In the middle of a serious discussion between parliamentarians on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir in Rajya Sabha, who would have thought All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) MP A Navaneethakrishnan would slice the tension with a song! We’re not surprised that Navaneethakrishnan began, and ended, his speech[Read More…]
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Sycophancy at its best: This MP didn’t forget his ‘Amma’ even on GST-Day
As the entire House waited with bated breath to hear what AIADMK had to say during the discussion on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill—AIADMK is one of the two opposition parties contending the legislature—MP A Navaneethakrishnan rose. “It is only because of Amma that I am able to[Read More…]
Women in Politics: Rising in spite of sexism
Recent fact sheet in India Today magazine had some noteworthy facts. It noted that while not even 30 % of world’s lawmakers are women, in India the number is even lower, just about 12%. After 60 odd years of one of the largest and most vibrant democracy these numbers come[Read More…]
Has the Tamil Nadu govt forgotten its promise of prohibition?
Tamil Nadu finance minister O Panneerselvam presented a revised budget for 2016-17, the first since the AIADMK was voted back to power for a second consecutive term in May this year. Despite its poll promise of gradually phasing out alcohol across the state, there was no mention of the same[Read More…]