It is for you to judge
Whenever ‘the’ Judge CT Selvam passes any order with regard to our website ‘savukku’ I get tremendously provoked. My reaction naturally would be to write a scathing piece on him. But a senior journalist...
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The Good, The Bad and The Greedy.
Indian judges may perhaps be classified into three categories – the good, bad and the greedy. Without any shred of doubt, the recently retired Chief Justice of India Sathasivam could be said to fall...
MAMATA BANERJEE: UNWITTING TOOL OF HINDUTVA
The Indian National Congress didn’t seem to realize what it was doing when it threw out Mamata Banerjee some years ago. It was she who virtually represented Congress in the state, and so when...
Can Narendra Modi be trusted with development ?
Let us assume that you are evaluating Narendra Modi and his party, the BJP, for their fitness to “rule”. You have heard conflicting reports about the Gujarat riots; and about Gujarat’s development – so you...
Should we trust the political instincts of businessmen?
This is a battle between liberalisers and liberals, one businessman told me recently. The liberalisers, he said, are for economic reforms; reforms that will push growth, create jobs and lead to overall development. The...
Elections and Muslims
Muslims are accused of voting en bloc. I wish they do. And do so strategically and in conjunction with other underprivileged people across the rainbow of Indian society. Just for ensuring their right to...
