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TN Budget 2023-24: Focus on welfare and infrastructure

Budget these days are more of a political statement of the ruling party. In the previous budget, state’s thrust was on social welfare and...

Welfare measure, grant or freebie?

Chief Justice N V Ramana commented in a lighter vein: “everybody wants freebies. In this issue, all are on one side.” Dravidian parties of Tamil...

DMK/AIADMK – nominate to Rajya Sabha

In our July issue, I suggested the ruling AIADMK should consider offering a safe Rajya Sabha seat to Minister of External Affairs, S Jaishankar....

POWER CENTRE: Poor representation of south

The representation of the southern states in the Union cabinet is meagre. This is related to the poor performance of the BJP in the...

South still elusive for the BJP

For 15 years, during 1999-2014, DMK was a vital constituent of the Central government. The considerable number of MPs - 12 in 1999, 16...

NYAY and Anyay: Guarantee employment, not doles

An increasing focus on welfare at the cost of development was triggered by the DMK. In 1967 the party offered three measures of rice...

Elections 2019: A do or die battle for so many!

So the battle lines have been drawn for the Lok Sabha elections. The NDA led by BJP has lost a few prized members, notably...

A case for simultaneous elections

With every election to a state, the quality of campaign deteriorates. In the race-to-the-bottom, all civility is thrown to the winds. Look at the address...

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