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Sujata Anandan

Sujata Anandan

I wonder if the Sena and the AIMIM know that Bal Thackeray was the first person ever in India to lose his voting rights and that to contest elections for hate speeches he had made during a 1987 byelection to Vile Parle.

Articles by Sujata Anandan

Sharad Pawar’s fascinating sense of history | Opinion

Sharad Pawar

Updated on Mar 18, 2020 02:02 IST

All contradictions resolved, the hard work begins now

Uddhav Thackeray

Updated on Mar 10, 2020 18:16 IST

Survival instinct of three parties

Former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had even peeved that he had not expected the Congress to team up with the Shiv Sena

Updated on Mar 3, 2020 18:01 IST

Too much ideological inconsistency is politically damaging

Prakash Ambedkar

Updated on Feb 25, 2020 18:21 IST

Coming up: A big battle of three against one

Updated on Feb 18, 2020 18:47 IST

Frequent about turns are politically unprofitable

Senior leaders of Shiv Sena, NCP, and Congress

Updated on Feb 11, 2020 18:25 IST

Why Raj Thackeray will find no Bangladeshi in Mumbai

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray.

Updated on Feb 5, 2020 24:29 IST

The need for some patience and introspection

Devendra Fadnavis seems to believe he can blame the new government on all issues

Updated on Jan 28, 2020 18:44 IST

Storm in a tea cup over Sai Baba

CM Uddhav Thackeray

Updated on Jan 21, 2020 18:45 IST

Why Shivaji was an incomparable king

Antulay had to resign a month before his appointment with Queen Elizabeth to negotiate terms for the return of the Bhavani Talwar.

Updated on Jan 14, 2020 18:35 IST

The changing world of Uddhav Thackeray

Uddhav Thackeray

Updated on Jan 7, 2020 18:45 IST

Ajit Pawar: Always the bridesmaid, never the bride

Ajit Pawar, Maharashtra deputy chief minister

Updated on Jan 2, 2020 01:26 IST

Accidental CM with no sense of history | Opinion

Former CM Devendra Fadnavis

Updated on Dec 25, 2019 05:35 IST

Maha power and party: Walking the tightrope

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray’s audacious strategy helped his party keep its trust with its voters and miraculously brought them to lead the government in Maharashtra.

Updated on Dec 17, 2019 18:27 IST

Ajit Pawar, the proverbial Trojan Horse

It is also clear there really is a serious conflict between Ajit and his more illustrious uncle.

Updated on Dec 10, 2019 19:37 IST

A veritable wrestler in the political ring

NCP chief Sharad Pawar leaves after meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss farmers' issues at Parliament House, in New Delhi, on Wednesday.

Updated on Dec 3, 2019 19:30 IST

Uncle-nephews who held nation to ransom

NCP leaders Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar.

Updated on Nov 26, 2019 22:52 IST

Will Congress lose a God-sent opportunity?

Sonia Gandhi and Sharad Pawar.

Updated on Nov 19, 2019 19:18 IST

Forget and forgive? Very unlikely!

Pawar managed to defeat Udayan during the bypoll, but Shivendra won his assembly seat on a BJP ticket. However, this is unlikely to be the end of the story. Pawar never forgets or forgives.

Updated on Nov 12, 2019 18:57 IST

People’s power versus political opportunism

Common people pack a political punch through their right to vote.

Updated on Nov 5, 2019 18:40 IST

Analysis | Sena or BJP: Who will blink first?

Updated on Oct 30, 2019 24:46 IST

Sharad Pawar is still winning hearts of people

NCP president Sharad Pawar address a campaign rally ahead of the Assembly polls in Beed.

Updated on Oct 22, 2019 18:47 IST

Rahul Gandhi plods on, and gets hated by all

One cannot really fault Gandhi for doing the honourable thing and taking responsibility for the defeat and making way for someone who might be more capable of leading the party.

Updated on Oct 15, 2019 18:43 IST

Shiv Sena is now a willing lamb to the slaughter | Opinion

Updated on Jul 8, 2020 01:30 IST

Sharad Pawar, the cat with nine lives

Why Pawar could pull off such an audacious act is also because he knew the authorities could pin nothing on him with regard to the Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank.

Updated on Oct 2, 2019 14:04 IST

Why should Aaditya Thackeray not be like Rahul Gandhi?

Updated on Sep 24, 2019 18:10 IST

Coming up soon : A one-sided election

CM Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray at Matoshri during a press conference after BJP's victory in the Lok Sabha election.

Updated on Sep 19, 2019 04:50 IST

High ambition in times of extreme polarisation

The Congress wanted an alliance with the VBA for Lok Sabha elections but, as usual, Ambedkar had been very impractical, demanding 22 of the 48 seats from the Congress.

Updated on Sep 10, 2019 18:54 IST

Now is the time to kick out all the crooks

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar should use the current party exodus to clean out the ranks of corruption.

Updated on Sep 3, 2019 19:23 IST

Why I cannot worship Savarkar

Savarkar, though there was no doubt about his love for the nation, I personally hold him responsible for the break-up of India at independence.

Updated on Aug 27, 2019 19:23 IST

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