Rahul Gandhi faces criticisms within the party Senior leaders question his abilities Is the Congress splitting? Sonia Gandhi’s silence and inaction are no solutions. Neither Sonia Gandhi nor Rahul Gandhi are willing to meet visitors,nor talk to people or travelling in the states.How do they hope to revive the party’s fortunes? Time and tide don’t…
Author: V.Isvarmurti
Supreme court advice
The 5-judge constitution bench has ‘advised’ the Narendra Modi government to be wary of the tainted ministers, some 13 of them,with criminal and corruption charges against them holding office. This – the bench said in a landmark judgement – would betray the trust the Indian constitution holds in the office of the Prime Minister.The bench…
Political videos
Here are short videos of my political thoughts and comments: Why we need change in Tamil Nadu? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0OmRHOXFuQ] I want to create a Congress Culture in Tamil Nadu [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mIhC5gsgS4]
Receiving degree from Pandit Nehru at Santiniketan, 1958
All India Congress Committee, 1967
I was a frequent visitor to New Delhi from the year 1961 onwards. At the end of that year or at the beginning of 1962 I landed in Delhi from Oxford through a circuitous route travelling through the then Soviett Russia, via Sweden and Finland and from Moscow to Taskant, then flying over the Hindu…
All India Congress Committee
In 1967 I was called by Atulya Ghosh, the then Treasurer of the Congress Committee to head the General Election Campaign literature writing committee. I was under the guidance of Sadiq Ali,the then General Secretary of the party and T.Manean,another Secretary under Sri Ghosh. My another Oxford friend,Rudolf DeMello was the then Secretary of the…
David Miliband visit to India is a disaster!
The brash young Englishman and the cringing Indians. India has many lessons to unlearn and learn! Let us stand up and talk more boldly and confidently! Mr.Ratan Tata didn’t do India proud by welcoming the British Foreign Secretary at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai and honouring such an immature man just for the fact…
The best Chief Ministers
Rajashekara Reddy, the best, Yeddyurappa, the next best! And the so Chief Ministers! Narendra Modi, Mayawati and Karunanidhi in a class of their own The recent state Assembly elections produced some surprises. Sheila Dixit, the Delhi Chief Minister won for the third time. This was a great positive side of the Indian politics. People do…