Pondy: Rangasamy's simplicity helped end Cong rule

N Rangasamy, nicknamed 'Junior Kamaraj' for his simple living and unassuming style, took sweet revenge on his former party Congress which unceremoniously removed him as chief minister of......

Why MGR may not do the trick for Rajini

The fact remains that in the present-day Tamil Nadu, GenX and GenY voters, born and/or growing up after the end of ‘Kamaraj rule’ in the ’60s and ‘MGR rule’,......

When Dr Alexander spoke to Rediff

Fourteen years ago, on the eve of the 50th year of India's Independence, P C Alexander discussed the state of the nation with Rediff.com We reproduce that interview, which is as relevant today, in......

Modi's visa denial: Who did it?

I am not an admirer of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who has been denied entry into the United States by the US State Department. He gets on my nerves.I look upon him as a Hyde Park orator,......