Mere paas amMa hai...

In a surprising move, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK leader O. Panneerselvam said Jaya's spirit has asked him to reveal the truth and he was forced to quit as state chief minister. 

Launching a scathing attack against Sasikala, he also said he is ready to withdraw his resignation if people of Tamil Nadu and party cadres so desired. 

Breaking his silence, Panneerselvam said: "People of Tamil Nadu need to be told truth, I want to reveal the truth," O Panneerselvam said after paying tribute at Jayalalithaa's memorial."

Amma can’t help... Ooops!!!

Panneerselvam became a lame duck chief minister since December 29 when Sasikala was appointed as the party general secretary. Even otherwise, colleagues in the cabinet paid scant respect to him as they all went to Veda Nilayam to get their daily orders from Chinnamma and her non-resident-husband Natarajan.

The fate of Panneerselvam had been sealed on Thursday night itself when one of the nephews of Sasikala called him over telephone and asked him to get rid of Sheela Balakrishnan, the advisor to the government of Tamil Nadu and the two secretaries Venkataramanan and Ramalingam. The last named left the chief minister’s office with tears in his eyes. @PGurus

Karan-Arjun Returns

The arrest of Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed - the mastermind of the 2008 attacks in Mumbai in which 166 people were killed -- is a "policy decision", the Pakistan Army has said. The house arrest of the terror chief had started yesterday evening following an order from Pakistan's home ministry. 

The Lashkar chief, who is also the head of the front organization Jaamat-ud-Dawa, has blamed his house arrest on the growing rapport between newly elected US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. @PGurus

Secret of Mallya’s success revealed

BJP has alleged that former prime minister Manmohan Singh and UPA's finance minister P Chidambaram favoured Kingfisher Airlines head Vijay Mallya, a charge the two Congress leaders dismissed. 

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra produced two letters addressed to Singh and another to Chidambaram to back his allegation that the UPA government intervened to facilitate loans to Mallya's airline in 2011 and 2013 when it was in a financial mess. @Pgurus

Dostana of Crime and Corruption

A united front joint press conference and roadshow here on Sunday, Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav said they were like the “two wheels of a cycle”

“Our alliance is like the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna, out of which the Saraswati of development will flow… We have similarities and differences. We want to contest the elections on similarities, and will also have to agree to some compromises,” said Rahul, addressing the hour-long press conference. “Yeh dil ka alliance hai, mil ke jeetenge (It is an alliance of hearts, we will win together).” @Pgurus

Secret Service yells “Donald Duck!” instead of “Get Down!”

Jallikattu Hijacked!

Anti-national, anti-social and extremist elements had infiltrated the protests held by students, youth and public for the conduct of jallikattu. These persons diverted the peaceful movement, did not allow the protesters to disperse, attacked policemen and endangered public life and property by indulging in violence," the chief minister said.

However, despite provocations like being pelted with stones and attacked by mobs, the police maintained restraint, used "minimum force" and never resorted to firing or lathicharge, the chief minister said. @pgurus

PETA… No to laughter Silent on slaughter…

Supporting the demand for holding of Jallikattu, VHP said on Thursday the judiciary should not interfere in ancient beliefs of the Hindus and that those who are “sentimental” about bulls’ lives better demand a ban on cow slaughter.

“We urge all in the society at large, in all governments, judiciary and media not to interfere in ancient beliefs, faiths and religious feelings of Hindus like Jallikattu, Ganesh/Durga visarjan etc,” VHP International Working president Pravin Togadia said. @pgurus

Is the car depending on the cycle to pull it?

After two tense days, the Congress and the ruling Samajwadi Party on Sunday sealed a poll alliance in Uttar Pradesh, a move expected to consolidate the Muslim vote that would have a bearing on at least 100 of the 403 assembly seats.

The Samajwadi Party will contest 298 seats and the Congress the remaining 105. Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, who emerged as the undisputed leader of the SP after months of a bruising family battle, would lead the alliance into the polls.

“A pre-election tie-up is a historical decision and will herald a new beginning for the development of Uttar Pradesh". Raj Babbar said at a press conference in Lucknow. @pgurus

Rats abandoning a sinking ship?

Barkha Dutt has resigned as Consulting Editor of NDTV. According to reports, she is likely to start her own venture. In an official statement issued, NDTV appreciated her long-time association with the channel and wished her all the best for her future.

She was also criticised for her coverage of 26/11 attacks when she reported from Taj Mahal Hotel and Oberoi Trident. She was blamed for putting lives at risk and causing deaths by identifying on live television where the hotel guests might be located.

Who are Real Thieves of GANDHI ?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ‘replaced’ Mahatma Gandhi in the 2017 wall calendar and table diary published by the Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC), official sources said on Thursday, as opposition leaders reacted sharply to the move.

Political leaders took a jibe at the Prime Minister for replacing the iconic image of Gandhi, including Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and former AAP member Yogendra Yadav, tweeting about it. @pgurus

Masterly inactivity...

Those of you who watched Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister series, might remember Humphrey Appleby suggesting to Minister James Hacker that he should practice Masterly inactivity.

Sunanda pushkar murder case

Delhi Police failed to draw any conclusion on basis of the findings The medical board is yet to give its opinion on cause of Pushkar's death.

Dual citizenship row

Rahul Gandhi has not replied. He has challenged the powers of the House panel to probe the matter. When the panel meets next time, it will discuss the further course of action...

To be or not to be CM..? Sasikala

Speaking shortly after AIADMK General Secretary V K Sasikala inaugurated the photo exhibition of Jayalalithaa's life, Panneerselvam stayed away from making any comments on the rumours of Sasikala likely to take over as Tamil Nadu CM.

Panneerselvam referred to her as "our most respected general secretary Chinamma". During the entire course of his speech, the Tamil Nadu chief minister stuck to Jayalalithaa. 

But as Sasikala marches on to fulfill her political ambition, a Damocles’ sword continues to hang over her head – that of the Rs 58 crore Disproportionate Assets case currently awaiting orders on appeal in the Supreme Court. @pgurus

Is Mamta Banerjee acting like a Trojan Horse?

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday urged the government to take strict action against the lawlessness that took place in Kolkata on Tuesday when Trinamool Congress (TMC) students' wing vandalised the saffron party's state office, adding that the Centre can even impose President's Rule if the situation demands so.

"What I would recommend our government to do is, under Article 256 to begin with, to send a direction to the state government saying that you better bring law and order under control otherwise 256 entitles the Centre to declare President's rule even if party there in power has majority in the assembly. So, this warning needs to be given under Article 256," Swamy told ANI.

Yadav vs Yadav for Cycle...

A day after his son and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav seized control of the Samajwadi Party and ousted him as its president, Mulayam Singh Yadav approached the Election Commission Monday, staking claim to the party poll symbol of the cycle. 

Shivpal Yadav said Mulayam Singh will remain party national president. “Netaji is samay rashtriya adhyakhsa hain aur aage bhi rahenge, aur hum Netaji ke saath marte dum tak hain,” he said.

Ram Gopal Yadav dismissed the Mulayam camp’s efforts to thwart the attempts of the Akhilesh faction to get the cycle symbol.

Real Bhim to fight Real Evils...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a new digital payments app called BHIM based on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). The app is currently available only on Android; so iOS, Windows mobile users etc are left out. BHIM is also supposed to support Aadhaar-based payments, where transactions will be possible just with a fingerprint impression.

Which is also linked to your mobile number, then you’ll be able to use the BHIM app to conduct digital transactions. @pgurus