DMK
J Jayalalithaa: The Phoenix
V Shoba
J Jayalalithaa, acquitted by the court, returns to reclaim the crown. Is she on her way to become Tamil Nadu’s most powerful political icon?
Patriarch in Pathos
At 90, he is presiding over a disintegrating dynasty, and this election could be the last electoral battle of a man who scripted some sensational moments in Dravidian politics. Vaasanthi captures the agony of being M Karunanidhi
All Dalal Street Eyes on New Delhi Now
The DMK and Cyprus jitters are over. What matters is whether the Centre can sustain its reforms
Unfriendly Allies
The DMK and Samajwadi Party reaffirm their support to the Congress, but make it clear that all’s not well with the relationship
Raja Rings Home
Jayalalithaa ran a campaign focused aggressively on that name. To a thunderous response.
The Men Who Dare Alagiri
Two officials show how it is possible to fight corruption within the system even if the Union minister for chemicals and fertilisers takes umbrage
It’s All Personal
Few principles may be at stake when Jayalalithaa takes on the DMK in Tamil Nadu, but it is still a war out there
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