Arun Janardhanan

1 day ago | indianexpress.com | Arun Janardhanan

In a ruling that marked the culmination of a long legal battle, a special Mahila Court in Coimbatore on May 13 sentenced nine men to life imprisonment till death in the infamous Pollachi sexual assault and extortion case. The verdict comes six years after the scandal surfaced, just ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, setting off a chain of legal, political, and social reverberations that still echo in Tamil Nadu. What was the Pollachi case about?

2 days ago | indianexpress.com | Arun Janardhanan

In a show of strength, the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) has warned the DMK-led Tamil Nadu government of “extensive and historic protests” over its failure to implement 10.5% internal reservation for the Vanniyar community. “If 2,000 (Vanniyar) youth manage to canvass 50 votes each in a constituency, we can win in at least 50 Assembly seats,” PMK founder Dr S Ramadoss said at the once-in-12-years Chithirai Muzhu Nilavu Vanniyar Youth Conference near Mamallapuram on Sunday.

2 weeks ago | indianexpress.com | Arun Janardhanan

In a sweeping set of announcements ahead of the scheduled Assembly polls next year, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday unveiled a nine-point package for government employees and teachers, a significant voter base numbering close to 10 lakh. Presenting the measures in the Assembly under Rule 110, Stalin positioned the Dravidian model government as the steadfast guardian of state workers’ welfare, even as the political stakes rise.

2 weeks ago | indianexpress.com | Arun Janardhanan

In a reshuffle carried out amid legal scrutiny and political turbulence within the DMK, senior Tamil Nadu government ministers V Senthil Balaji and K Ponmudy resigned on Sunday, with Governor R N Ravi accepting their resignations after acting upon the recommendations of Chief Minister M K Stalin. The reshuffle, meant to project the DMK government’s efforts to project stability amid mounting controversies and judicial scrutiny, had been anticipated following a week of speculation.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Arun Janardhanan

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