All stories by SHOBHA WARRIER
Why RSS body is unhappy with NITI Aayog
Rediff.com5 Jan 2017'Some of the policies NITI Aayog has taken, we feel lean towards the corporates.' 'In a democracy, when you are making a policy decision, you are expected to take the views of all the stakeholders.'
'SMEs are badly affected, business is down 50%'
Rediff.com27 Dec 2016'Nobody expected the slowdown to go for these many days. Unfortunately, it is an unbelievably bad slow down.'
'If Jayalalithaa wanted, she would have chosen Sasikala as her successor'
Rediff.com15 Dec 2016'There is no doubt that Sasikala wanted the transition to go this way.' 'The only thing the AIADMK MLAs want is to stay in power.'
'It won't be easy for Sasikala to take over the AIADMK'
Rediff.com9 Dec 2016'Sasikala definitely has an emotional advantage over the others, but there are very seasoned politicians with a strong support base.' 'For the time being, they may toe her line.'
'BJP is using triple talaq to tarnish Muslims'
Rediff.com8 Dec 2016'In the name of cultural nationalism, Modi wants to impose another ideology on Muslims.' 'His agenda, we feel, is saffronisation of Indian culture.'
'Incentive to store black money has reduced'
Rediff.com8 Dec 2016'The cash part is the lower hanging fruit compared to the other sources.' 'To attack the cash part of black money, I can't think of anything else but demonetisation.'
'I think you are hell-bent on shutting down my magazine'
Rediff.com7 Dec 2016'Funny, eccentric and idiosyncratic.' 'There will never be another like him.'
Will Sasikala take Jaya's place?
Rediff.com7 Dec 2016'I see the queen bee kind of syndrome.' 'When they know that there is a queen bee, the bees will hang around her for some time and then fly away.' 'I won't be surprised if somebody else takes the place of the queen bee.'
'60% of MLAs and MPs are there because of Sasikala'
Rediff.com6 Dec 2016'A person who came to take care of Jayalalithaa's personal needs slowly took control of her political life.'
'Balamurali scolded me saying, Who asked you for money? Let's record now'
Rediff.com23 Nov 2016Ghatam exponent T H Subash Chandran recalls his association with the Carnatic great who passed into the ages on Monday.
'When people are suffering, how can you call it a good cause?'
Rediff.com23 Nov 2016'How can you ask the common man alone to suffer when the rich is not doing any sacrifice?' 'To take out 10% of black money, you are punishing 90% of the public who have genuine white money.'
'It's a surgical strike against the country's poor'
Rediff.com21 Nov 2016'The execution has been 100 per cent faulty.' 'The scheme is also a stupid one, a real Tuglaq Darbar scheme.' 'This way of attacking black money is the most ineffective one.'
My niece, the US Senator
Rediff.com11 Nov 2016'Whatever Kamala is today, it is because of my sister.' 'My sister inculcated South Indian culture and values in her,' Dr Sarala Gopalan, US Senator-electKamala Harris' maternal aunt, tells Rediff.com's Shobha Warrier in Chennai.
'This is also a war against Pakistan'
Rediff.com9 Nov 2016'This is not only a fight against corruption and black money, this is also a fight against terrorism and counterfeit currencies.'
'Any surgical procedure will create some discomfort'
Rediff.com9 Nov 2016'The common man in India who doesn't have anything to hide will have to put up with this short period of discomfort.' 'It will not last more than 10 days at the most.'
Will you buy a Made in India product?
Rediff.com3 Nov 2016'Will people who buy iPhones stop buying iPhones to help swadeshi models?' 'There should be some advantage for the consumer to make them buy a Made in India product.' 'Patriotism and nationalism are good words, but in business, it won't work.'
What Tata's new leader must do
Rediff.com28 Oct 2016'The Tata group will need for its new leader to show the same foresight and willingness to go against conventional wisdom at times to keep the group's aspirations high and uphold the values of innovation, ethics, corporate responsibility, trust and leadership that are frequently associated with the Tata name.'
BJP union leader: How will Make in India help our country?
Rediff.com25 Oct 2016'This government has not created any employment.' 'Forget employment, the government had not done anything in skill development.'
He overcame hunger and humiliation to study at the LSE
Rediff.com20 Oct 2016'There were days when there was no rice at home and we ate only jackfruit seeds.' 'They feel I, a lowliest human being, a tribal, have no right to go abroad and study.' 'The humiliation was so bad that I was broken inside.'
The 'leader' behind the killing stray dogs protest
Rediff.com10 Oct 2016'For the last two months, the menace of stray dogs has gone to scary proportions in Kerala' 'What will you do if you cannot walk on the road without fear?'