Have you seen those beautiful pictures and videos of #PMVisitsVantara ? Every celeb who matters- Virat Kohli, Shah Rukh Khan and Sachin Tendulkar have been tweeting them. Now, GO READ THIS. The best piece of investigative work in India in 2024. By m rajshekhar himalmag.com/politics/relia… #

Don’t miss this erudite and masterly exposition on and justification of the DMK government’s stand on Hindi imposition, language and education policy, and Delimitation — by Tamil Nadu Minister for Information Technology & Digital Services, Dr Palanivel Thiaga Rajan (PTR) in an

Here’s Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin on the world of difference between chauvinism and a rational, intelligent, and principled pursuit of the democratic rights of the people. And he points a finger at the real chauvinists, a sorry bunch flailing hopelessly against the

Calling Tamils uncivilised is a bit rich. Tamil Civilization is one of India's oldest and greatest civilizations. The minister for education, might need to be educated by his officials on this aspect.

I strongly condemn Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for his disgraceful remarks calling Tamil Nadu and its people uncivilized. On behalf of the DMK and 8 crore Tamilians, I demand an immediate apology! His words have deeply hurt and pained the people of Tamil Nadu. What

Good leaders imagine future for their people. And the vile ones imagine history.

Today in Kerala, Church & Mosques opened their doors for hindu devotees to celebrate Attukal Pongala. God's own country.

The Rowlatt Act of British India was kinder to its subjects.

I just hope that like Dr Manmohan Singh, history will also judge the privileged, upper caste, educated folks of India's first independent generation fairly (so my parents' generation). They are the ghouls who took advantage of a secular, tolerant India, took all the benefits

The fear around one of the largest zoos in the world, why it matters and what causes it. A must read.

The curious case of Vantara and the reluctance of too many to talk about it. abc.net.au/news/2025-04-1…

India and Pakistan are playing the world's scariest game of chicken right now. After decades of military restraint in the face of provocation, India's been trying a new strategy abc.net.au/news/2025-05-1…

It would be better if the leading news channels outsourced their entire production to Bollywood. Some song and dance to go with the fake action scenes will be entertaining and emoting by trained actors will be better than the low-quality stuff put out by raving anchors.

I walked off his show on @timesnow and never went back. Can proudly say that I have refused all invitations from #RepulsiveTV.

The problem is not the loss of IAF fighter jets on the first night. The IAF adapted after that, as the CDS explained. Acknowledging the losses thus gives Pakistan zero advantage. Real problem is the political cover up being attempted for combat losses in a military engagement.

Amarnath Ramakrishna, the archaeologist, whose excavation in Keezhadi in T.N. drew the nation’s and the world’s attention towards the ancient Tamil civilisation, has been transferred to Greater Noida as Director, National Mission on Monument and Antiquity. thehindu.com/news/national/…

Keezhadi excavator Amarnath transferred after ASI row. That too to a defunct post. The DMK, CPIM, Congress, VCK have all protested this- rightfully so thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/kee…

The sad and steady decline of a once-great institution brought down by bias, narrow-mindedness and politics.

The loss of Sankarshan Thakur will be deeply felt at a time like this when much of the media has buckled down under pressure or pawned their principles. He was one of the few who stood up with courage & integrity. May there be many more like him. Condolences to all who knew him.

Lovely coverage of my India book over the weekend. deccanherald.com/features/books…