Naveen Chakkaravarthy

Yes Sir..

BIG BREAKING 🚨 DMK officially signals divorce from Congress on @NDTV, spokesperson labels Congress “backstabbers” and says a split is a “moot point now”. x.com/ndtv/status/20…

I could be wrong, but I fully expect TVK supporters to take this route and wash away any sense of responsibility or ownership for issues that might arise during their tenure

DMK for the next 5 years :

How did Stalin lose despite such high economic growth in Tamil Nadu? Actually, he lost because of it. It is true that factory production has grown at a remarkable pace under the DMK - three times as fast as the rest of India. But this has come at the expense of the states workers - often from the most exploited castes - who work long hours for poor pay. This is especially true in the Coimbatore-Tiruppur textile and garment belt. Several investigations have revealed that young underage girls are employed in these factories, under a modern day variant of bonded labour. Even in the more 'modern' electronics industry, wages have been stagnant for years and workers have been angry for a while. A case in point, is the 38-day Samsung strike in Sriperumbudur in late 2024, where workers complained of poor working conditions and low pay hikes. But this is no different from other states with robust factory sectors. Everywhere real income of workers has been stagnant for over a decade, while profits have shot up. What makes Tamil Nadu different is that its business class has a much wider base, unlike other states where a few families and conglomerates control everything. This means, it is much more difficult for a party in power to develop a symbiotic relationship with the corporates of the state. In other states, it has been historically possible for the state govt to patronise a few business houses, and in return get funding and financial heft to control institutions, including the media. In Tamil Nadu, favouritism in govt contracts immediately gets a pushback from those left behind, because they also have signficant clout. Stalin's govt has been accused of favouring a few corporates in doling out govt contracts in several sectors. The AIADMK even submitted a formal dossier, this January, alleging irregularities in govt contracts worth ₹4 lakh crore. It is not that Tamil Nadu doesn't have large business houses. There are several - TVS, Murugappa, Amalgamation, Sanmar, Ramco, etc - and their relationship with Dravidian politics has been well studied by scholars. But many of these have had a love-hate relationship DMK-aligned entitites like the Sun group, owned by the Marans. Although Stalin fell out with his cousins - the Marans - they reconciled and the relationship has been stable since then. There were even reports last year that Stalin had personally intervened to resolve disputes within the Maran family. That is why Sun's shares crashed on the 4th, when it became clear that the DMK was heading for a crushing defeat. The point is that Tamil Nadu's stellar economic growth hides internal tensions - from inter-capitalist rivalries to worker agitations - which erupt every now and then. This time, these tensions have combined to push up Joseph Vijay, and take down MK Stalin.

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One shot 👌🏽💯

Congress aiming to let go of DMK alliance and join TVK. DMK worked in the ground and gave seats for Congress. Now they show their real face. MP election incoming is another factor to consider

Vijay had nothing to say when a terrible stampede occurred in one of his events. He has nothing to say now that he has won such a thumping victory. Interesting to see how he will actually govern

Similar to jallikattu protest vibes. Edho saadhicha feel. But 10 years kalichu comedy ah therinjudhu. Adhe maari dhan nadakkum.

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This is what this whole damn thing is about. Expect communal politics to gain ground in TN.

I don't think BJP and Amit Shah will allow a TVK government to be formed with Congress in its cabinet. They got rid of Mamta and Stalin. They would want a government that is subservient to them. If this is their thinking, we may have another election in 6 months time.

தேர்தலில் தோற்றாலும் அடுத்த நாளே வாக்களித்த மக்களுக்கும், வாக்களிக்காத மக்களுக்கும் நன்றி செல்ல சென்ற தலைவர், தொண்டர்களிடம் அழுக வேணாம் என ஆறுதல் கூறுகிறார்.. வெற்றி, தோல்விகளுக்கு பிறகும் இந்த இயக்கம் இருக்க காரணம் என்ன தெரியுமா? இந்த பந்தம்தான்.. என்றும் உங்களுடன் தலைவா @mkstalin ❤️🫂

Stalin is in his constituency currently thanking the people even though he lost there. But Vijay's first greeting is not to people but to PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi's (pinned) tweet congratulating Vijay.

Generational investment is the word here. Opportunitist in a shell

Day 1 after TVK winning election, MLA speaks in hindi - standing in Madurai in spite of knowing the language policy war that TN still fights with Union.😐

கொளத்தூருக்கும் எனக்குமான உறவு தேர்தல் வெற்றி, தோல்விகளைக் கடந்த உறவு. 15 ஆண்டுகாலம் எனக்கு ஆதரவு நல்கியவர்கள் கொளத்தூர் தொகுதி மக்கள். அதில், 10 ஆண்டுகள் எதிர்க்கட்சி வரிசையில் இருந்தும், 5 ஆண்டுகள் ஆளும்கட்சியாகவும் என்னால் இயன்ற அனைத்துத் திட்டங்களையும் கொளத்தூருக்குக் கொண்டு வந்து நிறைவேற்றினேன். தமிழ்நாட்டின் மாடல் தொகுதியாக அனைத்து உட்கட்டமைப்பு வசதிகளையும் செய்து கொடுத்து, எந்தக் கோரிக்கையானாலும் நிறைவேற்றிக் கொடுத்த பெருமிதத்தோடே எனது கொளத்தூர் தொகுதி மக்களை நேரில் சந்தித்து இன்று நன்றி தெரிவித்தேன். ஒவ்வொரு தெருவிலும் சென்றபோது அங்கு நான் உருவாக்கிய விளையாட்டரங்கம், பூங்கா, முதல்வர் படைப்பகம், நூலகம், திருமண மாளிகை, பேருந்து நிலையம், மருத்துவமனை, பள்ளிக்கூடங்கள், கல்லூரிகள் போன்றவற்றைக் கண்டு என் கடமையைச் சரிவர ஆற்றியிருப்பதில் மனநிறைவு கொண்டேன். உணர்ச்சிப் பெருக்கோடு என் நன்றியை ஏற்றுக்கொண்ட கொளத்தூர் மக்களுக்காக என்றும் நான் உண்மையாக உழைப்பேன். உங்களோடுதான் நான் என்றும் இருப்பேன். #KolathurVisit

#DMK Relative loosuthis "Stalin jeichiruvaru nu nambikai la thaan chumma vijay ku vote poten" ~

POV: speaking with a TVK supporter