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- Democracy Without Depth (Asian Age, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 01, 2007)
Even the best of democracies decay when rulers lose touch with the people. The media and the intelligence agencies provide information, not contact.
- A Feast After A Fast: Ramzan In Dhaka (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Oct 01, 2007)
My first trip to Dhaka was in the middle of Ramzan during May in the early Nineties. I had to leave in a hurry with a business associate, a pure vegetarian, to finalise a tender bid with my friend Iqbal’s company and brush up some more contacts.
- Sc Stays Bandh, Dmk Chief To Go On Fast (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
In a major setback to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, the Supreme Court on Sunday restrained the ruling DMK and its coalition partners from enforcing the proposed State-wide bandh on Monday and directed them not to disrupt public . . . . .
- Bjp Chants Bapu (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
The party today announced a nationwide agitation on October 2, the Mahatma’s birth anniversary, to protest the alleged insult of Lord Ram by the Congress and the DMK
- N-Standoff: Left Explores Options Outside Upa (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
A crucial meeting of CPM's politburo got under way in Kolkata on Friday amid clear indications that Left was not just firm on its plan to punish the UPA government if it tried to operationalise the nuclear deal, but may have also begun exploring . . . .
- Fairly Good Job (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 29, 2007)
Reports that the rural jobs programme will be extended countrywide acquire a special aura, because policywise so little moves in this government.
- Cold War's Lessons (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Sep 29, 2007)
AROUND the time of President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India in January 2007, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov wrote an article on the causes of the Cold War.
- Bjp Demands Sacking Of Dmk Government (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
Calling the attacks on its party offices in Tamil Nadu, allegedly by DMK workers, as a constitutional breakdown, the BJP today urged President Pratibha Patil to dismiss the Karunanidhi government.
- Dismiss Tamil Nadu Govt For Blasphemy: Bjp To Prez (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
Agitated over Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's M Krunanidhi's continuing diatribe against Lord Ram on the Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project, BJP leaders met President Pratibha Patil on Thursday and sought the dismissal of the State Government and . . . .
- Cong Believes In Dynasty Rule: Jaya (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
AIADMK chief Miss Jayalalithaa has said mr Rahul Gandhi's appointment as Congress general secretary was not surprising, as it “believes in dynastic rule”.
- Let's Move On (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 28, 2007)
What a strange country India has become. Even after 60 years of independence, it still lacks self-confidence to feel comfortable in its own skin. It is happy about the welcome 'incredible India' receives in the Big Apple.
- Democracy Plus Growth Equals India (Indian Express, Bharat Wariavwalla, Sep 28, 2007)
From around the time of our 60th Independence anniversary a month or so back, the national mood has been upbeat.
- Dmk Blinks, Agrees To A Panel On Setu (Indian Express, ANUBHUTI VISHNOI, Sep 28, 2007)
Toning down the tough line it had taken on the Sethusamudram project especially after the Sangh Parivar objected to dredging in the Adam’s Bridge-Ram Setu area, the DMK has agreed to the Centre’s proposal to set up a joint mechanism to hear out . . . .
- Ramar Sethu: Centre Likely To Seek Solace In Expert Panel (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 28, 2007)
According to sources, a 10-member panel comprising historians, archaeologists, marine scientists and engineers could be set up within a week, with a mandate to submit a report on the project.
- Letter From India: A Tale About Monkeys, A Hindu God And Truths In India (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
The question of whether an army of monkeys really did build an ancient bridge between India and Sri Lanka is likely to reverberate through politics here for several months to come.
- Time Not Ripe For Alliance With Bjp: Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
The All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam shares some points of the Sangh Parivar’s ideology, including opposition to dredging of Ram Sethu, but the time is not “ripe” for an alliance with the BJP, party supremo Jayalalithaa has said.
- Tamil Nadu Leader Jayalalitha 'Not In A Hurry' To Al (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
Tamil Nadu's Leader of Opposition J. Jayalalitha yesterday said she was "not in a hurry" to join hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). "It is true that we see eye to eye with the BJP in some...
- Advani Says Sack Dmk Government (Asian Age, Venkat Parsa, Sep 28, 2007)
Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani and BJP president Rajnath Singh called on President Pratibha Patil on Thursday and demanded that the Tamil Nadu government, headed by Mr M. Karunaniddhi, should be dismissed forthwith, all the Union ministers . . . .
- Deploy Central Forces In Tn: Bjp (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
A delegation of the leaders of the BJP, RSS, VHP and Hindu Munnani called on governor Surjit Singh Barnala on Thursday and presented a memorandum seeking deployment of Central security forces in Tamil Nadu during the October 1 bandh called by the . . . .
- Hate Based On False Theory (Pioneer, Vivek Gumaste, Sep 28, 2007)
The vicious diatribe against Lord Ram by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi can be best described as frustrated vituperation by an ageing demagogue whose ideological hypotheses stand demolished in the face of fresh scientific evidence.
- Setu Row: Cases Registered Against Former Bjp Mp Vedanti (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2007)
Cases have been registered against former BJP MP Ram Vilas Vedanti for his alleged directive against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi for his anti-Ram remarks, police said on Thursday.
- State Cabinet Approves New Industrial Policy (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Sep 27, 2007)
A Cabinet meeting on Wednesday approved the new industrial policy that seeks to encourage fresh investment in the State even while addressing the concerns of those dependent on agriculture.
- Civic Development Works Worth Rs.10.95 Crore Planned For Tiruchi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2007)
The Tiruchi Corporation will take up civic development works worth Rs.10.95 crore in the city utilising the development charges collected through the regularisation scheme for unapproved plots and the allocations made under the Second State . . . .
- Jaya Lashes Out At Karuna For Hurting Hindu Feelings (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Sep 27, 2007)
In a clear indication of the political positioning ahead of the likely mid-term polls, AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on Chief Minister M Karunanidhi for his sustained diatribes against Lord Ram and demanded . . . .
- Jaya Leads Protest Against Dmk (Asian Age, Venkat Parsa, Sep 27, 2007)
The AIADMK of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa on Wednesday staged a demonstration in the city to demand Central intervention and immediate dismissal of the "minority DMK government" in Tamil Nadu for hurting the sentiments of the . . . .
- Respect Sentiments: Naidu (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2007)
TDP president and UNPA leader Chandrababu Naidu said that development is important but sentiments of people are more important and that has to be resolved first, before going ahead with the Ram Sethu Project.
- Cong Actions Hint At Early Polls (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2007)
The Congress appears to be gearing up for an early general election. This is evident from the recent AICC reshuffle and a demand made by AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi and others that the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) . . . .
- Aiadmk Stages Demos In Tn Demanding Dismissal Of Dmk Govt (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2007)
The opposition AIADMK, led by its supremo Jayalalithaa, on Wednesday staged a statewide demonstration, protesting against Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's remarks against lord Ram and sought the dismissal of the DMK government for having . . . .
- Political Project (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Sep 26, 2007)
The Sangh Parivar revives a campaign that it had not so long ago found hard to sell.
- Communal Forces Conspiring To Create Trouble: Karunanidhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Tuesday said that communal forces were conspiring to create law and order problems in the State to stop the Sethusamudram project.
- Bjp Poser To Dmk On Bandh (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
The BJP today questioned the DMK about its rationale of holding a bandh in Tamil Nadu on the Ram Setu issue.
- Govt Duty Is To Protect Public (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
Stopping short of condemning the attack on the BJP state headquarters by cadres of its ally DMK, the PMK today said it was the responsibility of the government to protect the public.
- A Bridge Too Far (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Sep 26, 2007)
THE Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project (SSCP) has seen several twists and turns in its 147-year history, but the latest twist has a touch of irony as well.
- Bjp To Discuss Situation In Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh has called an emergency meeting of party office-bearers here for Thursday to discuss the Tamil Nadu situation.
- Appropriate Talents Chosen, Karunanidhi Writes To Sonia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Tuesday welcomed Congress president Sonia Gandhi giving higher responsibilities to youngsters.
- Was The Affidavit Gaffe A Concerted Move? (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
Sir, ~ No political wisdom or clairvoyance was required to foresee the reaction that would follow over the affidavit filed before the Supreme Court questioning the existence of Lord Ram in flesh and blood in this land of the Ramayana.
- Pmk Distances Itself From Dmk (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
Stopping short of condemning the attack on the BJP State headquarters by cadre of its ally DMK, the PMK on Tuesday said it was the responsibility of the Government to protect the public.
- To Keep Sethu On Track, Dmk, Allies Call Bandh (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Pushing ahead with its demand for implementation of the Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project, the ruling DMK and its allies on Monday called for a Tamil Nadu bandh on October 1 to put pressure on the Centre to implement the project despite all opposition.
- Sonia Is Being Selective In Her Condemnation: Bjp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
The BJP on Monday accused Congress president Sonia Gandhi of making "selective condemnation" in the wake of 'Vedanti fatwa' controversy and blamed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for "keeping quiet" on such an important issue.
- Dpa Allies Call For Bandh On October 1 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Constituents of the Democratic Progressive Alliance have called for a bandh on October 1 to protest against “conspiracy of communal elements” to sabotage the Sethusamudram project, and convey the sentiments of the people of the State.
- Tn Bundh On Oct 1 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
The DMK front on Monday called for a bundh in Tamil Nadu on October 1 to press the Centre to go ahead with the Sethusamudram project despite obstacles put in the way by communal forces
- Endgame For Deshmukh? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 25, 2007)
Age brings with it senility. Among all the political parties in the country, the oldest one, Congress, is perhaps already showing some signs of this ageing process. Caught between the pincers of its coalition partners (Messrs Karat and Karunanidhi) . . .
- An Amoral Code (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Sep 25, 2007)
WHEN a coalition begins to melt, its partners subtly, if not silently, begin to shift their public agenda from common concern to individual need. The debate over the bridge built by Lord Ram between the Tamil coast and Sri Lanka is hardly new.
- Govt Saw It Coming In Tamil Nadu (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
The Centre may have seen the DMK supporters’ attack on BJP’s Chennai office coming, for it had advised the Karunanidhi government last week itself to watch out for any violent protests in the wake of growing opposition to the proposed destruction . . . .
- Setu Row: Police Register Case Against Vedanti (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
The city police have registered a case against former BJP MP Ram Vilas Vedanti, who allegedly issued a 'fatwa' against DMK patriarch and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi.
- In Ram’S Name (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 25, 2007)
THE emotive nature of the Ram Sethu issue is manifest in what has happened in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu during the last few days.
- Brawn Power (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 25, 2007)
The Sethusamudram controversy has spilled out of public platforms and TV studios on to the streets.
- Dmk Wants Criminal Case Against Vhp Leader Vedanti (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Ruling Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA) on Monday demanded that the Centre initiate criminal proceedings against senior VHP leader Ram Vilas Vedanti who had called for the beheading of Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi.
- Yediyurappa Sees Bjp Wave In State (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Deputy Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Monday said that a BJP wave was sweeping the State and the party besides winning a majority of the city corporations, town municipal councils and city municipal councils and town panchayats . . . .
- Dmk Claims Tacit Support From Sonia (Tribune, Arup Chanda, Sep 25, 2007)
The DMK today claimed that it has the tacit support of Congress President Sonia Gandhi who following the reported ‘fatwa’ issued against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi said all should unite to face threats from religious fundamentalists . . . .
- More Difficult Than Rajiv’S First Mission (Telegraph, RASHEED KIDWAI, Sep 25, 2007)
Sonia Gandhi has taken a leaf out of mother-in-law Indira Gandhi’s book by appointing son Rahul a Congress general secretary in his late thirties.
- Prosecute These Atheist Bullies (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Sep 25, 2007)
Despite the alacrity with which it went into damage control mode on the awful averments made by the Union Government in its first affidavit on Ram Setu, the Congress is finding it difficult to put a lid on the controversy because of the . . . .
- We Are Not In A Hurry: Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
The Bharatiya Janata Party will “not at all be disappointed” if the Manmohan Singh government completes its tenure of five years as suggested by Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Prakash Karat.
- Be United To Fight Fundamentalists: Sonia To Dmk (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
In the backdrop of a reported 'fatwa' issued by former BJP MP Ram Vilas Vedanti against DMK patriarch and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi has said that everyone should be united to face the threats posed by . . . .
- Ugly Turn To Ram Row: Dmk Attacks Bjp Office (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Sep 24, 2007)
The war of words over Ram took an ugly turn today when a large group of protesting DMK volunteers stoned Kamalayalam, the BJP headquarters in Chennai, to condemn a reported remark in Ayodhya by VHP leader Ram Vilas Vedanti against Tamil Nadu . . . . .
- Karuna Ready To Consider Setu Realignment (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
Embattled Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi said on Sunday he was open to considering realignment of the Sethusamudram project, and that his government’s only priority was its implementation.
- Chief Minister’S Appeal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has made it clear that the agitation against the comments made by former BJP MP Ram Vilas Vedanti was over on Sunday.
- Bjp Office In Chennai Attacked (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s State headquarters in Chennai was attacked on Sunday, even as the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam staged a demonstration near the BJP office protesting against the reported remarks of the former BJP Member of . . . .
- Centre Must Take Action Against Vedanti: Baalu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Parliamentary Party leader, T.R. Baalu, on Sunday urged the Centre to take immediate action against the former Bharatiya Janata Party MP, Ram Vilas Vedanti, for issuing a ‘fatwa’ against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister . . . . .
- Bjp Office Ransacked In Chennai (Tribune, Arup Chanda, Sep 24, 2007)
A day after Tamil Nadu electricity minister and DMK leader Arcot N. Veeraswamy asked party workers to give a fitting reply to Ram Vilas Vedanti’s “fatwa” against Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, the BJP office here was ransacked and its workers . . .
- Faith Flashpoints (Times of India, Swapan Dasgupta, Sep 24, 2007)
Did Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi cock a snook at convention and good taste by ridiculing the Ramayana?
- We Do Things Differently (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
For M Karunanidhi, DMK chief and Tamil Nadu chief minister, Lord Ram is not a historical persona but a figment of human imagination.
- Treacherous Left, Cynical Congress (Pioneer, BC Dutta, Sep 24, 2007)
Jawaharlal Nehru once said, "The nation is bound to perish if it follows the path of the Indian Communists".
- High On Sethu, Bjp Says It’S Poll-Ready (Indian Express, Milind Ghatwai, Sep 24, 2007)
Aiming to exploit the hostility among UPA constituents and secure in the belief that it has found an emotive issue in Ram Sethu, the BJP on Sunday announced that it was in poll mood while outlining programmes for the next few months to galvanise . . . .
- Back To Ram (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 24, 2007)
THE BJP declared during its national executive meeting in Bhopal that it would support the Rameshwaram Ram Sethu Raksha Manch movement for the “protection, preservation and declaration of the Sethu as a national heritage monument”.
- Endgame For Deshmukh? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 24, 2007)
Age brings with it senility. Among all the political parties in the country, the oldest one, Congress, is perhaps already showing some signs of this ageing process.
- Amoral Code (Asian Age, M.J. Akbar, Sep 24, 2007)
When a coalition begins to melt, its partners subtly, if not silently, begin to shift their public agenda from common concern to individual need.
- Attack Rammed (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
BJP today condemned attacks on its offices in Tamil Nadu and criticised the DMK for “political fascism” even as its former MP Mr Ram Vilas Vedanti said his remarks . . . .
- Bjp Signals It Is Ready For Polls (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Sep 24, 2007)
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s message from Bhopal was loud and clear: it is ready to face the electoral challenges ahead with the help of a strengthened and expanded National Democratic Alliance to once again emerge as a claimant to power at the Centre.
- Dmk Men Attack Bjp Office In Chennai (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
The protests were a sequel to the reported announcement of former BJP member of Parliament and VHP activist Ram Vilas Vedanti in Ayodhya that he would reward with gold anyone who beheaded Karunanidhi or cut his tongue for questioning the existence . . .
- Dmk Men Attack Tn Bjp Offices (Asian Age, R. Bhagwan Singh, Sep 24, 2007)
The Rama Sethu controversy exploded into violence on Sunday when cadres of the ruling DMK attacked the BJP’s state headquarters here and its offices in several places across Tamil Nadu.
- 35 Years Ago, Ram Existed For Dmk Boss (Telegraph, M.R. Venkatesh, Sep 24, 2007)
M. Karunanidhi may now dismiss Ram and his setu as mythology but 35 years ago, he had put his seal on a document that spoke of a “causeway” that Ram “constructed to reach Lanka”.
- ‘Behead’ Fury At Bjp Hub (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
A maverick former BJP MP’s alleged call to behead M. Karunanidhi for his remarks on Ram fuelled an attack on the party hub today by enraged DMK workers bent on teaching the “crook” a lesson.
- Chennai Bjp Office Attacked (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Sep 24, 2007)
A 300-strong DMK mob attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party's State headquarters here on Sunday morning, leaving eight persons injured. The police stood by and watched as unruly DMK men pelted stones, broke into the party office and beat up BJP . . .
- Centre Plans Panel On Ram Setu To Avoid Infighting Within Upa (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Sep 24, 2007)
With sharp differences within the UPA over the issue of Ram Setu, the Government has planned to set up a committee to resolve the conflict over alignment of a tunnel between India and Sri Lanka.
- Setu On Fire: Dmk Storms Bjp Office (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
DMK cadres smashed up the BJP's office in central Chennai on Sunday in protest against the fatwa issued against their leader and Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi by VHP leader Ramvilas Vedanti.
- Bjp Hq Attacked In Chennai (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
The ruling DMK's protest against former BJP MP Ram Vilas Vedanti's alleged ‘fatwa’ declaring a golden reward for Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's head and tongue in the backdrop of the latter's controversial remarks on Lord Ram turned violent in . . . .
- Rein In Dmk, Bjp To Centre (New Indian Express, ANITA SALUJA, Sep 24, 2007)
BJP president Rajnath Singh has asked the Congress-led UPA government to rein-in its alliance partner, the DMK, for the violence in the Tamil Nadu, in the wake of the attack on the BJP headquarters in Chennai.
- 13 Held For Attack On Bus, Mk Kin's House (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2007)
Police on Friday arrested 13 persons for their alleged role in Tuesday night's attack on the J P Nagar residence of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's daughter Tamizh Selvi and torching of a TN state-owned bus on Hosur Road in which two . . . .
- Bjp To Pm: Sack Mk Men If He Doesn't Say Sorry (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2007)
Party spokesman Ravi Shankar Prasad said his party demanded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi persuade Mr Karunanidhi to apologise for his "irresponsible utterances" on the existence of Lord Ram.
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