M.R. Narayan Swamy

By M.R. Narayan Swamy Fatigue with Dravidian outfits, being sick and tired of corruption, anger over poor law and order, disgust with family control of parties, and a “let-us-try-out Vijay” sentiment were the most common denominators that delivered a stunning election verdict in Tamil Nadu, sinking political giants and bringing plenty of unknowns into the corridors of power. Interviews with dozens of residents, mostly in Chennai, revealed the extent of silent outrage against an established sys

By M.R. Narayan Swamy Tamil movie superstar Vijay created history on Monday by leading his two-year-old TVK to be the single largest party in the Tamil Nadu Assembly in its very first election, winning seats tantalizingly close to a half-way mark and burying six decades of Dravidian rule in one of India’s economic powerhouses. As counting of the millions of votes cast in the April 23 balloting continued across the state, election officials said the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) was set to fin