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Posted on 18 August 2018 by churumuri
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Everybody loves a good drought of middlemen at the ‘Uzhuvar Santhai’

Farmers being taken for a ride by middlemen is an evergreen story in a country where every second MLA and MP claims to be an “agriculturist”, and where everybody loves …

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Posted on 23 October 2012 by churumuri
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CHURUMURI POLL: Has India lost moral compass?

In its 62nd year as a Republic, India presents a picture that can only mildy be termed unedifying. Scams are raining down on a parched landscape with frightening ferocity. From …

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Posted on 26 September 2012 by churumuri
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CHURUMURI POLL: Will reforms result in UPA-III?

A week is a long time in politics; ten days is an eternity. Ten days ago, the Congress-led UPA government was weighed down by the scams and scandals that have …

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Posted on 28 June 2011 by churumuri
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CHURUMURI POLL: Is Jayalalitha PM material?

Tamil Nadu has generally played a big role in the formation of coalition governments at the Centre for nearly 15 years now, and the size and scale of the victory …

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Posted on 10 May 2011 by churumuri
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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 …

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Posted on 7 May 2011 by churumuri
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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 …

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Posted on 29 November 2010 by churumuri
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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, …

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Posted on 17 November 2010 by churumuri
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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 …

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Posted on 10 November 2010 by churumuri
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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 …

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Posted on 6 May 2010 by churumuri
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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 …

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Posted on 19 March 2010 by churumuri
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Ramayana, Mahabharatha and the Women’s Bill

Union law minister Veerappa Moily while receiving an award for his five-volume Shri Ramayan Mahanveshanam, yesterday: “It is instances like Sita‘s fire ordeal which firmed our resolve for the women’s …

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Posted on 23 September 2009 by churumuri
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CHURUMURI POLL: Is Dalit Dinakaran above law?

“The strange case of Justice P.D. Dinakaran” has taken a strange turn. A group of advocates and activists in Tamil Nadu are alleging that the chief justice of the Karnataka …

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Posted on 6 July 2009 by churumuri
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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 …

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Posted on 29 May 2009 by churumuri
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How come no one saw or heard the worm turn?

SHARANYA KANVILKAR writes from Bombay: Hindsight, as the moronic aphorism goes, is always 20/20. And we have been seeing plenty of hindsight dressed as foresight over the last fortnight following …

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Posted on 25 May 2009 by churumuri
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As Tom said, price of freedom is eternal vigilance

The saga surrounding the inclusion of various members of the Karunanidhi family in the Manmohan Singh council of ministers continues. As per current indications, MK’s eldest son M.K. Azhagiri and …

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Posted on 20 May 2009 by churumuri
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Is a City’s fate bound by its political preference?

All seven seats in Delhi have gone to the Congress. Six out of seven in Bombay have gone to the Congress-NCP alliance. The Trinamool-Congress combo has prevailed in Calcutta. And …

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Posted on 10 May 2009 by churumuri
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Losers of the world unite. It’s all there to win.

Former Union minister and Congressman turned BJP man, Arun Nehru, in Deccan Chronicle: “The winners in the 2009 elections will be those who are able to maintain or improve upon …

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Posted on 27 November 2008 by churumuri
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CHURUMURI POLL: Who will you vote for?

The latest terror attack on Bombay has the potential to alter the political landscape of the country, which may perhaps be one of the objectives of the perpetrators. While we …

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Posted on 2 April 2008 by churumuri
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CHURUMURI POLL: Who is right on Hogenakal?

True to its name, the Hogenakal row has generated more smoke than light. Both sides are convinced that they are dead right and the other side is dead wrong—and neither …

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Posted on 2 October 2007 by churumuri
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CHURUMURI POLL: Should bandhs be banned?

On the eve of the birthday of the man who legitimised the use of civil disobedience as a weapon of change, the Supreme Court yesterday came down heavily on the …

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