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Saisuresh Sivaswamy

Saisuresh Sivaswamy has been a journalist for 35 years and wrote his very first column for Rediff.com on January 25, 1997. You can read his columns at: https://www.rediff.com/news/sai.html . Sai (as he is known) usually writes on politics, but once in a while you will find him reviewing the odd film, especially if it features Rajinikanth or Kamal Haasan. You can e-mail the author at sai@rediff.co.in

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Kejriwal and the art of stopping Modi-Shah

Kejriwal and the art of stopping Modi-Shah

Rediff.com10 Feb 2015

'Kejriwal has shown that not only can Modi-Shah be stopped, they can in fact be routed... Today, as the Delhi votes are counted, it shows not only the AAP's victory or BJP's defeat. But also the Congress's final irrelevance.'

Lingaa Review: Two much of a good thing

Lingaa Review: Two much of a good thing

Rediff.com12 Dec 2014

The Superstar turns 64 today, and his fans get a double birthday treat with Lingaa, says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

Sorry Mumbai, but Tibet's night life never ends!

Sorry Mumbai, but Tibet's night life never ends!

Rediff.com15 Nov 2014

Tibet is not this desolate, god-forsaken land that you have imagined it to be, discovers Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

For Jaswant, technology, music and family fill the gap left by BJP

For Jaswant, technology, music and family fill the gap left by BJP

Rediff.com16 Apr 2014

Seventy-six is not an age to be plowing a lonely furrow in the heartless electoral fields of India, especially in Rajasthan, given the heat in summer, but Jaswant Singh, the expelled Bharatiya Janata Party veteran, is not exactly alone, says Rediff.com's Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

The first Gandhi-Nehru to be grilled on TV gets my vote

The first Gandhi-Nehru to be grilled on TV gets my vote

Rediff.com28 Jan 2014

'Rahul Gandhi was not wrong in invoking the 2002 Gujarat riots but when Arnab Goswami threw the curve ball of judicial clean chit to Modi, he did not know what to say. A better-prepared man would have come back that it was not a question of judicial clean chits but about owing up moral responsibility, would have even cited AB Vajpayee's own rajdharma plea,' argues Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

5 takeaways from Rahul Gandhi's AICC speech

5 takeaways from Rahul Gandhi's AICC speech

Rediff.com17 Jan 2014

A never-seen-before Rahul Gandhi exuded toughness and aggression. And it was not only about the words he used to castigate the opposition but his dialogue delivery, facial expressions, overall body language that conveyed a different, more confident Gandhi, says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

12 ways the Congress can fight back!

12 ways the Congress can fight back!

Rediff.com8 Dec 2013

Rahul's time is not now, only Sonia Gandhi can lead the Congress into the 2014 final, says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

12 ways the Congress can fight back!

12 ways the Congress can fight back!

Rediff.com8 Dec 2013

Rahul's time is not now, only Sonia Gandhi can lead the Congress into the 2014 final, says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

Why the Gandhis need to come clean on their wealth

Why the Gandhis need to come clean on their wealth

Rediff.com3 Dec 2013

Could this reluctance be tied to the family's projection of themselves as the last bastion of the aam-aadmi's interests? Do they fear that a full disclosure of their not-inconsiderable assets would go against their carefully-cultivated pro-poor image, wonders Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

Shadow of elections falls on nuclear deal

Shadow of elections falls on nuclear deal

Rediff.com31 Aug 2007

Can the nuclear deal become an election issue? Unfortunately not.

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