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Why the Kangeyam breed needs saving
My dear friends, my last week column on an Erode farmer making soap from his Kangayam cow and living profitably has kicked off interest in a section of farmers. Many have asked me if it is necessary that only the dung of Kangayam cows serves the purpose of making soaps and whether other local...
Both AIADMK and AMMK are jolted by Senthil Balaji defection to DMK
The defection of Senthil Balaji from the TTV Dinakaran camp to the DMK has come as a shock to the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu as this is the first case of a member of the AIADMK family to join the DMK in recent times. The refrain of the AIADMK ever since the party split into two or three groups...
Stalin rectifies 2014 error, uses Rahul weapon to blunt Modi
The 2014 DMK strategy of going it alone, jettisoning the Congress, its ally from 2004, proved disastrous for the Dravidian party as it drew a blank while its rival, the AIADMK walked away with 37 of the 39 Lok sabha seats in Tamil Nadu. On December 11, DMK president M K Stalin went in for a...
Dear farmers: Here’s how sacred soap is bringing prosperity to Erode agriculturist
My dear friends, the aim of farming is earning money. Unfortunately, however, farming as a whole is unrenumerative today for several reasons that have been highlighted in my past columns. But this also does not mean there is no one to do farming in villages today. The secret lies in how to...
Rahul 3.0 leads Congress march against BJP for 2019
Congress 3, BJP 0. This amazing scorecard of the elections to five States on December 11 has opened up the fight for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on a totally new frontier, with the Congress delivering a death-blow in the Hindu, Hindi heartland of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh....
Congress needs alliance with BSP in the long run
The results of the elections to three States – MP, Rajasthan and Chhatisgarh – may have brought the Congress back to power and at the forefront of the struggle to dislodge the BJP from power at the Centre, but an analysis of the voting trends shows that the Congress needs to tie up with the...
December 11 could mark the beginning of a momentum against the BJP
The results of the elections to Assemblies of five States, particularly Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh, could come as a big jolt to the BJP not just in terms of the possible loss of power in at least two States but could trigger a more serious loss of nearly 40 Lok Sabha seats in...
Stalin meeting with Sonia cements UPA ties ahead of LS polls
In a re-affirmation of DMK’s commitment to be part of a front against the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections, DMK president M K Stalin and his sister Kanimozhi called on Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in Delhi on Sunday, ostensibly to wish her on her birthday, but more to consolidate the DMK ties...
Ruling AIADMK to seek postponement of bypolls citing cyclone havoc
The havoc caused by the cyclone has come as a challenge to AIADMK government but is a boon for the ruling AIADMK which has been looking for some opportunity to put off 20 by-elections in Tamil Nadu. The Chief Election Commission had said recently that by-elections will be held in the next few...
Rajni’s BJP tag hinders growth of his political party
Much as actor Rajinikanth tries to cover up his BJP tag, the issue keeps cropping up every now and then, blocking the growth of his political party. His statement a few days ago indirectly praising PM Narendra Modi is the latest in the saga of the actor taking one step forward but two steps...
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