Journalist @htTweets |Ex @TOI,NDTV-H | Politics & Intl Studies @warwickuni.PII-SCARF Mental Health award winner| Former national #chess player | Aerialist.

Joined September 2015
732 Photos and videos
Pinned Tweet
Ending the night with Olof Palme’s call for ‘common security’. To achieve Intl security not against the adversary but together on a commitment to joint survival rather than on the threat of mutual destruction. #BringBackWingCommanderAbhinandan
1
5
41
Sengottaiyan moved from finance already. #ArtificialIntelligence included in new portfolios.
1
1
3
591
Here are the portfolios for @CMOTamilnadu and 9 ministers.
5
27
1,492
Met the DMK President today. He shared his views on the current political situation nationally and in the state.
48
255
3,030
243,083
Premalatha Vijayakanth thanked EPS before Stalin in the Assembly.
1
20
14,007
When Mr JCD sent this to me after joining #TVK, I had an opinion. But, having known him for decades, this post is well deserved. I think he will bring dignity & patience to the Speaker’s chair. He’s also a polished speaker in English & Tamil.
1
2
20
12,421
An MGR-Jayalalithaa man, he went with OPS but advised him not to join NDA. Now, OPS sits in the assembly as a DMK MLA. This House is the most jumbled.
2
9
4,783
EPS ousted AIADMK leaders one by one. Now his close aides C Ve & Velumani among others are rebelling against him. C Ve makes it public that EPS tried to strike a deal with arch rival DMK so he could be CM.
”திமுக ஆதரவோடு முதலமைச்சர் ஆகிறேன் என்று சொன்னார்... பேரரதிர்ச்சிக்குள்ளானோம்; நாங்கள் சம்மதிக்கவில்லை” - அதிமுக முன்னாள் அமைச்சர் சிவி சண்முகம் எடப்பாடி பழனிசாமி மீது அதிர்ச்சி குற்றச்சாட்டு #ADMK | #CVShanmugam | #EPS
1
5,946
Divya Chandrababu retweeted
Will Opposition to the BJP Recede? In the recently concluded Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections, the BJP managed to secure only a single seat. Meanwhile, reports suggest that the AIADMK—the party that effectively carried the BJP on its shoulders during the elections—is now on the verge of a split. As a result, it has become increasingly clear that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) can no longer continue in the same form in which it contested the elections. At the same time, the Congress party, without prior consultation or indication, has withdrawn from the DMK alliance and aligned itself with the TVK. The VCK, the Muslim League, and the Left parties have extended their support to enable the formation of a TVK-led government. Although these parties continue to maintain that they remain within the DMK alliance, serious questions have emerged regarding the practical viability of such a position. The playing of “Vande Mataram” during the swearing-in ceremony may well have been inadvertent. Yet, symbolically, it also signals the possibility that the present administration may not sustain the uncompromising anti-BJP posture consistently maintained by the DMK government until now. The course adopted by the Congress party—and particularly by Rahul Gandhi—has generated considerable resentment among DMK cadres. Consequently, the DMK itself may gradually soften its opposition to the BJP, reducing the intensity with which it had previously confronted the saffron party. If a ruling dispensation functioning with a fragile majority chooses to avoid direct confrontation with the Union Government, its opposition to the BJP is inevitably likely to weaken. In addition, anti-BJP sentiment within the DMK camp itself may begin to lose momentum, shaped by an emerging internal question: “Now that the Congress is no longer our ally, is it still necessary to oppose the BJP with the same intensity as before?” Thus, although the BJP may have suffered defeat in the electoral arena, the broader political resistance against it may nonetheless begin to diminish. Will such a development serve the interests of Tamil Nadu? What path should democratic forces now adopt? These are questions that demand serious reflection. - Ravikumar MP
56
52
199
110,193
#DMK elects @Udhaystalin as their legislative party leader. Hence, the leader of the opposition in the House. CM’s age- 51 LoP’s age- 48
1
5
2,559
Though it’s obvious that until now, DIPR (Directorate of Info & Public Relations) sent us press notes & pics from DMK/ AIADMK govts, the official releases today mark a major transition in TN. Prev govt staff are still handling this. @CMOTamilnadu in first meeting reviews L&O.
8
2,206
P Senthilkumar appointed as secretary 1 ; G Laxmi Priya as secretary II to newly sworn in Chief Minister @actorvijay
1
5
1,807
Congratulations and a first salvo in order…
மாண்புமிகு தமிழ்நாடு முதலமைச்சராகப் பொறுப்பேற்றுள்ள தமிழக வெற்றிக் கழகத் தலைவர் திரு. @ActorVijay அவர்களுக்கு எனது மனப்பூர்வமான வாழ்த்துகளைத் தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கிறேன். பதவியேற்றதும் தாங்கள் கையெழுத்திட்டுள்ள அறிவிப்புகளையும் வரவேற்கிறேன். எடுத்த எடுப்பிலேயே அரசிடம் பணம் இல்லை எனப் பேச ஆரம்பிக்காதீங்க. அதெல்லாம் இருக்கு. மக்களுக்குக் கொடுக்க மனசும், ஆட்சித் திறமையும்தான் வேணும். ஐந்து ஆண்டுகளாக, கோவிட், வெள்ளம் போன்ற பல பிரச்சினைகளையும் ஒன்றிய பா.ஜ.க. அரசின் ஓரவஞ்சனையையும் சமாளிச்சுதான் நாங்க எண்ணற்ற மக்கள்நலத் திட்டங்களை நிறைவேற்றினோம். 'ரூபாய் 10 லட்சம் கோடி கடனை வைத்துவிட்டு, கஜானாவைத் துடைத்து விட்டுச் சென்றுள்ளது கடந்த அரசு' - என்ற குற்றச்சாட்டை முதல் உரையிலேயே சொல்லி இருக்கீங்களே… அனுமதிக்கப்பட்ட வரம்புக்குட்பட்டே தமிழ்நாட்டின் கடன் அளவு இருக்கிறது. தமிழ்நாடு அரசின் நிதிநிலை பற்றி கடந்த பிப்ரவரி மாத பட்ஜெட்லயே தெளிவா நாங்க சொல்லிட்டோம். அது உங்களுக்குத் தெரியாதா? அதுக்குப் பிறகுதான நீங்க பல வாக்குறுதிகளை மக்களுக்குக் கொடுத்தீங்க? உங்களுக்கு வாக்களித்த மக்களை மீண்டும் ஏமாற்றி திசைதிருப்பாதீங்க! “நடைமுறைக்கு சாத்தியமானதை மட்டுமே வாக்குறுதிகளாக அளிக்கிறேன்” எனக் கூறி ஆட்சிக்கு வந்துள்ள நீங்கள் இப்போதுதான் அரசு நிர்வாகத்துக்குள் அடியெடுத்து வைக்கிறீர்கள். கூடிய விரைவில் மக்களுக்குக் கொடுத்த வாக்குறுதிகளை எப்படி நிறைவேற்றலாம் எனும் நுணுக்கங்களையும் எங்களைப் போலவே நீங்களும் நிச்சயம் கற்றுக்கொள்வீர்கள் என நான் நம்புகிறேன். வாக்களித்த மக்களோடு, நானும் அதையே எதிர்பார்க்கிறேன். தங்களின் ஆட்சியில் தமிழ்நாட்டின் வளர்ச்சிப் பயணம் தொடர மீண்டும் எனது வாழ்த்துகள்!
1
1,609
Picking right officers is the next imp move that will chart the course of a #TVK‌ led TN. Understanding that a seasoned bureaucrat is to helm affairs. If it’s him, #Vijay is in good hands. Seniors incl UC, Radhakrishnan, D Karthikeyan, B Chandramohan call on Vijay at the Fort.
21
95
7,704
Why we saw Vande Mataram, National Anthem and then the Tamil Thai Vazhthu …
Replying to @sivaetb
Home ministry order of February has made it mandatory in functions attended by President and Governors
3
13
42
13,838
Swearing in ceremony will be live on LED screens in these 20 locations in Chennai, courtesy @chennaicorp 1. Anna Nagar Tower Park 2. Marina Beach 3. Koyambedu CMBT 4. Central Railway Station
1
21
48
7,365
5. T. Nagar Bus Stand 6. Besant Nagar Beach 7. Thiruvanmiyur Bus Depot 8. Kathipara Urban Square 9. Semmozhi Poonga 10. Island Grounds Bus Stop 11. Nageswara Rao Park 12. Mylapore Tank Area 13. Vadapalani Bus Terminus 14. MGR Nagar Market Area
1
1
2
1,300
15. Neelangarai kabaleeswarar nagar Beach 16. Madhavaram Bus Terminus 17. Mount Poonamallee road Ramapuram park new park near L&T. 18. Ambattur O.T. Bus Stand 19. Tondiarpet Bus Depot Area 20. Adyar Depot Junction
1
1
4
1,140
-Guv appoints @actorvijay as the CM of #TamilNadu under Article 164 of the Constitution. -Swearing- in at Nehru Stadium tomorrow at 10 am. -*Vote of confidence of the Assembly on or before 13th May.*
Chief minister designate C Joseph #Vijay meets Governor for the 4th time to stake claim to form the government. This time he’s accompanied by leaders of political parties - Congress, CPI, CPM, VCK, IUML- who are supporting him to surpass the halfway mark.
1
1,206
Chief minister designate C Joseph #Vijay meets Governor for the 4th time to stake claim to form the government. This time he’s accompanied by leaders of political parties - Congress, CPI, CPM, VCK, IUML- who are supporting him to surpass the halfway mark.
1
6
2,185
Divya Chandrababu retweeted
There’s little surprise that Governor Rajendra Arlekar’s delay in inviting Vijay, as the leader of the single largest party, to form the government is facing criticism. However, such criticism shouldn’t be facile. Let us examine the logic behind his position. A long thread. 1/n
35
163
709
264,780