Post-poll pangs
I am writing this to inform you all, loyal readers, that I won’t be writing this week. There are many reasons for me to skip my regular column, some personal but mostly political. Continue Reading
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2019 polls: Mathematical analysis gives DMK advantage in TN
This is a purely mathematical exercise without venturing into forecasts or merits and demerits of parties and candidates. Continue Reading
2019 polls: Vijayakanth releases video, says he will join campaign soon
Today, appearing in a video, Vijayakanth said he was doing well and that he would undertake electioneering soon on the advice of his doctors. Continue Reading
2019 general elections: Big battle between BJP and Cong in TN
As the Lok Sabha elections assume the contours of a straight fight between Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi for the Prime Minister’s job, the constituencies in which the two national parties, the BJP and Congress, are contesting in Tamilnadu for the 18 April polls are drawing special attention. Continue Reading
Indian Poll League (IPL) is full of fun & frolic
Lok Sabha polls are around the corner. Campaigning has hit fever pitch. Simultaneously, there is Indian Premier League (IPL) happening on a different pitch, where the most popular cricketers are in action. Would it not be appropriate to call this election as Indian Poll League (IPL)? Why not, as there are quite a lot of similarities between the two. Continue Reading
2019 polls: Docs, engineers, MBAs, entrepreneurs are candidates in TN
While a popular adage says ‘politics is the last resort of scoundrels’, the candidates lists of the AIADMK, DMK, AMMK, PMK, DMDK, BJP and MNM for the Lok Sabha elections suggest it has also become the first resort of professionals. Continue Reading
2019 general elections: For AIADMK and DMK, enemy’s friend is first enemy
The adage ‘Enemy’s enemy is a friend’ appears to be passé, at least in the Tamilnadu political arena. With Lok Sabha elections fast approaching, the two major players – AIADMK and DMK – have decided to follow a new strategy – ‘Enemy’s friend is your first enemy’. Continue Reading
Allies and all lies
In tune with the flavour of the season, it is 20:20. The DMK and AIADMK have, by some arithmetic coincidence, decided to keep these many seats for themselves while ceding the other 20 in their kitty to the allies. Continue Reading
2019 elections: DMDK to issue applications for all 40 parliamentary seats
With the AIADMK-DMDK alliance stuck in a tug of war, the Vijayakanth-led party has announced that it will start issuing application forms for all 40 seats from 24 February for candidates who wish to contest in the general elections. It signals that the party is ready to face the general elections alone. Continue Reading
No political motive in meeting Vijayakanth, says Rajinikanth
“Vijayakanth is in good health now and I pray to God to always grant him good health,” said Rajinikanth and refused to take any questions from the media. Continue Reading