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...
Rangaraj | Dec 12, 2018
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...
Rangaraj | Dec 12, 2018
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...
Rangaraj | Dec 10, 2018
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...
Rangaraj | Dec 9, 2018
Dear farmers: In Nel Jayaraman’s passing, a seed has been planted
Dear friends: While I sit to write this column the only thought that comes to me is the passing away of Nel Jayaraman in a city hospital after a prolonged battle with cancer, I am at loss as to where to begin writing about the great contributions of a simple man....
MJ Prabu | Dec 8, 2018
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...
Rangaraj | Dec 3, 2018
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...
Rangaraj | Nov 26, 2018
Someone must take accountability
My dear farming friends, while I am writing this column, our brethren in delta districts are undergoing unimaginable hardships due to Gaja cyclone which has rendered hundreds homeless, destroyed homes, uprooted trees, and damaged crops and electricity poles. Our...
MJ Prabu | Nov 24, 2018
Gangei Amaran blasted Ilayaraja for sending legal notice to SPB: Industry divided on copyright issue
At the peak of the SPB-Ilayaraja spat over the copyright issue, Raja’s brother Gangei Amaren hit out at the music director for issuing a legal notice to the singer, and expressed his support to SPB. Amaren went on to describe Ilayaraja’s move as “foolishness”. No...
Rangaraj | Nov 23, 2018
When SPB and Ilayaraja parted ways: Will they ever work again?
In March 2017, when singer SPB was in the US as part of a global tour, he was shocked to receive a legal notice from his friend Ilayaraja for copyright violation, by singing his songs without consent. Ilayaraja’s lawyer said in the notice that Ilayaraja held the...
Rangaraj | Nov 20, 2018
Educated youngsters take the plunge in helping organic growers market their produce
My dear farming friends: For those who think farming is not renumerative, or for those who think it is the job of illiterate, dhoti-clad old men, the time has come for you to think again. The profile of many of today's farmer is a natty, educated young man who has...
MJ Prabu | Nov 17, 2018
