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Mamata’s mantra challenge

Kolkata West Bengal Chief Minister on Tuesday targeted the BJP’s top two, claiming she is more into religion than Prime [IN FOCUS: TAMIL NADU ] Minister or party president . Speaking at a programme of the Marwari community in Kolkata, Ms. Banerjee said she can recite religious mantras better In a void left by Karunanidhi and Jayalalithaa than the two leaders. “Worshipping does not mean only putting a tilak on the forehead. You must understand the meaning of the mantras. I It is going to be an acid test for DMK’s M.K. Stalin and AIADMK’s Edappadi Palaniswami and O. Panneerselvam challenge Modi­Shah to compete with me in chanting mantras,” she said. The Trinamool T. RAMAKRISHNAN to the 2014 situation when the efforts to increase the income tuency in December 2017) Congress chief accused the ruling party at the CHENNAI DMK and the AIADMK chose of farmers have caused him held in the State since Jayala­ Centre of “bringing back” the Ayodhya issue Having seen intense electoral to ignore the national parties. dissatisfaction against the lithaa’s death in December because of elections. “They only engage in battles between two strong But, then, Karunanidhi and Centre. Yet, “we are yet to de­ 2016, Mr. Dhinakaran, as a political rhetoric over Ram Mandir before personalities — M. Karunanid­ Jayalalithaa were there at the cide whether we need a third force, is widely expected elections. We have renovated and redeveloped hi of the Dravida Munnetra helm of the two parties. change,” Muthu Peyandi says. to cut into AIADMK votes temples at Tarapith, Tarakeshwar, Kazhagam (DMK) and M.G. Ra­ This time, the two parties across constituencies. But, he Dakshineshwar,” she said, adding her party machandran and later Jayala­ are fielding their core mem­ Dhinakaran does not seem to be content does not believe in “religion of hatred”. lithaa of the All Anna bers in an equal number of About 150 km further south with that. He has begun assid­ Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam constituencies — 20, even lies Tirunelveli, where the fac­ uously wooing Muslims, who (AIADMK) — for over 40 years, though they are allowing a few tor of the AIADMK’s rebel and account for 5.86% of the ‘Blessings’ beget FIR for Jayant Tamil Nadu is going into a ma­ of their allies to use symbols of Amma Makkal Munnetra Kaz­ State’s population and have An FIR was registered jor election on April 18 for the their parties in some consti­ hagam (AMMK)’s founder, been favouring the DMK gen­ against Union Minister of first time without a towering fi­ tuencies. And what has not Making a mark: A trader displaying a collection of pens with photos T.T.V. Dhinakaran, has become erally. He has allotted the Cen­ State for Civil Aviation gure. gone unnoticed is that the cur­ of political leaders in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. * J. MANOHARAN all pervasive. Almost every tral Chennai seat to for allegedly This has triggered talk that rent elections are going to be youth from the Mukkolathor the Social Democratic Party of violating the model code of the upcoming Lok Sabha poll an acid test, both for the If the alliance between the political leaders forget us after community seems to be a vo­ India (SDPI). Though the DMK conduct while addressing may turn out to be a tame af­ DMK’s M.K. Stalin and Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) the election.” To make matters ciferous Dhinakaran suppor­ has also not named any Mus­ students at the fair. AIADMK’s Edappadi Palanis­ and the AIADMK factors in worse for the AIADMK, there ter. lim nominee, its ally, the In­ convocation ceremony of a But, the situation does not wami and O. Panneerselvam, their cadre base, it may also are signs of lack of cohesion dian Union Muslim League, management institute here, police said on appear to be so, as there will as they are under pressure to mean losing out on the within the party. will put up one in Ramanath­ Tuesday. Mr. Sinha is a BJP MP from be byelection to 18 Assembly prove their mettle. Should AIADMK’s significant Dalit vo­ Caste alone does not decide apuram. As of now, there is no Hazaribagh constituency in . “As constituencies which will take they put up a poor show, there ter base, given the perception everything in the Thanjavur Muslim contestant from the per the direction by the district place simultaneously. The out­ is a possibility of a breakout of among sections of the Dalits in parliamentary constituency, AIADMK­led front. administration, the FIR was filed against come of the bypoll will decide power struggle inside their or­ Harur that the PMK represents known as the rice bowl of Ta­ The presence of the nascent Jayant Sinha yesterday (Monday) under the fate of the AIADMK go­ ganisations. However, for the essentially the interests of the mil Nadu. Mukkulathors or Makkal Needhi Maiam, a party Section 188 (Disobedience to order duly vernment led by Edappadi K. common man, the elections Vanniyars. This election, the Thevars, a social coalition of According to the youth, the floated by veteran film actor promulgated by public servant) of the IPC and Palaniswami. In the present present an opportunity to average AIADMK Dalit voter three sub­castes – Kallars, Ma­ rebel alone can provide the Kamal Hassan, may also upset under Section 123 of the Representation of strength of 214 members in the make his or her choice, de­ may shift his loyalty. ravars and Agamudiayars, “much­needed political the calculations of the princi­ the People Representation Act at the Assembly that has 21 vacant pending upon a number of Cuddalore is another area constitute the major section of space” to their community. pal players in some Khelgaon police station in Ranchi,” a police officer said. Addressing the students at IIM­ seats, the government is sur­ factors such as social, politi­ where the ruling party’s al­ society. Yet, “it all depends on The situation is perceptibly constituencies. Ranchi on Saturday, the Minister had viving by a margin of 17 mem­ cal, local and livelihood issues. liance with the PMK plus the the contesting candidates,” different in the western re­ Given the poll arithmetic allegedly sought their “blessings” for another bers over the DMK­led front. BJP has disturbed many a sec­ says Palani of Peravurani in gion’s Coimbatore, once fa­ and the Dhinakaran factor, the five years, the officer said. PTI Naturally, the State’s princi­ Caste equation tion. Needless to say, that is Thanjavur. The Maravars and mous as the centre of textiles DMK­led front appears to be pal political forces, the DMK In the predominantly rural Ha­ not the only issue. Sections of the Agamudaiyars live in equal in southern India, where peo­ enjoying an edge over the and the AIADMK, are leaving rur Assembly seat (where a by­ voters in this district, known numbers and are known for ple are more concerned about AIADMK’s “mega alliance.” M.P. Cong. dials Salman Khan no stone unturned to come up poll will be held) of the Dhar­ for an intricate demographic their allegiance to the two dif­ economic aspects than others. But, one should also not forget Bhopal trumps. After putting in con­ mapuri parliamentary mosaic of Vanniyars, Dalits, ferent Dravidian parties. But Infrastructure development, that Tamil Nadu, known for The Madhya Pradesh siderable efforts, they have constituency in the western fishermen and minorities, when it comes to elections, in­ closure of power loom units, giving decisive verdicts, has Congress has requested stitched up alliances of diverse region where there has been a have a long list of grievances dividual profile of the candi­#70929 unemployment, the apparent­ sprung a surprise even on sea­ Bollywood megastar parties and gone out of the history of tense equations bet­ against the AIADMK regime date becomes the governing ly sagging economy and the ef­ soned pollsters on more than Salman Khan to breach the way in accommodating their ween the intermediary Vanni­ over a range of issues. factor. ficacy of Ayushman Bharat, a one occasion in the past 20 BJP’s Indore citadel in the allies in allocation of seats. yars and Scheduled Castes, K. Vallathan, a fisherman of V.R. Muthu Peyandi, a mar­ health insurance scheme of years. upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Conscious that voters of the caste appears to hold sway. Devanampattinam, one of the ginal farmer from Pullaneri the Central government, are (With additional inputs The actor was born in State do notice whether the Scars left behind by the organ­ largest coastal hamlets in the village in the Madurai consti­ among the issues that are from S. Prasad in Cuddalore, Indore’s Palasia area in 1965 and has spent a substantial part of his major players have included ised violence against the SCs in State, recalls with a sense of tuency of southern Tamil Na­ bothering the people there M. Soundariya Preetha and childhood in that city before moving to the Congress and the Bharati­ a few villages in November hurt that at the time of the Ga­ du, captures the mood of agri­ with no clear tilt, as yet, in fa­ Karthik Madhavan in Coimba- Mumbai. “Our leaders have already talked to ya Janata Party (BJP) in their 2012, falling under the neigh­ ja cyclone in November last culturists in his village. vour or against any major pol­ tore, P.V. Srividya in Harur, Salman Khan to campaign for us in Indore. We alliances or not, the two Dravi­ bouring Pappireddipatti As­ year, “no one from the ruling Shortage of money circulation itical formation. Pon Vasanth B.A. in Madurai, are sure the actor would campaign for us,” MP dian majors have ensured the sembly segment, are yet to dispensation even bothered to since demonetisation and the Having achieved stunning V. Venkatasubramanian in Congress spokesperson Pankaj Chaturvedi inclusion of the national par­ heal. Interestingly, Pappired­ visit us. The community is on­ introduction of a ₹6,000­a­ success in the only byelection Thanjavur and P. Sudhakar in said. Indore has been in the iron grip of the ties. This was in stark contrast dipatti too is facing a bypoll. ly used as a vote bank and the year scheme in lieu of durable (R.K. Nagar Assembly consti­ Tirunelveli) BJP ever since current Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan defeated former CM and senior Congressman in INTERVIEW | 1989. Eight­time MP Mahajan has retained the seat since then and the BJP has also had a Andhra political families sizeable share of victories in the district’s ‘Politics on corpses won’t win votes’ eight Assembly constituencies. PTI carve up Kadapa, Chittoor Taking on Modi and Rahul BJP can neither run the country nor the State, says JMM leader Thrissur There could be times Kin of established politicians in fray more than ever before Nistula Hebbar this kind of temperature up, be­ when you need to bite cause in a calm, harmonious more than what you can A.D. RANGARAJAN Former Jharkhand Chief Minis- environment they are unable to chew. For, it is the bite Tirupati ter and Jharkhand Mukti Mor- bake their political bread. It is a that matters. Political families in Andhra cha (JMM) leader Hemant So­ sponsored halla (hollering) par­ U.S. Aashin, national Pradesh have established ren underlines widespread ty. Even the “Modi, Modi” halla election coordinator of themselves not just in consti­ concerns in the State over the in public meetings is done by the Indian Gandhian tuencies but over entire dis­ Forest Rights Act and says the people planted by the RSS in Party, headquartered in Kerala’s Thrissur tricts. For the elections next Pulwama incident is unlikely to the crowd. But, now, people are district, is planning to take on two prime month, Chittoor and Kadapa trump issues of unemployment also aware of these tactics. ministerial candidates in the Lok Sabha districts will see more rela­ and agrarian distress in the election — Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi. tives of established politi­ elections. ing to flag the issue of unem­ Do you think alliances by the Ever since its launch in 2011, the IGP, whose cians in the fray than ever ployment, which is huge across Opposition can really take on motto is ‘to develop India through entrepreneurship,’ has been contesting in before. You met with Rahul Gandhi on the country. the NDA? panchayat and Lok Sabha elections. In Chittoor district, the Saturday and announced that I can’t tell you about the situa­ “The IGP fielded candidates in three Lok major share has gone to the Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is contesting from Pulivendula, his most issues in the alliance have Do you think the Pulwama tion nationally, but in Jhark­ Sabha constituencies in the previous elections Peddireddy family, with YSR maternal uncle from Kamalapuram and cousin from Kadapa. been ironed out. So why not attack and its aftermath have hand we will definitely chal­ and supported many Independents,” says Mr. Congress Party strongman P. announce it now and not after blunted the edge of the lenge the BJP both in Lok Sabha Aashin. “This time, we are going to contest Ramachandra Reddy, a Reddy has got the party nod. and cousin Y.S. Avinash Red­ Holi? Opposition’s campaign on and in Jharkhand Assembly from all 543 constituencies.” IGP’s social former Minister, contesting Unveiling a new trend in dy is the candidate for the ■ Our idea is to include the Left policy issues? polls (scheduled for later in the media campaign has received 5,000 again from Punganur and dynastic politics, the TDP Kadapa Lok Sabha seat. parties, some of whom are the I want to ask Prime Minister year). applications from prospective candidates. The his son P.V. Midhun Reddy has gone beyond district Jammalamadugu Assemb­ oldest in the State and have Modi: when there is an Army party would release the list on March 23. from the Rajampet Lok Sab­ borders to accommodate ly candidate M. Sudheer been involved in political activi­ for the protection of the coun­ There are always questions ha seat. A new entrant this kin. Party supremo N. Chan­ Reddy is the nephew of vete­ ty. That is being considered, but try, why are you going there raised about the leadership of time is Mr. Peddireddy’s drababu Naidu, who is con­ ran politician M.V. Mysoora all other issues have been set­ with a puffed chest? They (the the alliance. Do you think it Trending: Missing Voters app younger brother Dwaraka­ testing from Kuppam, gave Reddy. tled. We feel that the announce­ Army) are quite able to defend should be Congress president New Delhi nath Reddy, who is testing his son Nara Lokesh the Rayachoty candidate Ga­ ment will have a better effect our borders, but what about Rahul Gandhi? Launched just a couple of his fortune from the Tham­ Mangalagiri ticket in Guntur dikota Srikanth Reddy is the from Ranchi in the presence of your policy­making role? Farm­ This is first of all an issue for the months ago for helping eligible persons get into ballapalle Assembly seg­ district. Similarly, TDP polit­ son of former legislator G. “Guruji” (former Chief Minister ers are committing suicide, the Congress. Let them first decide the electoral rolls, the ment also as a YSRCP buro member and former Mohan Reddy. Shibu Soren). Which is why it youth are unemployed in huge who they want. We will go with mobile application, Missing candidate. Chandragiri MLA Galla Aru­ Things are no different in will be announced in his pre­ numbers. Why can’t Mr. Modi their decision. Now that Priyan­ Voters, is now trending in In neighbouring Piler con­ na, who is not contesting, the rival TDP camp. Mydu­ sence in the next few days. answer those questions? kaji is also in active politics, on­ the play store, with more stituency, Nallari Kishore wrangled the Guntur Lok kur candidate Putta Sudha­ Politics on corpses will not ly time will tell what situation than 32,000 downloads in Kumar Reddy, younger Sabha seat for her son Galla kar Yadav is a close relative What are the issues that you will win you votes. I can tell you comes about. the past few days. The application has been brother of former Chief Mi­ Jayadev once again. of politburo member Yana­ focus on in these elections? 200% that the BJP can neither launched by Khalid Saifullah, CEO of nister N. Kirankumar Reddy, Taking on the Peddireddy mala Ramakrushnudu. Jam­ ■ The land acquisition in the run the country nor the State. What has been the Congress’s Hyderabad­based RayLabs Technologies. is trying his luck as the Tela­ strongman in Punganur is malamadugu candidate P. State is a big issue as is the For­ In Pulwama people died in a attitude towards seat sharing Talking to The Hindu on phone, he said the gu Desam Party (TDP) TDP’s N. Anusha Reddy, sis­ Ramasubba Reddy is the ne­ est Rights Act and the recent de­ suicide attack by a terrorist, all after it won the Kolebira bypoll? motivation for creating the app was to ensure candidate. ter­in­law of Minister N. phew of former Minister P. velopments in the Supreme those jawans hail from a rural­ Have they displayed more that all eligible citizens got the right to vote. Amarnatha Reddy. He is con­ Siva Reddy and Rayachoty Court. Tribals are the most af­ agricultural background from arrogance or are bargaining Legacy seats testing in adjoining Pala­ candidate R. Ramesh Kumar fected by this development. across the country. Within the harder than before the win? Following the death of vete­ maner. Reddy is the son of R. Raja­ Nearly one crore people are af­ country, farmers are dying of You people decide whether it is t How will Nitish ran Gali Muddukrishnama gopal Reddy, ex­Minister in fected by the FRA in Jharkhand hunger and at the border farm­ arrogance or hard bargaining. b [Kumar] and [Narendra] Modi face Naidu, the TDP had given an YS fiefdom the NTR cabinet and brother alone. Despite the stay in the ers’ sons are being killed be­ For us politicians, it’s a normal the people in 2019? They have MLC ticket to his widow Gali The YS family has effectively of district TDP President R. Supreme Court, there are ap­ cause of mismanagement. issue. Having said that, we not fulfilled even one Saraswathamma and now carved up Kadapa district. Srinivasa Reddy. prehensions of a big conspiracy There are 1.25 billion people ( JMM) have won more elec­ promise made in 2014, and the Nagari Assembly ticket YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Narasimha Prasad, who to displace tribals from the 11 in the country, and they under­ tions, in contests where even have only duped the youth, to his son Gali Bhanupra­ Mohan Reddy is contesting has bagged the TDP Railway wildlife sanctuaries. This is a stand what is happening. Let Prime Minister Modi had to farmers, poor and jawans kash. In Srikalahasti, son of from Pulivendula, his mater­ Kodur (SC) ticket, is the son­ strange model of development those whose work it is, do it. come down to Jharkhand to TEJASHWI YADAV ailing veteran Bojjala Gopa­ nal uncle P. Ravindranath in­law of Chittoor Lok Sabha which is not good for people. You do your job. War is not your campaign. All that has been ta­ RJD LEADER lakrishna Reddy, B. Sudheer Reddy from Kamalapuram candidate N. Sivaprasad. Over and above that we are go­ only job. The BJP wants to keep ken into account too.

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