Tamil Nadu Politics
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19970903 A Strange Disease In Tamil Nadu (by Inia Pandian), TAMIL TRIBUNE, September 1997 (12 KB) (p)
Political satire. Discussion of a strange disease that afflicted some powerful politicians and their friends in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
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19980302 Karunanidhi for Prime Minister? (by K. Chezhian), TAMIL TRIBUNE, March 1998 (8 KB) (h, p)
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199803e Election Manifestoes (by Inia Pandian), TAMIL TRIBUNE, March 1998 (6 KB) (p, tn)
A discussion of 1998 election manifestoes.
19980401 Chief Minister Karunanidhi Dances on the Graves of Anti-Hindi Martyrs (by K. Chezhian), TAMIL TRIBUNE, April 1998 (10 KB) (h, p)
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19980402 BJP's Future in Tamil Nadu: Opportunities and Pitfalls (by P. S. Sharma), TAMIL TRIBUNE, April 1998 (21 KB) (p, tn)
A political analysis.
19980502 Dr. Chief Minister! (by Inia Pandian), TAMIL TRIBUNE, May 1998 (8 KB) (p, tn)
Political satire.
19980702 Two Wives for a Minister! (by N. Kunjithapatham), TAMIL TRIBUNE, July 1998 (6 KB) (p, tn)
Political satire.
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199903e EDITORIAL: TMC on the Tamil Bandwagon (by Inia Pandian), TAMIL TRIBUNE, March 1999 (7 KB) (p)
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19990801 Election 1999: Coalitions of Convenience (by Parvathi Muthuraman), TAMIL TRIBUNE, August 1999 (44 KB) (p, tn)
Coalition politics in Tamilnadu.
19990802 Election 1999: Tamils Should Vote for BJP (by N. Trivedi), TAMIL TRIBUNE, August 1999 (12 KB) (p, tn)
Title is self-explanatory.
199908e EDITORIAL: Say a Word in Tamil and Listen to the Thunderous Applause from the Crowd (by Inia Pandian), TAMIL TRIBUNE, August 1999 (9 KB) (h, p, tn)
Tamil politics.
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20010503 1991: Rajiv-Karunanidhi Duel of Words (by A. Muthuraman), TAMIL TRIBUNE, May 2001 (6 KB) (p, tn)
Title is self-explanatory.
20010602 Ironies in Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's Life (by Inia Pandian), TAMIL TRIBUNE, June 2001 (8 KB) (p, tn)
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20020302 Shadow Wars on the Silver Screen (by Inia Pandian), TAMIL TRIBUNE, March 2002 (10 KB) (p, tn)
How M. Karunanidhi and MGR (M.G. Ramachandran) used Tamil movies to insult each other and propagate Tamil nationalism.
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20030701 DMK, Dravida Nadu and D.B.S. Jeyaraj (by K.J. Trivedi and Thanjai Nalankilli), TAMIL TRIBUNE, July 2003 (10 KB) (f, p)
Thanjai Nalankilli clashes heads on with the controversial Sri Lankan Tamil writer DBS Jeyaraj about DMK and Dravida Nadu.
20031101 DMK and Tamil Nadu Independence: A Recent Political History of TamilNadu (by Thanjai Nalankilli), TAMIL TRIBUNE, November 2003 (28 KB) (f, p)
A major Tamil Nadu political party Dravida Munnetra Kazagam's (DMK) past independence demand and separatist activities.
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20060102 A Few Questions to DMK President Karunanidhi about Hindi Imposition (by Thanjai Nalankilli), TAMIL TRIBUNE, January 2006 (18 KB) (h, p)
Why Karunanidhi and other DMK leaders are misleading Tamil people about Hindi imposition?
20060702 News Brief & Commentary: BJP Puts on a Show about Raja Raja Cholan Statue (by V. Rajasekharan), TAMIL TRIBUNE, July 2006 (7 KB) (p, tn)
Insincere games politicians play to impress Tamil voters.
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20071202 Political Expediencies within India-Tamil Nadu Power Structure: Karunanidhi and Rajiv Gandhi: Posthumous Reconciliation (by Thanjai Nalankilli), TAMIL TRIBUNE, December 2007 (13 KB) (i, p, tn)
Author argues through the Karunanidhi-Rajiv Gandhi example, "Interests of Tamil Nadu and Tamil people cannot be protected under the Indian political structure and constitution. Hindi politicians would never allow a change to the current political structure because it benefits Hindi people enormously."
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Economy, Finances, Budget, Taxes, Industries and Standard of Living of Tamil Nadu State, South India
Tamil Nadu Politics - Independence (separatist, secessionist, liberation, freedom) movements
Hindi Imposition and Opposition to it in Tamilnadu
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Rise and Fall of the Dravidian Parties in Tamil Nadu (South India)
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