MS Shanker Politics is often judged by promises made during election campaigns, but history remembers governments for the promises they actually fulfil. If one were to view recent developments in West Bengal through that prism, the decision to rename Kolkata’s Suhrawardy Avenue as Gopal Mukherjee Road can be seen as more than a routine administrative…
Politics is no longer public service. It is a profession. MS Shanker There was a time when entering politics was considered an act of public service. Today, it has become one of the most lucrative professions in Bharat. That single transformation perhaps explains why political parties are breaking up at an unprecedented pace across the…
MS Shanker Politics can be unforgiving, especially for regional parties that once appeared invincible under charismatic leaders. Maharashtra today seems to be witnessing precisely such a churn. The developments unfolding within the factions led by Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar raise an important question: Is Maharashtra heading down a path similar to what befell regional…
MS Shanker Prime Minister Narendra Modi today enters the record books as Bharat’s longest-serving continuously elected Prime Minister, completing 4,399 uninterrupted days in office and surpassing the tenure record of Bharat’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, after the advent of electoral democracy. The milestone is more than a personal achievement. It marks the culmination of…
MS Shanker The political landscape of West Bengal is witnessing tremors that few would have imagined even a couple of years ago. The latest signs of unease within the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) emerged after reports that nearly 20 of the party’s 29 Lok Sabha MPs met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and sought separate…
MS Shanker The departure of K. Annamalai from the Tamil Nadu BJP has triggered intense speculation about his future political course. While the separation between the party and the present state chief appears cordial, the larger question remains: has Annamalai become overconfident about his political prospects, or is he positioning himself for a bigger role…
The Karnataka Congress’s prolonged succession battle has finally produced a winner. With his swearing-in as Chief Minister, D.K. Shivakumar has secured the biggest prize of his political career. But the real test begins now. The question is no longer whether DKS would become Chief Minister; it is whether he can successfully navigate the formidable political,…
MS Shanker Tamil Nadu BJP leader K. Annamalai finds himself at a crucial crossroads in his political journey. Speculation that the former state BJP president may be contemplating a departure from active party politics to launch a non-political movement has triggered concern among his supporters and well-wishers. Whether these reports are accurate or not, the…
MP Rabindranath The political tremors in Karnataka are being watched closely in Telangana. In Indian politics, especially within the Congress ecosystem, developments in one state rarely remain confined to that geography alone. Leadership crises, factional wars, and high-command interventions have historically travelled across states like political contagion. The latest developments in Karnataka have once again…
From the silver screen to the rough terrain of electoral politics, the journey is never easy. Cinema and politics may appear similar from a distance because both deal with crowds, emotions and public adulation, but in reality they are worlds apart. In cinema, a hero fights scripted villains, delivers punch dialogues and emerges victorious within…
