All stories by N Sathiya Moorthy
Stalin Draws Up Line Of DMK Succession
Rediff.com14 Dec 2022What does Udhayanidhi's induction as minister mean? For the DMK, it indicates the future course, direction and leadership. It is continuity with change, and change with continuity, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
Gujarat/Himachal's 2024 Message For Modi
Rediff.com10 Dec 2022The message for 2024 is that the man on the street is not going to be euphoric if the G-20 crowns Modi as king-emperor for 2023, or if India sends its first man to space just ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Even a 'temple consecration' in Ayodhya, or a Uniform Civil Code, or both of them together, may not have enough electoral purchase if fuel and commodity prices are not rolled back, and money-in-the-pocket does not fatten, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
Stalin's Son Rises In The Party Of The Rising Sun
Rediff.com1 Dec 2022His likable boy-next-door face and casual approach to public speaking have a unique appeal for the younger generation, but it stops there, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Modi's Sangamam: Less Of Tamil, More Of Politics
Rediff.com23 Nov 2022The inaugural Sangamam turned out to be a political Hindutva function than a gathering on the Hindu religion, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
What Centre's Review Plea in Rajiv Convicts' Case Means
Rediff.com18 Nov 2022The current question is about the BJP-ruled Centre, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, like its predecessors, not arguing the Union of India's case effectively and continuously, whenever the matter came up in the past, if its case still was that Rajiv's killing was an 'act of terror', asks N Sathiya Moorthy.
BJP Barking Up The Wrong Tree In Tamil Nadu
Rediff.com14 Nov 2022The BJP continuing to look at the Dravidian polity through the religious prism has not worked in Tamil Nadu whereas it has yielded political and electoral results across much of the rest of the country, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Sunak Is Indian, But Sonia A Foreigner?
Rediff.com7 Nov 2022If the Indian son-in-law can become prime minister in another country, could the daughter-in-law have not become one here, especially considering that the Indian culture and tradition is for the bahu to live, think and act like her in-laws, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.
How Kharge Can Change Indian Politics
Rediff.com28 Oct 2022A new Congress leader may make an electoral impact by his very presence. Congress voters who had moved away from the party, after being influenced by the BJP's 'family rule' campaign, can now return with a certain moral satisfaction, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Jayalalithaa's Death: Will Sasikala Be Prosecuted?
Rediff.com21 Oct 2022Jayalalithaa was the third chief minister in Tamil Nadu to die in office, after her mentor M G Ramachandran (1987) and before that his mentor C N Annadurai (1969). The state government should have evolved protocols for the medical care of the incumbent, and institutional memory should have guided the government and officials in the matter, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
Time For Stalin To Get Tough With Party, Babus
Rediff.com19 Oct 2022Tamil Nadu's voters wanted tough leaders at the helm, to the point of being autocratic. It was what Karunanidhi, MGR and Jayalalithaa ended up becoming, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Were The Chola Kings Hindus Or Not?
Rediff.com11 Oct 2022The aftermath of Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan has led to an argument that there was no religion as Hinduism in Chola times.
Instead, there was only Saivism, Vaishnavism, etc, and that the Cholas were Saivites, and hence not Hindus, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
PS-1: Mani Ratnam's Magic Works Again, Yet...
Rediff.com3 Oct 2022Ponniyin Selvan has everything going for it, yet, there is something missing for a wholesome film experience, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Can Religious Rows Hurt DMK In 2024?
Rediff.com21 Sep 2022Party insiders concede statements of the Raja kind have the potential to hurt the DMK's electoral chances in closely-fought seats in 2024, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Will Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Be A Blockbuster?
Rediff.com20 Sep 2022Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
New Navy Ensign Triggers Debate On Tamil Naval Feats
Rediff.com7 Sep 2022While acknowledging Shivaji's naval contributions, questions are being raised about the inadequate acknowledgement of Chola sea-power in southern Tamil Nadu, which dates back by a few centuries, explains N Sathiya Moorthy.
Opposition Has More PMs In Waiting
Rediff.com26 Aug 2022If the Opposition has any chance at the prime minister's job, it can happen only if they all stop dropping names and work at the grassroots-level, state-wise, suggests N Sathiya Moorthy.
Will court order unite AIADMK factions?
Rediff.com19 Aug 2022There is a sudden realisation in party circles that prolonged court cases could damage its standing, both among the cadres and voters, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
One Party's Freebies Are Another's Welfare Schemes
Rediff.com11 Aug 2022As some BJP pollsters concede, the Modi leadership's sweeping success in elections 2019, especially across central India, owed not to Hindutva ideology, but to welfare schemes, all of them borrowed from Tamil Nadu, reveals N Sathiya Moorthy.
Where Does AIADMK Go From Here?
Rediff.com12 Jul 2022There is nothing to suggest that the DMK stands to gain from the AIADMK split nor is there anything indicative of an extraordinary advantage for the BJP, independently or in the company of the AIADMK, explains N Sathiya Moorthy.
Can Modi Unite The Opposition?
Rediff.com6 Jul 2022If there is unity in the Opposition, it is only about regional parties other than the DMK not wanting Rahul Gandhi or any other Congress leader for prime minister, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.