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Contract jobs, a non-political view
Instead of new recruitment as Tamilnadu government employees, governments have been using contract workers for a long time. From life saving professions to nurses to others, contract workers are being used extensively by government and are paid contract wages. Frequent announcements are made...
Maamanithan: Thumbs up to a simple film upholding simple life
The USP of Maamanithan was that llaiyaraja, Karthik Raja and Yuvan Shankar Raja were going to collaborate in it. Then it got reduced to Ilaiyaraja and Yuvan and that Yuvan was going to produce the film. The shooting was finished in 37 days but the release was postponed several times over three...
Kanimozhi opines on Sterlite Copper sale, expert discusses future
DMK MP for Thoothukudi K Kanimozhi has said in an interview to Thanthi TV that the ad that Vedanta took out and their subsequent press release shows that Vedanta has decided it cannot run Sterlite Copper plant. So the option is to shut down the plant or sell it off. The DMK government stance is...
EPS dominates but OPS has legal grip over AIADMK party
What cannot be cured, must be endured, especially in the AIADMK party. This is the moral of the story for the broken and bruised AIADMK camp, divided sharply between the Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) and O Panneerselvam (OPS) groups. Today's AIADMK general council meeting, where the number two...
Droupadi Murmu: The Dravidian connect to Odisha tribes
Droupadi Murmu, who is from the Santhal tribe in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha, is the presidential candidate of the BJP. Her candidature has facilitated Biju Janata Dal support which is crucial for the BJP to get 50% of the electoral college votes needed to make her win. Odisha has a rich...
Is the world on the brink of recession? Economist weighs in
Is the world on the brink of a recession? Will what happened in Sri Lanka and elsewhere happen in other countries also? Recent reports of shortages in petrol bunks in India have only strengthened these fears among the common people that economists have been talking about for some time. ( Click...
AIADMK heads for another split; die cast for formation of AIADMK (EPS) and AIADMK (OPS)
The AIADMK is heading for yet another split as rival groups led by former chief ministers Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) and O Paneerselvam (OPS) jockeying for power ahead of the party's general council meeting scheduled for June 23. Palaniswami is backed by most of the district secretaries and...
Subramaniya Bharathi: Book chronicles remarkable, true stories
Subramaniya Bharathi lived a remarkable life. His life was full of interesting events and anecdotes. Many hear these stories made popular by word of mouth and ask me if the story they had heard was true. I have often tried to verify the authenticity of these stories. Often, more than fact,...
Cricketer Dinesh Karthik: A dazzling comeback
Cricketer Dinesh Karthik has made a dazzling comeback after being written-off as a serious contender in international cricket. On the verge of being a had-been, Dinesh soldiered on, playing in Madurai local cricket, and taking a shot at commentating. But then he has come back in style not...
In reality, pan-Indian KGF is a Tamil story in Karnataka
The KGF movies may have acquired the tag of films from Karnataka that were pan-Indian but in truth the true story of Kolar Gold Fields, KGF, is a typical Tamil story that has been repeated in Karnataka at many times. “We have taken our Constitution seriously which is why we go everywhere and...
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