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Ancient Kapaleeswarar temple spurred Dravidian movement
The famous Kapaleeswarar temple at Mylapore has been hitting the headlines often after the DMK under MK Stalin assumed power in Tamil Nadu. Within two months of coming to power, on August 5, HR and CE Minister PK Sekar Babu inaugurated Tamil archanai in Kapaleeswarar temple. The minister...
Kapaleeswarar temple land: 471 defaulters, 40 per cent annual revenue loss
Mylapore Kapaleeswarar temple is among the wealthy ancient temples of Tamil Nadu holding extensive properties of over 600 acres around the temple and elsewhere. These properties were bequeathed by kings and others so the centuries-old temple’s functions and services could continue to be held as...
Rajini’s challenge: No ‘political entry’ to sell Annathe
Among the mega stars of Tamil cinema, actor Rajnikanth has a primary place. For the last four decades, he has been acting as one of the top heroes, singing duets with young actresses and delivering punch dialogue. On most of the occasions, his films have been money spinners for the producers....
Reservation: How it started 100 years ago
A century is a long time in politics. The communal GO which provided representation for all communities in government jobs was issued exactly a hundred years ago and it had a big impact on politics and society. This GO enabled the empowerment of non-Brahmins in society and politics. Tamil Nadu...
How showing mercy on black sheep in police can only do harm
There was a time when a “rowdy squad” was formed as a separate force within Tamil Nadu police and was directly supervised by district SPs and commissioners. Not only in rowdy-related cases, this force helped to solve heinous crimes such as murders and arrest the accused in those cases. A...
How DMK celebrates Bharathi while DK pours scorn
”Paar meethu naan saagathiruppane kaanbeer” (I will never die), declared Tamil poet Bharathi. As if endorsing his words, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has announced 14 new schemes to commemorate the poet’s death centenary. The announcements include the celebration of Bharathi’s birth...
RN Ravi as Governor of TN, a mismatch in a peaceful state
The appointment of former Deputy National Security Adviser (DNSA) Ravindra Narayana Ravi as Tamil Nadu Governor has sparked sharp criticism from several quarters including some of the political leaders allied to the DMK and there are valid reasons behind the scathing attacks on the choice of...
Why TN should welcome ex-spymaster and Ajit Doval acolyte as Governor
In a dramatic turn of events, the President of India has appointed Ravindra Narayana Ravi, the serving Governor of Nagaland, as the new Governor of Tamil Nadu on Friday. He replaced Banwarilal Purohoit, who has been made the Governor of Punjab. Interestingly, this development happens on the...
Thalaivi writer says time has come for truthful films about leaders
The writer of the book, Thalaivi, upon which the Kangana-starrer is based is now all praise for the makers of the film. Having criticized them earlier for taking too many dramatic licenses, Ajayan Bala says he has been intimately involved in the story discussions and the dramatic elements are...
How lottery ban came to be despite internal sabotage in police department
In September of 2002, the then Chennai commissioner of police K Vijayakumar got a letter by post. A resident of Chennai had written to him about her family problems. She had said that her auto driver husband spent nearly all his earnings buying lottery tickets. He gave little for family...
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