All stories by N Sathiya Moorthy
Why TN CM wants AIADMK protests to end
Rediff.com8 Oct 2014'As Karunanidhi and Ramadoss flagged the law and order issue, Subramanian Swamy said Home Minister Rajnath Singh should send Chief Minister O Panneerselvam a directive under Article 246 of the Constitution. Swamy also dangled the fear of Article 356 over the state government.'
Jaya's legal team need to do a rethink
Rediff.com2 Oct 2014'The current impasse might be an occasion for Jayalalithaa's legal team to mull over what could have gone wrong with their strategy -- and where they could and should proceed from here,' says N Sathiya Moorthy.
TN's Panneer, the first chai-wallah to become chief minister
Rediff.com28 Sep 2014O Panneerselvam is the first chai-wallah to become chief minister in the country. Gujarat's Narendra Modi, the better-known chai-wallah to become chief minister, followed Paneerselvam around a fortnight later in 2001. The parallel should end there, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Jaya verdict: The Rs 100-crore question about 2016
Rediff.com28 Sep 2014Given the history of the trial proceedings, and the documents that the judges and lawyers in the appeal courts have to read at every stage, Jayalalithaa's bail plea, when moved, will take time to be decided, placing a question mark over the party's electoral prospects in 2016.
Colombo's denial mode over ISI doesn't help things
Rediff.com22 Sep 2014Even without the ISI, ISIS and Al Qaeda, Tamil Nadu, otherwise acknowledged as a progressive and developed State in the Indian context, has been at the centre of 'multiple militancy' for decades now, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
Can Tamizhisai deliver Tamil Nadu for the BJP?
Rediff.com8 Sep 2014Having a young, untested leader makes sense for the Tamil Nadu BJP. But the new state president's immediate concern will be to gain acceptance within the state unit that is still in the grip of those with a strong RSS background, says N Sathiya Moorthy
DMK continues on its self-destructive path
Rediff.com28 Aug 2014A high-pitched battle between party patriarch Karunanidhi and son MK Stalin for power and the failure to oust corrupt leaders and maintain a clean image has left the party in shambles, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Tamil mood simmers yet again thanks to Lanka
Rediff.com6 Aug 2014The Sri Lankan cartoon faux pas has revived the slackening pan-Tamil mood in Tamil Nadu, says N Sathiya Moorthy
Is Sri Lanka arm-twisting India into talks on fishermen's row?
Rediff.com31 Jul 2014Any official-level talks between India and Sri Lanka, without any clear-cut understanding on the livelihood issues, could end up in India having to acknowledge bilaterally even more than what it had no hesitation in accepting in Parliament and outside, says N Sathiya Moorthy
Timing of Katju's allegations needs to be questioned
Rediff.com23 Jul 2014If Justice Katju had desired change, the better way was to approach the new government, and the new law minister, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
The 'veshti' culture and code
Rediff.com17 Jul 2014The veshti controversy in Tamil Nadu is not about the dress -- but a dress-code, which seems permissible in private homes and offices, but not in private clubs that are open only to well-heeled, and well-paying private members, observes N Sathiya Moorthy
Chennai building collapse exposes unscientific methods of construction
Rediff.com2 Jul 2014The collapse of an under-construction 11-storey building in Chennai which claimed 11 lives should serve as a wake-up call for the housing sector to have a regulatory mechanism for the construction industry, says N Sathiya Moorthy
Why DMK's spring-cleaning won't work
Rediff.com25 Jun 2014With assembly elections only two years away, in 2016, the DMK may not have the luxury of time on its side. If the slow pace of reforms that the party has indulged itself in, in the past decade and more is any indicator, the committed 25 percent vote-share would either be frittered away, or lost, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Is Modi being considerate to Tamil Nadu, Jayalalithaa?
Rediff.com19 Jun 2014It appears that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is being very responsive to Jayalalithaa's demands, be it on the secure release of the abducted Tamil Nadu priest to the fishermen's issue with Sri Lanka, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Lessons from the rout the DMK refuses to learn
Rediff.com3 Jun 2014The DMK still wants to look elsewhere for excuses to its electoral debacle, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Why Jayalalithaa gave Modi's swearing-in a miss
Rediff.com28 May 2014The presence of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa was not the only reason why Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa stayed away from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Election results show only 'Amma' matters in Tamil Nadu
Rediff.com19 May 2014The AIADMK swept the polls winning 37 of the 39 seats, leaving DMK, its rivals, and the BJP to do a serious rethinking before the assembly elections in 2016, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Why we need to go beyond 'letter of the law' in inter-state disputes
Rediff.com14 May 2014The history of the Cauvery and Mullaperiyar cases has shown how helpless the constitutional processes and judicial verdicts have been in enforcing the law of the land in inter-state and state-Centre disputes, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Chennai blasts: Is Tamil Nadu's politics of procrastination to blame?
Rediff.com8 May 2014How far did the existing air of permissiveness may have contributed to those like the Indian Mujahideen targeting Tamil Nadu for setting up base, is a question that the state's law and order machinery would have to ask itself, and stall them on the track and for good, says N Sathiya Moorthy
More than people's verdict, court verdict matters for Jayalalithaa
Rediff.com30 Apr 2014Unpredictable polling in Tamil Nadu, and criminal cases stacked against Chief Minister Jayalalithaa will be two key factors to be taken into consideration when the government is formed at the Centre, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.