Why Western Tamil Nadu May Have Voted Differently In This Assembly Elections
by Venu Gopal Narayanan - Apr 19, 2021 09:55 AM
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and DMK chief M K Stalin.
Snapshot
In a world ruined by identity politics, demography is everything.
But the numbers do hint at a novel, centennial churning on the swirl in Tamil Nadu, with its epicentre in Kongu Nadu.
The prettiest spots in Tamil Nadu arenât just to be found in the Blue Mountains, or in the cerulean waters of the fisheries coast, but in Kongu Nadu as well â that western part of the temple state which straddles the upper Cauvery.
Interview: AS Panneerselvan on Tamil politics and the disadvantages faced by regional parties
The author of a new biography of M Karunanidhi talks about the complexities in negotiating with a homogenising Centre.
The Hindu’s Readers’ Editor and the author of
Karunanidhi: A Life, a recent biography of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, who led the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam for half a century till his death in August 2018.
While the book is presented as a biography of a political leader, it is also a tale of the Dravidian movement, whose political offshoots have ruled Tamil Nadu for over 50 years. The story of Karunanidhi’s political journey animates certain important characteristics that Tamil Nadu has come to be identified with: federalism, state autonomy, secularism and social justice.
Only 5 MPs clock 100 per cent attendance in 3 years of current LS; Sonia attends more sitting than son Rahul
Only 5 MPs clock 100 per cent attendance in 3 years of current LS; Sonia attends more sitting than son Rahul
In Three Years Of The Current Lok Sabha, Only Five Of The 545 Members Clocked Cent Per Cent Attendance. Congress President Sonia Gandhi Attended More Sittings Than Her Son Rahul. PTI | Updated on: 04 Jun 2017, 07:13:36 PM
New Delhi:
In three years of the current Lok Sabha, only five of the 545 members clocked cent per cent attendance. Congress President Sonia Gandhi attended more sittings than her son Rahul.