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Topic: MGR

MGR fanclubs were DMK’s backbone. It made Karunanidhi uneasy

R Kannan -
In ‘The DMK Years: Ascent, Descent, Survival’, R Kannan draws on multiple first-hand accounts to chronicle the story of the DMK party and Tamil Nadu politics.

Ramps to reservations — Karunanidhi’s political legacy includes infrastructure for disabled

A.S. Panneerselvan -
In ‘Karunanidhi: A Life’, A.S. Panneerselvan writes about Muthuvel Karunanidhi, the man who became a metaphor for modern Tamil Nadu.

Palaniswami is Tamil Nadu’s survivor-in-chief, he doesn’t need to be Jayalalithaa or MGR

N Ramakrishnan -
That the AIADMK govt didn’t fall and served out the full term is a testimony to Palaniswami’s political instinct and capability.

Kamaraj, MGR & Jaya, BJP is using them all to fight ‘North Indian outsider’ tag in Tamil Nadu

Revathi Krishnan -
With no local icon, BJP's election campaign in Tamil Nadu is leaning on its 'politics of borrowing'. Congress says people won’t fall for it, DMK takes a dig for using K. Kamaraj.

Sasikala learnt from Jayalalithaa the art of making comebacks. In retreat lies her politics

Rohini Swamy -
Sasikala is no stranger to highs and lows, just when you thought she would fade away into oblivion, she makes a comeback.

AIADMK founder MGR was also the first film actor to become a chief minister in India

Revathi Krishnan -
Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran, popularly known as MGR, is fondly remembered as that actor who made millions swoon and was a champion of the poor.

Janaki Ramachandran, the first woman chief minister of Tamil Nadu who ruled for 24 days

Aananth Daksnamurthy -
The intense political rivalry and machinations between Janaki and Jayalalithaa changed the course of the AIADMK after MGR's death.

Here’s why Arun Jaitley didn’t shake hands with PM Narendra Modi

Rahiba R. Parveen -
The union minister, recovering after a kidney transplant, is following the ‘Namaste’ line of treatment that requires strict precautions.

Prakash Raj on playing Karunanidhi in Iruvar: He told me I came close but not enough

Prakash Raj -
We met regularly, and he adored me. I fought with him too, but he always took my criticism in his stride and was open to debate on any subject. 

Remembering Jayalalithaa: Those she put in power are parading her coffin for votes

Apsara Reddy -
It is so sad that no one is standing up for a woman, who was a strong protector for the entire state.
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India talked big on Russia-Ukraine mediation. Alaska meet offers a window

Swasti Rao -
Europe and Ukraine’s agencies are crucial. Steering the Alaska talks bilaterally between the US and Russia will foil the outcomes before they even start taking effect.

Dismiss debate on EC functioning as ‘hoo-haa’, then hail India as ‘robust democracy’

How Saba Azad became the accidental voice of Bengal’s language protests

Economy

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Akanksha Mishra -
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

Defence

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

Javaria Rana -
This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

National Interest

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Shekhar Gupta -
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.

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