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Sep 24, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · K. Muralitharan

    Confident that Vijay will accept Rahul as Prime Ministerial candidate: Manickam Tagore (opens the original)

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    Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president B. Manickam Tagore has expressed hope that TVK leader and Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay will also endorse Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as the INDIA bloc’s Prime Ministerial candidate for the Lok Sabha polls in 2029. In an interview with The Hindu, he exuded confidence that Mr. Vijay would make such an announcement ahead of the parliamentary election. When pointed out that TVK’s second line leaders were already projecting Mr. Vijay as the “future Prime Min

  2. Article · Sep 12, 2026 · K. Muralitharan

    No rebuilt Paradiso: Remembering Central Cinema (opens the original)

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    Though Central Cinema, located in the heart of Madurai, was gutted by a fire on Friday (September 11, 2026), it remains an indelible landmark in the memories of the city’s moviegoers. On Friday evening, as Madurai was abuzz with preparations for the upcoming consecration ceremony of Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple next week, Central Cinema, an abandoned theatre located just a short distance from the shrine, caught fire. Before the fire engines could extinguish the flames, a major portion of t

  3. Article · Sep 5, 2026 · K. Muralitharan

    79 monoliths and a mountain of challenges: reconstructing a Nayak-era wonder (opens the original)

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    The fire-ravaged Veera Vasantharayar Mandapam at the Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai has risen anew, though its reconstruction was fraught with immense challenges. Adjoining the temple’s eastern tower (Kizhakku Gopuram), the hall suffered catastrophic damage in a massive fire on February 2, 2018. Following the disaster, devotee access to the area was restricted, and the decision was made to undertake a complete restoration. Under the AIADMK government, the project was initially planned at an e

  4. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · K. Muralitharan

    Literature is more powerful than history: Su. Venkatesan (opens the original)

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    Literature is more powerful than merely writing history directly. Sahitya Akademi award-winning writer and Member of Parliament Su. Venkatesan stated that literature created using history as a tool leaves a massive impact. Speaking on Friday at The Hindu office, Su. Venkatesan shared that he narrates the stories of contemporary people against a historical backdrop. “History is a tool. What happened yesterday is what is happening today as well. Therefore, what difference does it make whether we s

  5. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · K. Muralitharan

    ‘Sowcar’ Janaki’s stellar performance stands out beyond tears (opens the original)

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    In Tamil cinema, ‘Sowcar’ Janaki is widely known for her tragic, tearful roles. However, several films stand out precisely because of her highly versatile performances. After she played sentimental roles ever since her debut, she was introduced in a strikingly different avatar in director Dada Mirasi’s Puthiya Paravai (1964). In this remake of the Bengali film Shesh Anka, Sivaji Ganesan chose ‘Sowcar’ Janaki to play Chithra, a nightclub singer, as well as the wife who seemingly retu

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