In black and red: 75 years of the DMK
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In black and red: 75 years of the DMK

Politics tamfitronics “The DMK, which split from the DK, redirected mass Dravidianism from a politics of heresy to a politics of community. Central to this change was the fuller incorporation of early Dravidianism’s essentialized ethnic categories within a popular discourse, which inspired the mobilisation of a broad coalition spanning the intermediate and lower strata.” — Narendra Subramanian in Ethnicity and Populist Mobilization, OUP, 1999.It is the element of a “broad coalition” that has been a key feature of the DMK and this, among others, has kept the party going for 75 years. In all likelihood, it will continue to be so in future. A product of social and political changes that Tamil society witnessed in the later part of the 19th Century and the early years of the 20th Century, the organisation, seen at one...
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OPINION: Ogun Politics: Who Is Riding On Who?
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OPINION: Ogun Politics: Who Is Riding On Who?

Politics tamfitronics By Kasali OgunleyeIn the political landscape, certain opportunists, in their quest for relevance, often seek to ingratiate themselves with specific politicians. This pursuit can lead to the exploitation of the desperation or gullibility of these politicians, resulting in the spread of misinformation and slander against any political interests they deem unfavourable. A recent piece, widely shared on social media and titled “Beware of Dogs,” falls into this category, serving as a hatchet job aimed at achieving malicious ends. The author, Chief Adegoke Adeyanju Awoso, who self-referentially styles himself as “The Afi Opateotemole of Yewaland,” engages in crude historical revisionism, attempting to attribute Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun’s electoral...
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