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VCK Chief takes centre-stage in anti-saffron politics

Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) leader Thol Thirumavalavan has taken the centre stage in opposing saffron politics in Tamil Nadu, with nearly all the DMK allies, including MDMK leader Vaiko,the  Left parties and DMK’s parent body, the Dravidar Kazhagam, strongly backing his programmes and...

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Ponniyin Selvan and the politics of Vetrimaaran

The films of Vetrimaaran have politics. His movies are to do with power, authority and a politics against it  In Adukulam, he explored the power dynamic between the guru and the disciple. In Visaranai, he critiqued lawless authoritarianism. In Vada Chennai, he talked about political forces...

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Unpacking the PFI ban

The PFI, Popular Front of India, has been banned and the National Intelligence Agency has filed many cases against it for on several charges such as chopping off the hand of a college professor, of people associated with organisations espousing other faiths, collection of explosives to target...

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RSS rally: Will AIADMK govt show the way for DMK? 

Following the state police submission to the high court that permission for an RSS rally would be considered if it were not to be held on Gandhi Jayanthi (October 2), the court ordered that the rally be held on November 6. The RSS rally has had a troubled history with state governments often...

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Bharat Jodo yatra: What polarized Kanyakumari shows

Amit Shah’s jibe on Rahul Gandhi’s dress and the row over him meeting a radical Catholic priest in Kanyakumari indicate how the BJP will try to counter the Bharat Jodo yatra. Rahul Gandhi’s choice of Kanyakumari as the starting point for his yatra is symbolic in several ways. Kashmir to...

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