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
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’
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
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.
LOK-SABHA-ELECTION
Tamil Nadu: DMK won the battle but lost the war, for BJP it is vice versa
The DMK’s tactics paid off in but the BJP’s strategy floundered. The BJP would have been happy with a second place finish, but it ended well behind the AIADMK
