By Girish Nikam
When Uttar Pradesh Government headed by Mayawati is on a statue building spree, and has even got into trouble with the judiciary as well as the environmentalists, comes news from deep down South about the kind of statue diplomacy which has surprised one and all.
Last week, the Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu and [...]
By Girish Nikam
At the best of times the process of cabinet formation is a thankless exercise, and allocating portfolios is a much more complex work out. And when it is a coalition Government it makes it that much more difficult for any Prime Minister.
Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh and the Congress chief Sonia Gandhi together [...]
By Girish Nikam
Has the latest Lok Sabha elections thrown up a new trend in this country? Will we see voters getting less and less enthused with the call for voting for their “biradari” and “jat”? Will the voters look up to parties and candidates and combines who they perceive as being best to push forward [...]
Election Trail-Tamil nadu
By Girish Nikam
As the fifth and final phase of polling concludes today, the big question on the minds of everyone is what is going to be the result. The exit polls on various news channels will give some understanding of what we expect. Meanwhile, here is my own projection of the results, where [...]
Election Trail-Tamil nadu
By Girish Nikam
For this man who has held the centre stage in Indian politics for years, the whole world is an oyster. He has earned praise from some of the most prominent world leaders and institutions for his acumen as a finance minister. Lately even in his new job as the Home Minister, [...]
By Girish Nikam
After having been banished by his father for years to Madurai, and neglected, in comparison to Stalin, his younger brother, M.K.Azhagiri, the elder son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK Supremo, M.Karunanidhi is desperate not to let go off this opportunity which he has got.
Contesting elections for the Lok Sabha for the [...]
By Girish Nikam
Election Trail—Tamil Nadu
What happens in a state where there is no paucity of sops showered on the people? They will look for more! Tamil Nadu has been one State where successive governments have not only offered free sops, but have also successfully implemented them.
Right from the time, when the phenomenal film star, MG [...]
By Girish Nikam
Election Trail—Tamil Nadu
The politics of Tamil Nadu for a long time had been the story of the bitter rivalry between the two stalwarts of the Tamil film industry, friends turned foes, M.Karunanidhi and MG Ramachandran (MGR). Ever since MGR in the seventies walked out of the DMK, and decided to form his own [...]
By Girish Nikam
When it comes to theatrics no state can beat Tamil Nadu. A state which has based its politics around films and film stars, for the last over 40 years, it comes as no surprise. What makes the present elections poignant is that it just may be the last elections, the Tamil film script [...]
By Girish Nikam
Five years ago around this time when the elections to the 14th Lok Sabha was
underway, and then ruling NDA was riding the “India Shining” bandwagon, Congress
which had been out of power for the previous eight years, was at its lowest
morale. Even its drum beaters in their war room at South Avenue were refraining
from [...]
