As many talk of recreating #MGR magic in 2021, here is a look at how the late matinee idol made his mark in politics.
He actually rose from the ranks in #DMK . One can argue it was a meteoric rise - yes it was within the party. #TamilNadu#AIADMK#Politics
#MGR did not come to power within months or years of taking the political plunge. He had 20 years of experience in politics when he launched his party, and he was a three-time MLA when he was sworn-in as CM. #TamilNadu#AIADMK#Politics
#MGR was in politics for two freaking decades and was an established politician when he launched his party. #TamilNadu#AIADMK#Politics
#Thread As the Supreme Court delivers its verdict on a petition challenging the Madras High Court scrapping land acquisition for #ChennaiSalemGreenCorridor , a re-plug of the long story that I wrote after visiting several villages and talking to farmers
Ramalingapuram is a small village located on the existing highway between Chennai and Salem. Women from this village were the first to take to streets against the project. A school, and a temple were to be demolished for building the highway. #ChennaiSalemGreenCorridor
#Thread : For every political party or individual who wants to emerge as a "change agent" in #TamilNadu , the first thing to do is to acknowledge the role of the Dravidian parties in bringing social and developmental change in the state.
One cannot keep saying no development has taken place in #TamilNadu when there is no much to see around you. In cities, towns, and villages. When you keep shouting from the roof-top that there is no development, people tend to compare and look around.
When they compare the development, they look at states near-by and far-away. If one goes by that standard, all is well. More than well, actually. But if the change agents want a new culture to prevail and a new system to be in force, they need to say what is lacking now.
#Rajinikanth will not be the Chief Ministerial candidate, say people who are advising the star on his political entry. Who else will the superstar endorse? #KamalHaasan ? It may look like a wild guess, but such an endorsement would help the long-time friends.
#Rajinikanth and #KamalHaasan cannot succeed on their own. They can make an impact if they come together, feel many people who are pushing for an alternative to #DMK and #AIADMK . They also understand that the two coming together is not that easy.
#Rajinikanth announcing Ra. Arjunamurthy as chief coordinator of #RajiniMakkalMandram has surprised many including those in Kamal Haasan's party. The perception that the superstar is close to #BJP will make MNM wary of a tie-up with Rajinikanth's party.
கந்த சஷ்டி கவசம் ஒலிக்காமல் ஒரு நாளும் எங்கள் வீட்டில் மாலையில் விளக்கு ஏற்ற மாட்டார்கள். முருகனை தமிழ் கடவுளாக மட்டும் பார்க்காமல், குலக்கடவுளாகவும் பார்க்கும் குடும்பம். ஒவ்வொரு கிருத்திகை அன்று, விரதம் இருந்து கோயிலிற்கு சென்று வந்த பிறகு வீட்டில் பூஜை செய்து வழிபடுவார்கள்.
ஆடி கிருத்திகை அன்று காவடி எடுத்து முருகனை வழிபடுவார்கள். எங்கள் ஊரில் முருகனை வேண்டி நடைபயணம் மேற்கொள்வார்கள். வேலும் மயிலும் முருகனுக்கு துணை என்று எல்லார்க்கும் தெரியும். தை பூசம் அன்று அலகு குத்தி பிராத்தனை நிறைவேற்றுவார்கள்.
முருகனின் பிறந்த நாளாக கருதப்படும் செவ்வாய்கிழமை பூஜை செய்வார்கள். கந்த சஷ்டி நடக்கும் பொழுது தினமும் கோவிலுக்கு சென்று கந்த சஷ்டி கவசம் படிப்பார்கள். முருகனுக்கு தங்க தேர் இழுப்பார்கள். அனால், முருகனின் வேலுக்கு வீட்டில் பூஜை செய்வார்கள் என்று எனக்கு இன்று வரைக்கும் தெரியாது.