Author: NT Bureau

Quoted below is a question posed in a semester examination to students of M.S. (Communication) of a reputed educational institution, a deemed university in fact, under the subject paper ‘Political Communication’, about a month back:

‘The assertion of Hindutva assumed a menacing trajectory because of the increasing inability of Indian State to adhere to secular principles of governance.’ Do you agree? Examine the response and inclusion of communication process in this ‘menacing trajectory’.

As readers of News Today are aware, V and his media pal, are all regulars in these columns and we have steadfastly chronicled, though with much consternation, not only the rise of the brigand but also the parallel rise of the brigand media as represented by the likes of the latter.

Well, the promised photo finish did happen albeit a day late. Though it was the electoral results that were predicted to be a close affair, Jayalalithaa ‘ s assumption of office as CM turned out to be more climactic in a day of fast-paced developments.

We are grateful to Ms Jayalalithafor siting the World Tamil Conferencein the land of the Tamilsand that too at Thanjavur which isrich in Tamil legacy and whichbears the imprint even today of ahoary tradition. We do not viewher now as our Chief Minister butas one, who like us, has cared toremember that this inimitablelanguage is our breath, our lifeand our spirit.