The Telangana High Court has dealt a major setback to Congress leader and Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, staying his government’s ambitious order to enhance Backward Classes (BC) reservations to 42 percent ahead of local body elections. The court’s decision casts a shadow not only on the policy but also on the electoral process, which has…
Tamil Nadu politics, for the uninitiated, often looks less like democracy and more like theatre—complete with superstars, dramatic dialogues, and the occasional tragedy. As someone who has both followed this state’s political circus and claims Tamilian roots (my forefathers migrated long ago, but the DNA of drama runs deep), I can assure you that actor-worship…
Tamil Nadu politics, true to Lewis Carroll’s phrase, is becoming “curiouser and curiouser.” As the state heads toward its next assembly election, the political landscape is in flux with the ruling DMK battling anti-incumbency, the AIADMK sinking under internal fissures, and the BJP waiting to exploit every crack in the Dravidian fortress. Adding to this…
India has always prided itself on its diversity and the peaceful coexistence of faiths. Yet, time and again, we witness ugly flashes of communal friction—most often during religious processions or festivals. The disturbing part is not merely that such incidents occur, but that they recur with uncanny political convenience. More telling is the pattern: these…
Bihar never disappoints when it comes to political drama. Caste wars, last-minute alliances, and leaders switching sides faster than cricketers changing jerseys—everything is part of the script. But the 2025 Assembly elections promise something even more entertaining: the Congress-RJD combine campaigning not on jobs, not on development, but on a bizarre slogan— “vote-chori” (vote theft)….
Can there be a bigger political farce than Kerala’s Communist government choosing to play host to the Global Ayyappa Sangamam at Pampa? A party that once criminalised and brutalised Ayyappa devotees now wants to preside over their summit — if this is not hypocrisy, what is? Adding insult to injury, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan even…
The so-called “mass burial” conspiracy at the Dharmasthala temple was more than just a bizarre crime story. It was an audacious attempt to smear one of Karnataka’s most respected Hindu pilgrimage centres, a test case to see how far anti-Hindu narratives could be pushed. But in the end, the episode has not only collapsed under…
Politics in Karnataka has long thrived on temple turf wars, but the storm around Dharmasthala—one of South India’s most revered shrines—has taken an extraordinary twist. What began as a chilling testimony has now turned on its head, with the so-called whistleblower himself confessing that it was all part of a larger conspiracy to defame the…
As someone who has spent decades observing and reporting on the Congress party, I can say this without hesitation: honesty and Congress politics have never been compatible. The party’s moral compass has always been set, not by principles or performance, but by the only currency it truly values—loyalty to the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty. That is how…
As the Election Commission rolls out its nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the political temperature is boiling over. The exercise—aimed at removing deceased voters, duplicate entries, and illegal migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh—has become the latest punching bag for the Congress and its allies. But the irony here is rich. For years,…
