Not a drop of blood shed; no human sacrifices in the form of self-immolation; nor a bus was burnt or public property damaged! Yet a revolution has taken place; a social revolution which has been made possible because of one person’s perseverance and conviction for a just cause and above all, unswerving faith in the democratic process.
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The TNCC president, Mr K. Ramamurthy is back at his old game of Jaya baiting. He had ridiculed the Chief Minister’s request to the Centre to include the Bill on reservations in the 9th Schedule of the Constitution forgetting that only a week back both the Prime Minister and Home Minister had given clear indications of the amendment being introduced in the current Parliament session itself
Ms. Jayalalitha’s foresight and approach has made all the difference! The President has given his assent to the State Bill providing for continuation of reservation of 69 per cent for the Backward and Most Backward Classes, paving the way for colleges to go ahead with the admissions.
Ms Jayalalitha deserves heartiest congratulations for eliciting welcome response to her appeal to the Prime Minister about the Reservation Bill. She has
Phenomenal industrial growth, abolition of cheap liquor immediately after assuming office. social justice for the underprivileged, uplift of women. total eradication of LTTE menace, modernisation of the police force, mega scheme for Madras city’s development, and so on…
The reservation issue has once again risen its ugly head in Tamilnadu. For the Opposition parties which are starved of issues to browbeat the State government with, especially after their ignominious rout in the recent byelections,
The hunter is now being hunted. The self-annointed reformer of Indian politics Mr T.N. Seshan is on the run. In an effort to save his skin, the ‘all-powerful’ Chief Election Commissioner whose avowed purpose in life is to cleanse Indian politics is out in the open lobbying for support from the same political parties whom he claims to have cut to size.
The message from the byelections is loud and clear. The people of the State have once again reiterated their faith in the AIADMK and have clearly indicated that they are solidly behind Ms. Jayalalitha. The electorate of the two constituencies have voted for stability and the verdict is a certain endorsement.
The Centre has at last acted, though at the eleventh hour. The much-awaited extension of the ban on LTTE has become a reality, and the nation heaves a sigh of relief. The sense of relief is more pronounced because only two days back Minister of State for Internal Security Mr. Rajesh Pilot had stated in the Rajya Sabha that the ban could be imposed by the State itself without consulting the Centre