From the NEET paper leak protests to Hindi imposition, K. Annamalai's new book examines India's democratic fault lines, calling the Cockroach Janta Party a mindset that feeds on public cynicism.
The ex-Tamil Nadu BJP chief also criticised what he described as a tendency to label protests and statements against the Central government as 'anti-national' or 'foreign-funded'.
After being replaced as TN BJP chief, Annamalai has distanced himself from party affairs, stepping back from key organisational roles. He also largely stayed away from the BJP’s poll campaign.
The Dravidian identity, artificially created during colonial rule, is about racially dividing Indians between the Aryan north and the Dravidian south. It also has a caste component of virulent anti-Brahminism.
Annamalai was replaced as BJP state president last year. However, Home Minister Amit Shah had indicated the party would continue to utilise his organizational skills.
After LDF govt's Global Ayyappa Conclave in Pampa, which pitched the temple as an inclusive space, another conference was held by Sabarimala Karma Samithi and BJP to 'protect' it.
BJP still seems to view AIADMK as a potential Shiv Sena in the making—a party it could fracture at some stage and then acquire a large part of its vote base.
Netanyahu has won only because he hasn’t been defeated. He’s also changed Israel fundamentally. Any ruling alliance now will have to be a coalition to the exclusion of Israel’s Arab citizens.
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