The heated exchange between the father & son occurred over the appointment of P. Mukundan, the former’s grandson & latter’s nephew, as the party’s youth wing secretary.
AIADMK’s call to boycott Vikravandi bypoll was seen as bid to relay message to BJP-ally PMK with eye on 2026 assembly polls. But bypoll result has shown opposition to DMK is weak.
AIADMK has opted out of contest in stronghold in apparent olive branch to NDA ally PMK, say observers. But PMK asserts that coalition is intact & it’ll pick allies closer to state polls.
Political commentators feel that while padayatras can increase popularity of leaders helming them, they are outdated as a means to woo the masses, especially the present generation.
Weak governance, corruption and poverty continue to define tribal life in India. The introduction of industrial and mining projects has benefited contractors, politicians and officials more than Adivasis.
Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.
Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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