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Mosque imposed on a village opposed On August 8, 2014, on the north car street (Rath veedhi) of an ancient Shiva temple at Thiruvarankulam in Pudukottai district, a mosque was inaugurated and a namaz offered. The location of the mosque is a blatant intrusion into the religious sentiments of the […]

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DMK’s fear of isolation Surprisingly, a greeting on the occasion of Ganesh Chathurthi festival was posted on the Social Media accounts of DMK treasurer M K Stalin, a declared atheist. The post went viral and shocked only DMK leaders. The DMK party was quick enough to disown it with these […]

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When RSS honoured a sports achiever Sathish Kumar’s gold medal at Glasgow Common Wealth Games has brought the arc lights on Sathuvachari a village near Vellore, Tamilnadu, which has been the cradle of weightlifters all along. The village has been the primary training ground for around 90 per cent of […]

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Inclusiveness No.1 The true spirit of inclusive India was at display during the 68th Independence Day celebration at Velliveethiyar Corporation Girls Higher Secondary School, Madurai, where Bharathi Kannamma, a transgender, was invited to hoist the national flag. Kannamma said that it was a proud moment for the entire transgender community, […]

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Tarun Vijay takes Tamilnadu media by storm “Bharat is not only Tulsidas and Valmiki. Bharat is not only Ashoka and Vikramaditya. Thiruvalluvar, the Cholas, Cheras and Pandiyas as well as Krishnadevarayaas also make up Bharat. This is the background of my recent advocacy of Tamil. In particular, I have demanded […]

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Sevika Samiti’s new Tamilnadu Sanchaalika   Smt.Geeta Ravindran, Smt.Lalitha Kumaramangalam, Smt.Suthanthira Sakthivel,  Smt Akhila Balaji, Smt. Kamala Motilal, Smt.Leela Ranganathan (L to R) Rashtra Sevika Samiti got its new Tamilnadu State President (Prant Sanchaalika). She is Smt. Akhila Balaji, an Industrialist of Erode socially with social concern. She took over […]

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Huge Hindu Munnani demo on temple issue Valluvar Kottam, a huge traffic junction in the heart of Chennai metropolitan city witnessed a strong contingent of over 1,000 saffron flag wielding workers of Hindu Munnani vociferously demanding proper upkeep of Hindu temple properties, puja and traditions. Incidentally, the State Government controls […]

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Attempt to disrupt Sevika Samiti programme thwarted Consolidation work among Hindu women by Rashtra Sevika Samiti in Tamilnadu is growing. Extremist groups among Muslim, Communist and Dravidian outfits (Tamilnadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam, Naam Thamizar, Viduthalai Chiruthai Katchi, and DK) tried to create a scene in front of the School where […]

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ISIS and Tamilnadu—a spine chilling connection Two college students from Chennai, who went missing, were reportedly drafted as jihadis by the ISIS early this year to wage a war against the Shia-led government in Iraq. The Government is reportedly in the process of bringing the students back home. The two […]

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Chinmaya Mission, ‘sundar gaha’ (‘good catch’) Swami Chinmayananda employed his powerful oratory in English to de-westernize entire populations in the Mumbai and other metropolitan cities. Chinmaya Mission founded by him plans to employ cricket craze to popularize Samskritam among younger generation. The Chennai chapter of the Mission led by its […]