All stories by N Sathiyamoorthy
How Jallikattu protests left the State on the backfoot
Rediff.com25 Jan 2017The governments at the Centre and in the state were unprepared to handle the massive response to the large numbers of people, as they were not aware of the groundswell of public admonition that was against the Establishment, says N Sathiyamoorthy.
An agenda for Amma
Rediff.com20 May 2016Fulfilling the promises made in the manifesto, a resurgent Opposition in the state assembly, impending local body polls... Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa may have made history by winning two assembly elections in a row, but the real test begins now, says N Sathiyamoorthy.
Amma creates poll history as Tamil Nadu remains 'Dravidian', yet
Rediff.com19 May 2016With Tamil Nadu's electoral fate decided, all eyes would now veer round to the pending 'disproportionate assets case' against Jayalalithaa in the Supreme Court, and Stalin's own future within the DMK, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Why Jayalalithaa is silent on going it alone in TN polls
Rediff.com14 Apr 2016If the AIADMK falls short of the 117-mark required to form a government in the 234-member assembly, will it strike a post-poll deal to form Tamil Nadu's first coalition government? N Sathiyamorthy analyses.
TN verdict hinges around the 'silent majority'
Rediff.com7 Apr 2016If Tamil Nadu is to avoid a hung assembly, it is up to the silent voters, whose combined strength is more than that of the two major combines in the fray, says N Sathiyamoorthy.
TN verdict hinges around the 'silent majority'
Rediff.com7 Apr 2016Is hung assembly a possibility in Tamil Nadu?
Rediff.com1 Apr 2016Given the subdued pre-poll voter-behaviour in the state over the past couple of decades and more, and the inability of individual political parties to cobble together an alliance and announce candidates, or both, to launch grassroots-level campaigns early on, close fights with landslide victory is an equal possibility, N Sathiyamoorthy.