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R Ramasubramanian

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Is Sasikala the next Amma?
Rediff.com8 Dec 2016

In the post Jayalalithaa Tamil Nadu, Sasikala is the person to be watched in the coming...

Will Jayalalithaa's exit open the door for BJP?
Rediff.com6 Dec 2016

Post-Jayalalithaa AIADMK cannot take on the Narendra Modi dispensation like their late...

More than murder, a public discourse most foul
Rediff.com20 Jul 2016

The public discourse surrounding the murder of Infosys techie Swathi begs for sanity....

'The situation in Sri Lanka is not alarming for refugees to return'
Rediff.com23 Jun 2016

In a conversation with R Ramasubramanian, Xavier said, "My documentary attempts to find...

'Militarisation is a problem in the Tamil areas in Lanka'
Rediff.com25 May 2016

Sherine Xavier, a Sri Lankan Tamil filmmaker from Canada, is happy. After months of...

DMK at crossroads, can Stalin take it forward?
Rediff.com19 May 2016

Ageing leadership, reckless family-oriented politics, absence of inner-party democracy,...

Why bishops' support to DMK alliance is not a good thing for TN
Rediff.com5 May 2016

The Tamil Nadu Bishops Council's decision to support the Dravida Munnetra...

Prohibition returns in TN's election season but it won't be easy to do
Rediff.com14 Apr 2016

'Both the AIADMK and DMK are promising prohibition, but where is the road map?...

Is Tamil Nadu the new epicentre for honour killings?
Rediff.com15 Mar 2016

Caste-based violence is on the rise in Tamil Nadu, but the state government stays in...

Numbers favour Jaya as Vijayakanth decides to go it alone in TN polls
Rediff.com11 Mar 2016

With Vijayakanth rebuffing both the DMK and the BJP Tamil Nadu will witness a...

How BJP succeeded in driving Vijayakanth to the DMK
Rediff.com2 Mar 2016

With the DMK formalising its alliance with the Congress and the Indian Union Muslim...

Modi visit fails to cure clueless BJP's anxieties in TN
Rediff.com4 Feb 2016

Strategy or confusion? The Tamil Nadu BJP has many reasons to feel let down by Prime...

Tamil parties pin their hopes on ordinance to bring jallikattu back
Rediff.com13 Jan 2016

With the Supreme Court reinforcing its stay on jallikattu, the state BJP hopes it can...

BJP on horns of a dilemma over allowing jallikattu
Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

It's election season in Tamil Nadu and all political parties are tying themselves in...

Dattu's retirement puts focus on fate of Rajiv killers
Rediff.com23 Nov 2015

Whichever way the verdict goes, it will be a win-win for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J...

Chennai was lucky to get off lightly in this rain, not so the next time
Rediff.com19 Nov 2015

Why did Chennai go under in the recent rains? R Ramasubramanian paints a familiar...

Why Vaiko is a loner in Tamil Nadu politics today
Rediff.com23 Sep 2015

Vaiko's stock dwindles as the DMK's poaching of his cadre continues unabated. R...

'Whether we like it or not, we live in troubled times'
Rediff.com1 Sep 2015

'A small spark can create a volcano. Authors should keep this in mind.' R...

'Whether we like it or now, we live in troubled times'
Rediff.com1 Sep 2015

Chennai media knew Jaya's health was not fine but kept mum
Rediff.com11 Jul 2015