Chief Minister Jayalalithaa signs papers at Fort St. George in Chennai on May 16, 2011. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Recently, several prominent personalities paid tributes to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on her 77th birth anniversary. I had followed Jayalalithaa’s public life from the beginning. She, like me, was also once a resident…
Fomer Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi. To mark the birth centenary of former Chief Minister and Muthamil Arignar (Tamil scholar) M. Karunanidhi, the Tamil Nadu government has nationalised his entire literary output. Nationalisation is a curious practice of literary paternalism unique to Tamil Nadu. This means that Karunanidhi’s works will no longer be under…
Bollywood actor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament, Kangana Ranaut has revealed which woman politician she would like to play next on screen after her role of late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in her upcoming movie, ‘Emergency.’ The Mandi MP has been promoting ‘Emergency,’ a biographical political thriller on the former Prime Minister,…
The AIADMK party’s headquarters in Chennai. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu Despite the growing calls for re-unification of all groups owing allegiance to All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) founder M.G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa, the party’s emergent executive meeting, scheduled for Friday, (August 16, 2024) may be a tame affair. Also read:…
