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The DMK has promised every thing under the sun.  Mixie, Grinders, Laptops. 35 Kg. rice et all. They want to win the elections by hook or crook.  Ms.Jayalalithaa is aiding them.  She released a list of candidates without consulting her allies thus hurting them.  Then reversed the list.  In the process she detached an ally who had been with her for the past six years swallowing the insult of incarceration--Vaiko.  Now with no party to go Vaiko has decided to boycott elections.  This decision of his is not a mature one as all his trusted lieutenants would leave his party soon. DMDK would not fare as expected.  AIADMK leadership by sheer arrogance would come a cropper and DMK is expected to romp home despite corruption charges and despite a strong anti incumency wave.  It is not democracy that is in rule in TN but Moneyocracy and mobocracy

Just before 19th March 2011 there were reports that moon would be nearer to earth on 19th March and that there will be high tides and chances of another Tsunami was likely.  Came 19th March.  Nothing came about.  The day came and went.  One was able to see the splendourous moon a big one that is all.  Nowadays astrologers have become purveyors of terrorising news.

I produce herebelow an article by Widney Brown from the website "almasryalyoum.com" on the International women's Day. One hundred years ago, more than a million people marched in streets across Europe on the first International Women’s Day. They called for an end to discrimination and for women to have the same rights as men to work, vote and shape the future of their countries. One hundred years on, the reality is that women are still much more likely to be poor and illiterate. They earn only 10 percent of the world’s income but perform two thirds of the world’s work. They produce up to 80 percent of the food in developing countries but own only one percent of the land. In many countries, they are still told what they can do, or even what they can wear. Women in Saudi Arabia, Chechnya and Iran face harassment if they don’t observe conservative religious dress codes. In contrast, Muslim women in Belgium, France and some parts of Spain may soon break the law there if the

Both the DMK and Cong have now inked a deal.  Under this arrangement Congress will get 63 seats which the Congress has been demanding without insisting on power sharing. DMK had had its way on that account. So it is a no win situation.  Behind the deal I suspect that Kanimozhi who is under the CBI scanner may not be called in for questioning.  For the past seven years DMK has enjoyed all power and the DMK partriach's family had amassed immense wealth.  It cannot afford to antognise the Congress. Lest the Congress will use the Govt. Agencies and indulge in character assassination. On its part Congress cannot antoganize the DMK for Congress is a party of leaders and not workers.  It needs the DMK cadre to work for them during elections. Who knows Raja the jailed Minister may spill the beans and speak the truth indicting the Congress leadership!! For the past two days it was high drama.  The DMK chief asking his ministers at the Centre to resign but not submit the resignations. On its

The budget is pro corporate. For the salaried class the Finance Minister has increased the threshold limit by just Rs.20000/-.  There are no concessions for women employees.  Men whose annual salary is Rs.180000/- now have not to pay any tax.  Similarly women whose annual income is Rs.190000/- need not pay any tax.  The FM has introduced a new concession for persons who are 80 years and above.  They need not pay any taxes upto Rs.500000/-.  I do not understand why this concession has been introduced.  It is stated that only15000 tax payers would be benefited. Instead of this concession he should have increased the threshold limit to Rs.200000/-.  The Finance Minister has not said a word as to how he would tackle inflation.  He has nothing to say about the black money that is stashed in tax havens eventhough the Prime Minister had committed that he would bring back the black money within 100 days from his assumption of office.  May be 100 days has not yet come.  As usual the Opposition