Disappointment in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore as polls are cancelled on fears of voters being bribed

Many working class people say they were eager to express their anger at the government’s policies.

S Senthalir

· Apr 17, 2019 · 01:01 pm

In Tamil Nadu, DMK is fighting the anti-Hindu tag

Comments by Dravidar Kazhagam president K Veeramani in March led to outrage among some Hindus in the state. The social organisation is backing the DMK in the po

S Senthalir

· Apr 15, 2019 · 12:30 pm

In Tamil Nadu, the aftermath of Cyclone Gaja has shaken a strong AIADMK base

Many fish workers are angry with the ruling party for the delay in relief and rehabilitation getting to their villages.

S Senthalir

· Apr 15, 2019 · 07:00 am

One Tamil Nadu marginal group has key presence in many areas – but its own divisions may weaken it

The Devendrakula Vellalars have a dominant presence in southern Tamil Nadu. But while some of its members want to be moved out of the SC category, others do not

S Senthalir

· Apr 13, 2019 · 09:00 am

Tamil Nadu women are upset with AIADMK for neglecting the schemes Jayalalithaa started

Women voters, who outnumber male voters in the state, feel the Palaniswami government has abandoned welfare schemes directed at them.

S Senthalir

· Apr 11, 2019 · 09:00 am

In Tamil Nadu town rocked by sex blackmail racket, women have to endure segregated, silenced lives

Any talk around sex is taboo in Pollachi and there’s no safe space for women to express their desires. So they go online, sometimes with dangerous consequences.

S Senthalir

· Mar 21, 2019 · 09:00 am

‘I would not want anyone to be a chowkidar’: Watchmen across India respond to Modi’s campaign

What do security guards feel about the Prime Minister’s #MainBhiChowkidar campaign?

Aarefa Johari

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S Senthalir

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Nayantara Narayanan

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Priyali Prakash

· Mar 19, 2019 · 07:30 am

Photos: In Tamil Nadu, Dalit sanitation workers are told to help doctors perform autopsies

Arun Vijai M’s photographs, which are currently on view at the Chennai Photo Biennale, take an alternative look at life and death in mortuaries.

S Senthalir

· Mar 17, 2019 · 11:30 am

In Tamil Nadu, ruling AIADMK is accused of shielding men involved in sex blackmail racket

The gang has been molesting women they met on Facebook since 2013, the police alleged.

S Senthalir

· Mar 12, 2019 · 02:26 pm

‘Why are the police asking irrelevant questions?’: Disquiet grows over missing Sterlite activist

RS Mugilan disappeared last month after publicly accusing top police officials of colluding with Sterlite to ‘orchestrate violence’ during the Thoothukudi stir.

S Senthalir

· Mar 12, 2019 · 09:00 am

In Tamil Nadu, discontent within PMK does not augur well for prospects of BJP-AIADMK alliance

Two breakaway factions have decided to campaign against the Ramadoss-family led party.

S Senthalir

· Mar 02, 2019 · 06:30 am

‘Don’t politicise this’: How people from across India reacted to the IAF strike on Pakistan

While some supported the Narendra Modi government’s decision, others were apprehensive about a war breaking out.

Aarefa Johari

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Vijayta Lalwani

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TA Ameerudheen

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S Senthalir

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Arunabh Saikia

· Feb 28, 2019 · 09:00 am