POLITICS
Why Kolkata is unhappy with Mamata Banerjee but rural Bengal isn’t
It is not that we like the BJP. We are just fed-up with the Mamata government. So much corruption and it is affecting the health and education systems, says a South Kolkata resident.
POLITICS
OPINION | Vijay’s impact in TN’s assembly election may result in a coalition government
Both DMK and AIADMK have been allergic to coalitions. Matinee idol Vijay may not experience victory, but his performance may force one of the Dravidian majors into sharing power for the first time
POLITICS
Power play in Puducherry election? Nominated MLAs may emerge as potential kingmakers
The ruling AINRC-BJP government led by Chief Minister N Rangasamy is seeking a second term after completing five years in office. Friction between the NDA alliance partners prevailed through its term and crescendoed during seat sharing talks.
POLITICS
NDA's achilles heel in Tamil Nadu? A Sasikala–Ramadoss partnership
Splitting of Thevar and Vanniyar votes may affect the NDA, but the alliance between Ramadoss’ PMK and Sasikala’s new party is still an unknown entity for voters to decipher and make a difference.
POLITICS
The Rajinikanth effect: Why he mattered in TVK–BJP talks ahead of Tamil Nadu election
Even today the Rajini fans and political circles wait for a word from Rajinikanth to know if he wanted them to support a certain side or make individual choices.
POLITICS
DMK gives more seats to Congress after near collapse of alliance: What’s the political message?
Had the Congress gone with actor Vijay's TVK, the party may have got its wish to contest 41 seats, but would have been devoid of strong alliance support and the Rajya Sabha seat it got from the deal.
POLITICS
Why DMK has a big Congress problem in Tamil Nadu
The seat sharing talks that began a couple of days back, still in a stalemate situation - while Congress has scaled up its demands, DMK has maintained status quo on its offer.
POLITICS
DMK outwits Congress by welcoming DMDK into the fold
The DMK is effectively adding another layer of support for the alliance that reduces the dependence on the Congress.
INDIA
'Cash before code? Stalin’s Rs 5,000 blitz sparks poll season showdown in Tamil Nadu
The exercise of crediting the money began early in the morning and was completed by the end of the day on Friday.
INDIA
Chilling custodial death sparks outrage in Tamil Nadu: 'Beaten to death for nothing'
Tamil Nadu is a state where the rate of custodial deaths is high, second only to Gujarat
INDIA
Friends and benefits in Tamil Nadu NDA
BJP along with the AIADMK has a big influence in the western region of the state. BJP also has found a strong support base at the southern tip.
INDIA
The art of the deal: Congress bargains hard in alliance talks with DMK
If anyone is to be blamed for Congress’ position in the state today, it is the party itself.
POLITICS
Deepam row: TN government stance on pillar raises new questions
The Tamil Nadu government probably thought that if the pillar was projected as a secular site, all religious groups would claim access to it for different rituals during various periods.
POLITICS
OPINION | Thirupparankundram in Tamil Nadu is ground zero for the state’s political future
For six decades, Dravidian political ideology has held sway. After years of unsuccessful attempts to establish a foothold, the BJP and its ideological associates have latched on to what some describe as the ‘Ayodhya of the south’
INDIA
How a judge's order on lamp lighting at temple sparked political storm in Tamil Nadu: 'Vedas will protect you'
Hardly six months away from the Assembly election in Tamil Nadu, the BJP-AIADMK combine is all out to prevent the ruling DMK from winning
INDIA
With Sengottaiyan’s entry, TVK rules out any alliance with AIADMK and NDA
Vijay and his party has gained an experienced organiser in Sengottaiyan, whose organising skills had helped the AIADMK for 52 years.
INDIA
'Can't make person stay in party with gun to head': Annamalai's unhappiness comes to fore as patience wears thin
Annamalai was replaced by Nainar Nagendran, a former AIADMK minister, as the BJP chief in the state, evidently at the instance of AIADMK, led by its general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, which made his removal a precondition for an alliance.
POLITICS
Is BJP trying to woo TVK or using it to target DMK over Karur tragedy?
The BJP supports the AIADMK efforts, as it wants the DMK defeated. But it is not sure about wooing TVK and getting it into the NDA fold. So, when the TVK went to the Supreme Court seeking CBI probe into the tragedy, BJP supported the plea.
POLITICS
OPINION | Vijay, the megastar with the trappings of a political party
Aura can sustain an actor in the tinsel world. Not in politics. Tamil cinema’s matinee idols who reached the top did so on the back of a well-oiled political structure. The stars who didn’t heed the lesson have been consigned to flashbacks
INDIA
Karur Stampede: How star power, poor planning and politics turned deadly in Karur at Vijay’s rally
Given that the Assembly election is expected in a few months from now in Tamil Nadu, the tragedy is getting entangled in a political blame game.
POLITICS
Ramadoss vs Anbumani: PMK's tug-of-war leaves NDA in a fix ahead of Tamil Nadu polls
The confrontation between Ramadoss and Anbumani started last year before the Lok Sabha election, when the former wanted the PMK to align with the AIADMK (then not in the NDA), while the latter wanted to go with the BJP
INDIA
BJP makes an 'exception' in Tamil Nadu, sends signal to AIADMK faction
The meeting between Sengottaiyan and Union Ministers Amit Shah and Nirmala Sitharaman does indicate that the BJP is not afraid to offend the Palaniswami faction
INDIA
What's driving ‘honour killing’ of lower caste youths in Tamil Nadu?
The non-Brahmin movement of Periyar mobilised backward classes politically, but appears to have done little to undermine entrenched caste-based social structures.
INDIA
Is O Panneerselvam a spent force? Why his exit may not create ripples in Tamil Nadu politics
Although seen as a trusted lieutenant of Jayalalithaa and her friend Sasikala, OPS has been in the political wilderness for the last two years, coming up as a poor second in the power struggle in the AIADMK.
