The life/plight of the “ Whistle Blowers” is most unenviable. They are treated with all types of treatments namely, Saama, Dhana, Bheta and Dand by the affected individual/group/entity /govt. Public are the “passive supporters only and not many will come to their rescue. If the whistle blower happened to be […]
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LETTER TO PRESIDENT OF INDIA WITH REFERENCE TO THE BIASED, COMMUNAL AND ONE-SIDED REPORT OF THE DELHI MINORITIES COMMISSION ON THE DELHI RIOTS 2020 RELEASED ON 10 JULY 2020 We, members of the Group of Intellectuals and Academicians (GIA) are writing to you the Hon. President of India, Sri Ramnath […]
Eyebrows were raised when DMK chief M.K. Stalin came out with the statement that it those responsible for sacrilege of three Ganesh temples in Coimbatore city on July 18 should be brought to book, even before any Hindu organisation could reach media houses with its criticism of the vandalism. The […]
Goaded by concerted Hindu protests, Tamilnadu police arrested one Surendran Natarajan of the anti-Hindu Karuppar Koottam on July 16. What follow are the description of the offence committed by the person, his background, and suggestions for preventing a repeat of such heinous offence. A youngster associated with Karuppar Koottam (a […]
The car was on its way to Thoothukudi, starting from Tirunelveli. Suddenly, there was a mob stopping the car. A tall man disembarks from the car and asks why the car was stopped. The mob answers, it was to show their protest against not providing their village with electricity. The […]
First, an unheard of anecdote: In late 1950’s, sources say, staunch nationalist and eminent Tamil film maker K. Subramaniyan (father of Bharata Natya exponent Padma subramaniam) suggested to Kamaraj that MGR be drafted into Congress. Kamaraj shot down the proposition saying politics is not the proper place for entertainers. Rest […]
In its latest ruling, the SC has restored the tradition being followed for centuries, and directed the management of Shri Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Tiruvanandapuram will be with the Royal Family. That is a fit precedence which would come handy for the Hindu society in Tamilnadu trying to stop forthwith the […]
*செயல்வீரர்* :* கார் திருநெல்வேலியிலிருந்து தூத்துக்குடியை நோக்கி போய்க்கொண்டிருக்கிறது. திடுமென காரை மறித்தாற்போல் மக்கள் கூட்டம்.. காரிலிருந்து இறங்குகிறார் உயரமான ஒருவர். காரை மறித்த காரணம் கேட்கிறார். தங்கள் கிராமத்தில் மின்சாரம் இல்லாத குறையைக் கூறுகிறார்கள் மக்கள். உடன்வந்த அதிகாரியோ, “மின்கம்பங்கள் பற்றாக்குறையால் மின்சாரம் தரத் தாமதமாகிறது” என்கிறார். உடனே, “மின்கம்பத்திற்குப் பதில், பனை மரத்தை உபயோகித்து மின்வசதி செய்ய முடியுமா” என்று அம்மனிதர் கேட்க, “முடியும்”என்று அதிகாரி பதில் […]
Tablighi case – Has the court set a bad precedent compromising national security and safety of people . – Madurai Bench of Madras High Court verdict – June 15, 2020 The answer seems to be in the affirmative. While dealing with a petition seeking bail, the judgment surprisingly has effectively […]
The Khilafat Movement (1919-1924) refers to the ferment among Indian Muslims consequent to the threatened dismemberment of the Turkish Ottoman Empire and the abolition of the Turkish Caliphate at the end of the World War I. The Khilafat Movement primarily sought the restoration of the Khalifa (lit. successor; religious and […]