V Shoba
In its 50th year, AIADMK is a divided house, handing the floor over to MK Stalin
Political life in Tamil Nadu is no longer dominated by larger-than-life leaders, in spite of Rajinikanth. Both DMK and AIADMK are struggling without a mass hero
O Panneerselvam joins the social churn that is deeper than the current succession struggle
Kitsch and skulduggery in Chennai as the struggle for power and legacy pits the ambitious against the dutiful
As Jayalalithaa was interred with state honours next to MGR and CN Annadurai and her life committed to the folds of history, her ups and downs in the mild cycle of electoral politics suddenly seemed inconsequential. She had left behind a legacy of welfare schemes, many of which will have to be upheld by governments to come.