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Sunday, August 17, 2025
TopicDravidian politics

Topic: Dravidian politics

AIADMK reduced to Gounder-Thevar outfits. Unite now or brace for more splits

2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections remain a challenge for AIADMK. If the ‘peace committee’ headed by MGR loyalists does not succeed, another split is imminent.

Not Hindutva, but OBC PM-led social engineering is giving jitters to Dravidian parties in Tamil Nadu

Dravidian parties are said to be unsure how Modi’s persona & developmental pitch would boost BJP’s decades-long endeavour to break its image in Tamil Nadu of a ‘Brahmin party’.

Dravidian model vs Hindutva is the next big battle. Rest of India can learn from Tamil Nadu

The political fallout of comments made by DMK’s A Raja and Udhayanidhi Stalin on Hindutva, BJP, Sanatana Dharma and Hindi imposition highlights the ongoing cultural debate in India.

Why Senthilkumar, DMK MP who made ‘gaumutra states’ remark, is ‘repeat offender’ in eyes of BJP

Tamil Nadu BJP calls Senthilkumar ‘repeat offender’, demands apology from MK Stalin over DMK MP referring to Hindi heartland as ‘gaumutra states’ during debate in Parliament.

Why a split with AIADMK opens the door for BJP in Tamil Nadu

The BJP-AIADMK parting ways in Tamil Nadu will have multiple implications for all the parties in the state and the national parties. The state...

Stalin must tell Udhayanidhi to pipe down. Though the outrage is hypocritical

Dravidian politics has a long history of opposing religion. But if senior Stalin and DMK really want to defeat BJP in 2024, it might be a good idea to tell junior Stalin to pipe down

‘Confronting Sanatana Dharma an old tradition’ — why Udhayanidhi remark hasn’t shocked Tamil Nadu

Analysts say DMK leader & Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin's comments on Sanatana Dharma reflect what Dravidian parties have espoused for decades.

BJP leader Mahesh Baghel, declared dead, regains consciousness as relatives prepare for cremation

On Sunday night, Baghel’s health deteriorated. After a thorough physical examination, doctors declared the politician dead, citing organ failure as the cause.

Tamil pride, ‘soft’ Hindutva, Modi govt schemes — BJP trying to cut into TN’s Dravidian politics

While BJP is still political lightweight in Tamil Nadu, its aggression here is making ruling DMK wary, with leaders of the regional party criticising BJP as if it were principal opposition.

Palaniswami-led AIADMK is bad news for BJP in Tamil Nadu but it opens up opportunities too

While OPS has been courting the BJP in Tamil Nadu enthusiastically, the latter isn't inclined to take any side in AIADMK’s internal warfare yet.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?