'With the largest number of malnourished people on the planet, India is poised to be a nation that significantly under-performs as an economy.'
The last time Tamil Nadu seriously voted on pre-poll promises was in faraway 1967.
The going is not going to be easy for the DMK and its allies in Elections 2024. Despite the seats sweepstake in the 2021 assembly polls, the vote-share difference of 5.6% (DMK's 45.38% versus AIADMK-BJP's 39.72%) is not insurmountable on a bad day, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
According to the New York Times, Tamil Nadu has a 'rich and undiscovered history'.
Tamil Nadu's politics returns to being bi-polar, and that's a good thing, says B Srikumar.
For the first time since 1985, Tamil Nadu has voted in favour of an incumbent party which has been a shock to those in Anna Arivalayam -- the office of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Chennai.
She faced intense and protracted struggle to eventually head the AIADMK.
The Congress has been reduced to a C player in national politics thanks to its inability to read the pulse of the people, says Rashme Sehgal.
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