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Suryanelli rape: The most key issue Kerala is facing now?

Well known writer and social commentator, Paul Zacharia is always in the forefront to voice his opinion on the various issues that affect the very social and political fabric of Kerala. In this exclusive interview with Rediff.com's Shobha Warrier, he takes a look at the Suryanelli case that is being talked about in Kerala once again, after 17 years.

'Power shortage in TN caused by bureaucratic failure'

S Kabilan, former chairman of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission, talks about what he could do as chairman and what ails the power sector in Tamil Nadu.

'Mr Modi Is Rattled'

The speech he gave in which he accused the Congress of getting black money in tempos from Ambani and Adani is remarkable.' 'It is a self-goal for sure, but indicates someone who has lost control, someone who is rattled.'

'Women Are Exploited In All Political Parties'

'While some women allow themselves to be exploited so that they can climb up the ladder, there are many voiceless and silent people who get exploited by men in powerful positions.'

'I was scared for his safety, but the army was his life'

Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com meets the parents of Major Mukund Varadarajan, who was killed during an operation against terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir on April 25.

'Fight against corruption is always against ruling party'

In the second part of an exclusive interview to rediff.com's Shobha Warrier, S Gurumurthy talks about why he found Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari "morally and legally clean".

The Spy Who Became A Farmer

'Everything about farming is enjoyable and relaxing.'

'Vague Allegations Against Election Commission Unfair'

'To attribute motives to the individual election commissioner or the Election Commission as a group is very unfair.'

'India, not US, will lead economic recovery'

Sheeroy Desai, CEO of PAC, was in India recently. In an interview to rediff.com, he made some interesting observations on the recent recession and its impending recovery.

'Pawar is not interested in becoming PM'

'For a meaningful alliance, every party has to do some sacrifice.' 'That sacrifice will come only when you persuade people.' 'And that task can be done by only a leader like Sharad Pawar.'

Exclusive: 'Anand showed lot of mental toughness'

Aruna Anand on her husband's World Championship triumph in Sofia and the build-up to it.

'Conduct Of Elections Has Become Suspicious'

'Whenever the hike in voting percentage is more, the NDA gains more, and when the hike is negligible, the NDA falls.' 'I have established this in UP, Haryana and Jharkhand.'

'Unemployment Is A Ticking Time Bomb!'

'The government should come back as a job creator as it did in the 1960s and the 1970s.'

'New Laws Are Shilanyas Of Hindu Rashtra'

'It will be difficult to challenge Hindutva anymore as the police will have the power to charge you as anti-national.'

'BJP will never conquer Kerala'

'Secularism is the life of Kerala, and the BJP is trying to poison this atmosphere.'

'Skills Required In A Graduate Are Undergoing Changes'

'Today's engineering graduates have to learn the skills to solve problems which is actually a higher order skill.'

'Why Are People Willing To Suffer For A Government Job?'

'When I asked whether they would choose a government job that offered Rs 30,000 a month or a private job that offered them Rs 3 lakh a month, without exception, everybody said, "I would rather have the government job!"'

'Nobody Has The Right To Criticise My Dance Because Of My Skin Colour'

This is the story of a man who fought racism and casteism throughout his life to become a professor of Bharata Natyam at the premier centre for performing arts in India, the Kerala Kalamandalam.

'You don't become Hindu by wearing saffron'

'The boys allowed themselves to become tools of politicians.' 'That age is a dangerous one, children or young men and women can easily be moulded to hate.'

'Everybody can aspire to become an entrepreneur'

'In a country like India where entrepreneurship is not common except in commercial or merchandise families, the situation is different today.'

'No Company Should Exploit Its Employees'

'A person is supposed to do 40 to 42 hours of work a week.' 'If a person is working more that, it is exploitation.' 'And it is because of this exploitation that employees experience stress which affects their mental health.' 'Sometimes it even leads to ending their lives. It is very unfortunate.'

Revealed! What Amit Shah Promised Ajit Pawar

'Amit Shah had promised Ajit Pawar and Praful Patel that even if there were only one third of MLAs with them, they would be given the party symbol.' 'He promised them that the Election Commission would not take a decision against them and that they would get the party name and symbol.'

'I love becoming somebody else'

'Problem is not with the Constitution'

'The problem is with those who are entrusted with powers.'

'Minister has converted ED into an extended arm of the BJP'

'Now the political boss decides, and the ED acts.'

'Kamala Is Like A Daughter To Me'

'Kamala likes south Indian food.' 'She likes a special rasam which her husband also likes, she likes coconut rice, she likes puri aloo...'

'Can you name one strong leader Congress has?'

'Is it not a fact that all good leaders in the Congress have left the party?'

'Be an entrepreneur in college itself'

'Even if you fail as an entrepreneur, you can start another business or get a job.'

'The STF has been waiting since 1992'

'Remember, they are all volunteers unlike other forces, and they said they would not come out of the forest until they finished the job. That was the kind of dedication and perseverance they had.' says former STF boss Walter Dawaram.

'Family Life Is As Important As Work Life'

'You have to have commitment to both, but it has to be done at the individual level.'

'Project Cheetah is a failure'

'The planning and implementation has gone horribly wrong.' 'What they are doing is in effect, establishing a large cheetah zoo.'

'Amrut Kaal is not an instant noodle'

'Modi has sowed the seeds of a transformational change.' 'For the sake of the nation and our children I hope he succeeds.'

'Economy Is Not Creating Enough Jobs'

'The policy focus of the government should have been on creating more good quality jobs but that was not their focus.'

Nambi was framed as a Maldivian woman spurned cop's advances: CBI

The 1994 Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) espionage case, in which former space scientist Nambi Narayanan was falsely implicated, was allegedly created by a then special branch officer of Kerala police to justify his illegal detention of a Maldivian woman in India after she spurned his advances, the Central Bureau of Investigation has told a court in Thiruvananthapuram.

'People have convicted Shankaracharya'

'Everyone has prejudged him, and they have already convicted the Shankaracharya. The press has convicted him. The politicians have convicted him,' says Cho Ramaswamy.

'Want To Take Everybody's Ideas To Space'

'To access our satellite, you don't need any IQ test, you don't need to write an examination.' 'You can be a Class 1 student, an engineering student, a 60-year-old person, anybody can access our satellite.'

'Caste Won't Disappear From India'

'In India those who want change cannot bring about change, and those who can bring about change do not want change.'

A film with Sarita, Khushboo, Jyothika

Revathy Varma talks about her first film, June R.

'Unemployment Is Higher Among Educated Youth'

'The more educated a young person is, the higher the chances of him or her remaining unemployed.'

'I am a fan of Kamal Haasan!'

'I am also my own worst and most honest critic. I can say things which nobody will ever dare say.' Kamal Haasan in a no-holds-barred chat with Shobha Warrier.