In the summer of 1983, ethnic violence swept the island nation of Sri Lanka. Known as Black July, the outbreak of communal violence between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil minority communities left t.
While omitting segments of the Governor's address and walking out, R.N. Ravi has flouted a convention and provided official legitimacy to a narrative that challenges the constitutionally elected government’s discretion and authority.
Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2021: Dravidian Politics at Crossroads
The elections to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly provide an opportunity to reassess the fault lines in the caste, religious and ethno-geographical identities in the state and their significance in electoral politics.
Elections to the legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu were held in a single phase on 6 April 2021 with a voter turnout of 72.78%. With the counting of votes scheduled to take place on 2 May 2021, the electoral prospects of various parties and alliances are in the fray.
Some of the key pre-poll formations for the 2021 assembly elections in Tamil Nadu include:
i. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and including S Ramadoss’s Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and others;