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The real Kerala Story on Love Jihad
While The Kerala Story purports to claim that tens of thousands of women were converted to Islam in Kerala to be sent to ISIS territory, the true figure is three. Only three women have been documented to have been duped into converting to Islam for the purpose of...
Amma Unavagams closing? Staff, mayor say noThe Eighth Column
Amma Unavagams all over Tamil Nadu have been satiating the hunger of millions of people, mostly of the lowest rung of the society, for nearly a decade. But now there are rumours that they may be shut down. Is there any truth to it? Employees of the Amma Unavagams...
Indian Muslims diverse, can’t have national party: HistorianThe Eighth Column
Dr J B Prashant More, a Puducherry-born, Paris-based historian, is already familiar to Inmathi readers, as in an earlier interview, he unravelled the mystery of freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose’s death or disappearance. An expert in Indian Muslim history, he...
Two Al Ummah activists recall 1998 Kovai blastsThe Eighth Column
The recent car bomb blast in Coimbatore has brought back the horrors of the 1998 Kovai blasts perpetrated by Al Ummah activists into public memory. Inmathi spoke to two persons who were closely associated with the serial blasts in 12 places that killed 58 people on...
As workers cry, 5,000 acres TANTEA plantations will return to natureThe Eighth Column
தமிழ்நாடு தேயிலை தோட்டக் கழகம் The Greens worldwide have a reason to rejoice as the Tamil Nadu state government has decided to close down and return more than 5,000 acres of tea plantations spread over seven divisions of the TANTEA (Tamil Nadu Tea Plantation...
Pondy historian decodes Subhash Chandra Bose death mysteryThe Eighth Column
The death or disappearance of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, one of the most charismatic Indian freedom struggle leaders, has till date been the most mysterious of political secrets of India. He was officially declared dead in an air crash at the Taipei airfield...
1,000 casualties in 10 years: Thoppur a deathtrapThe Eighth Column
At a discussion with consumer rights activists recently, a Regional Transport Officer said candidly that Thoppur in Dharmapuri district on the Salem-Bengaluru highway is the most dangerous stretch of road in the whole of south India. Although the Transport...
Despite court orders, omnibus operators fleece travellersThe Eighth Column
Festivals like Deepavali, Pongal are time for family gatherings, and spark a mass exodus of travellers heading to their hometowns across Tamil Nadu. Cashing in on this festival demand and the inadequate railway services, omnibus operators are laughing all the way...
Can concept of Karma help judges decide judgements?
While taking a sympathetic view of a policeman facing multiple disciplinary proceedings in the police department, the Madras high court had said that the policeman should undergo the consequences of only some of his misconduct, not all. Justice S Srimathy, who gave...
Could precast drains have saved Chennai from gridlock?The Eighth Column
Chennai’s storm water drain work has become a major disruption for normal life in a big city. But it could well have been minimised or avoided. One striking feature of Chennai Metro Rail’s construction methods is the speed at which the concrete spans and pillars...
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