to social cohesion. This is true of all languages and of Tamil also. No one person or community can claim ownership for the creation and diffusion of languages over time. One may have passion towards a...
