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Topic: MGR

MG Ramachandran redefined the relationship between cinema, people, and politics

MGR’s charitable donations and generosity percolated through generations, with many remembering even his decision to become Tamil Nadu CM as an act of ‘large-heartedness’.

Who are the favourite politicians of Indian women voters? It’s not a long list

Ruhi Tewari's book 'What Women Want: Understanding the Female Voter in Modern India' is a portrait of Indian democracy that sees women as its most ambitious stakeholders and perhaps even its kingmakers.

KA Sengottaiyan: MGR loyalist, Jayalalithaa’s strategist and now challenger to AIADMK chief EPS

In 1989, Sengottaiyan introduced EPS to Jayalalithaa, recalls former MLA. EPS has now stripped Sengottaiyan of all party posts after his call to all expelled AIADMK leaders to reunite.

A cutout worth a thousand words: Why Vijay is using Annadurai & MGR’s photos at TVK conference

With less than a year to go for polls in Tamil Nadu, Vijay’s young party TVK is organising its second conference in Madurai where it is expected to pass multiple resolutions.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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India’s tech ambitions need private sector investment in R&D. Budget 2026 holds the key

India’s private sector remains hesitant to invest in R&D. This is understandable, as the domestic market often fails to reward differentiated technologies adequately.

SEBI green-lights NSE IPO. What exchange’s CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan revealed about next steps

Speaking at ThePrint OTC Thursday, NSE CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan said the exchange has been trying to list itself since 2016, but it couldn’t happen due to one reason or the other.

‘LCA man’ Ravi Kota, key in operationalisation of IAF’s Tejas fleet, picked as next HAL CMD

Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.