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Ajji: ‘The only thing to fear in life is fear itself’
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: Ajji was reading Praja Vani, once owned by Netkalappa, which was a favourite of Bangaloreans along with P.R. Ramiah’s Tayi Nadu, a long time ago. She was …
CHURUMURI POLL: Will Manmohan Singh survive?
In its second term in office, the UPA government of Manmohan Singh has been dealt several body blows that could have completely ennervated and incapacitated a lesser man. Scam after …
Gandhi & Anna: a tale of two fasts and two rulers
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: The ongoing fast by Anna Hazare to usher in a Lok Pal has entered the 11th day. What is most striking with the manner in which Hazare’s …
CHURUMURI POLL: Will Manmohan Singh survive?
As August 15 looms into the calendar for the 64th time since Independence, it would be an understatement to say that the nation is passing through an extraordinary phase. All …
Do Tamilians have more asmita than Kannadigas?
PRASHANT KRISHNAMURTHY writes from Bangalore: It is three weeks since the results of the assembly elections in the five States tumbled out, signalling change in four States (Tamil Nadu, Kerala, …
CHURUMURI POLL: Who is next in 2G arrest list?
Make no mistake, 20 May 2011, is a red-letter day in contemporary Indian politics. A serving politician, the daughter of a mighty regional satrap who is a partner in the …
CHURUMURI POLL: Assembly polls, UPA or NDA?
Friday the 13th, of May 2011, is clearly D-day in Indian politics. The fate of the assembly elections in two States—West Bengal and Kerala—over which the Left parties have lorded …
CHURUMURI POLL: Spare 2G scam-tainted Kani?
The order of the special court hearing the 2G spectrum allocation scam on the bail application of the former Hindu sub-editor turned poet turned parliamentarian, M.K. Kanimozhi in the 2G …
Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s open letter to Ratan Tata
In the kerfuffle over the Niira Radia tapes in the 2g spectrum allocation scam, the sanctimonious outpourings of Ratan Tata have been little short of breathtaking: speaking of a bribe …
Has Ratan Tata ruined the Tata brand image?
Although it has a finger in every pie, the Tata group has enjoyed a sterling reputation as a cut above the rest. Unlike the Ambanis and Birlas and everybody else, …
BARKHA DUTT on the allegations against her
After lying low for a week following the Outlook* and Open magazine cover stories on her conversations with the lobbyist Niira Radia, the NDTV anchor Barkha Dutt has provided her …
CHURUMURI POLL: Manmohan, still ‘Mr Clean’?
Manmohan Singh‘s unique selling electoral proposition—his squeaky, clean image and credibility in spite of swimming around in the cesspool of politics—has come under question for the first time in two …
CHURUMURI POLL: “Most corrupt government?”
After pretending for weeks that nothing was amiss, the Congress has shown the door to Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan and the chairman of the organising committee of the Commonwealth …
Everybody loves a cheap, vegetarian thali–II
While the nation gets titillated this week by Suresh Kalmadi‘s ravenous appetite, last week by the Reddy brothers’, the previous week by Sharad Pawar‘s (and his adorable daughter Supriya Sule‘s), …
Who’s running the Feudal Republic of India? ANC.
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: I met the Ace Political Expert (APE) at Cheluvamba Park doing his yogic walk. After a couple of rounds, he sat on the stone beach. He beckoned …
CHURUMURI POLL: Dalits being taken for a ride?
“The Dalit Defence” is increasingly becoming the ultimate move on the chessboard of Indian public life. Those charged of corruption, malfeasance, rape, murder and other misdemeanours claim shelter behind the …
Anjushathamanam janangal matrame Tharoorine…
Rajiv Gandhi didn’t have to go for the Bofors scandal. A. Raja wasn’t asked to go for the spectrum scam. Kamal Nath stays despite the rice export scam. P. Chidambaram …
CHURUMURI POLL: Judge vs Union minister
The case involving the Madras High Court judge who reportedly received a call from a Union minister on granting anticipatory bail to two persons is remarkable for the u-turn it …