M Karunanidhi Sick

They scream one moment, tears rolling down their cheeks, then burst into frenzied sloganeering, hailing the fighting spirit of their Thalaivar (leader), who wages a grim battle for life at a hospital in Chennai.

When M Karunanidhi turns 94 on Saturday, a well-stacked line-up of politicians is expected in Chennai - among those who have conveyed they will attend the large celebration for the former Chief Minister are Rahul Gandhi, Nitish Kumar, Lalu Yadav and Sitaram Yechury. They are unlikely to encounter the subject of the gathering - Mr Karunanidhi's part...

M Karunanidhi is not an Air India pilot! So if the 88-year-old DMK chief calls in sick, as was initially reported in a section of the media, you don't doubt that. What however baffles me is why and how some circles interpret his decision to give the UPA anniversary dinner a miss, as an "ally skipping" the event. The DMK has no grouse with the Centr...

They scream one moment, tears rolling down their cheeks, then burst into frenzied sloganeering, hailing the fighting spirit of their Thalaivar (leader), who wages a grim battle for life at a hospital in Chennai.

When M Karunanidhi turns 94 on Saturday, a well-stacked line-up of politicians is expected in Chennai - among those who have conveyed they will attend the large celebration for the former Chief Minister are Rahul Gandhi, Nitish Kumar, Lalu Yadav and Sitaram Yechury. They are unlikely to encounter the subject of the gathering - Mr Karunanidhi's part...

M Karunanidhi is not an Air India pilot! So if the 88-year-old DMK chief calls in sick, as was initially reported in a section of the media, you don't doubt that. What however baffles me is why and how some circles interpret his decision to give the UPA anniversary dinner a miss, as an "ally skipping" the event. The DMK has no grouse with the Centr...