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From protest to politics: How Tamil Nadu’s melthundu became an identity markerA simple shoulder cloth, the melthundu, has a rich history in Tamil Nadu. It began as a gesture of respect, was later used to challenge cas...- Caste calculus at play: How Tamil Nadu’s key communities could shape the electoral battleTamil Nadu elections are shaped by dominant caste blocs, including Vanniyars in the north, Gounders in the west, and Thevars in the south. ...
- Supporters of PMK chief Ramadoss, expelled leader Anbumani clash over anniversary eventA clash erupted between supporters of PMK founder S Ramadoss and his son Anbumani in Tindivanam. The dispute centered on accessing the Vann...
- Father vs Son in PMK: S. Ramadoss reclaims party leadership from son Anbumani ahead of Tamil Nadu pollsJust before crucial alliance talks, PMK founder S. Ramadoss has reassumed party leadership from his son, Anbumani Ramadoss, who is now the ...
- Tamil Nadu: As last day for campaigning in LS polls nears, DMK Thanjavur candidate cycles to solicit votesWith only two days left before the end of public campaigning in Tamil Nadu for the upcoming Lok Sabha election, DMK candidate S Murasoli fr...
- BJP's Tamil Nadu ally PMK assures legally guaranteed MSP for farm produceThe PMK, which is contesting from 10 Parliamentary constituencies including Dharmapuri, said it would strive for caste-wise enumeration of ...
- SC rejects TN appeal on Vanniyar quota against HC orderThe Vanniyars are one of the most politically powerful backward communities in the state. Several attempts have been made to provide them a...
- No substantial basis for treating Vanniyars in TN differently, says SC; strikes down reservationThe Tamil Nadu Assembly had in February last year passed the then ruling AIADMK-piloted bill providing internal reservation of 10.5 per cen...
- Spotlight on Edappadi where CM has kept AIADMK flag flying highDMK has fielded a relatively less experienced T Sampathkumar, facing an uphill task in taking on the AIADMK Joint coordinator, for the Apri...
- Data analytics: New name for poll gameToday, it’s a whole new poll game in Tamil Nadu, driven by tried and tested statistical models and data analytics. After the passing of M K...
- Why DMK may find it tough to breach EPS's bastion EdappadiChief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami never misses a chance to proclaim that Edappadi assembly constituency in Salem district remains an im...
- Ahead of 2016 assembly election, caste violence rears its ugly head in Tamil NaduMajor political parties in the state have come under severe criticism from activists and academics for their muted reactions to this crisis.
- Tamil Nadu: DMK hits back at PMK over its criticism of the partyHitting back at Ramadoss for his criticism of DMK over range of issues, including corruption, latter today reminded him that it was instrum...
- Stiff battle for AIADMK in Villupuram (SC) constituencyWhile the AIADMK candidate is counting on the state government's achievements, DMDK nominee K Umashankar is banking on the Vanniyar votes.
- Lok Sabha Polls 2014: VCK facing a litmus test in Chidambaram constituencyIn a constituency, where caste factor plays decisive factor, pro-Dalit outfit Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi facing acid test to retain Chi...
- Why the Gandhian Arvind Kejriwal must also heed Ambedkar's views on village empowermentAmbedkar’s analysis continues to ring true eight decades later - village empowerment seriously endangers minorities.
- Dalits stay mired in history despite Tamil Nadu social reformsDalits, accounting for a fifth of the over 7 crore state population, still find assimilation into mainstream society a struggle.
- DMK, PMK clash over fair deal to VanniyarsPMK legislature party leader G K Mani said Vanniyars have been continuously neglected with no fair representation in IAS and IPS.
- Jayalalithaa & Vaiko seal seat-sharing deal in TNMDMK has got four constituencies - Erode, Virudhunagar, Thanjavur and Nilgiris.
- Most of them are proud to move backwardAmong other things, India is also unique for being a country where downward mobility is desirable, even fought for.
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