Murali's Writeups...

1. The offence of ‘Sedition’ as defined under section 124A of the IPC, has been receiving attention periodically. Earlier some very illustrious personalities like Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Mahatma Gandhi were prosecuted and the latter was even convicted of the offence. But then, there is a major difference between then and now. Then, the inhabitants of India were under the authority of British Crown. Now we have our own elected representatives. All Indian citizens have a duty to respect the Indian government, however much they dislike the executive, legislative or even judicial actions of the Indian polity. It is really unfortunate that an accomplished Parliamentarian like Vaiko lost sight of this Fundamental Duty (in a liberal sense of the term!) 2. Mr. Vaiko has been a very passionate supporter of Tamil Eelam and LTTE. It was rumoured at one-point that LTTE wanted to bring about a change in the leadership of DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhakam, a dominant party in Tamil Nadu).

PROLOGUE 1. BJP government has, for the second time, captured political power to govern India for another five years. Though the Southern States of Andhra Pradesh and Kerala have rejected the BJP outright, the election results from Telangana and Karnataka are encouraging to the BJP. The state of Tamil Nadu has not only ignored BJP as a political party, but also punished the regional political parties such as PMK, DMDK and the dominant AIADMK for their allegiance to BJP’s political leadership. The voters made it clear that the types of Mr.H. Raja and Mr.S. Ve. Sekar are persona non grata for them. The Tamil voters were upset with BjP for the following: a) The BJP’s failure to exempt Tamil Nadu from NEET examination. b) Unreasonable delay in the constitution of Cauvery Water Management Brand. c) Conversion of Cauvery Delta into Hydro Carbon Zone d) Implementation of Neutrino, Koodamkulam atomic power plant,   Chennai- Salem Seven lane highway etc. e) Political proximity o

PROLOGUE 1. India has almost got back to normalcy after a period of total inactivity due to election related uncertainties. For the next five years, Mr. Modi and his team will be at the helm of affairs ensuring continuation of the existing policies, and in fact pursue them even   aggressively. Unfortunately, Ram Mandir will be at the top of the agenda. The message to Pakistan is loud and clear. Only the leaders of the BISMSTEC Nations were invited for Mr. Modi’s swearing in and not the heads of SAARC. Many analysts point out that Modi had successfully consolidated the Hindutva votes cutting across caste lines. In the process, unwittingly, he had made the minorities namely Muslims and Christians to choose different non-BJP parties in different states. Whatever is the reason for this partial polarization, it does not augur well for Indian democracy . 2. Mr. Modi is a charismatic national leader today. He   captured political