Devan Nair

Former film critic for The Sunday Times (South Africa), Former presenter and producer on Lotus FM & Southside FM, Tamil film lover and educator.

[Munk @_Drunkenmunk]

#THREAD To shed a light on the genius composer, often accused of arrogance and pettiness, that truly reflects who he is, from directors, producers, lyricists - a sample of a few men helped in no small way by the man

[Polladha Manidhan {Valiant🎶} @Dhanan_jayan_]

had to post the OG video... Vadivelu represents all of us!!

"aduthu charanatha podunga...apdiye pothurum nenja..🥺🥺"

#PonnaPolaAtha
#Ilaiyaraaja

[Devan Nair @devanrsa]

Hey @Vodacom @Vodacom111 Kindly stop pestering me to pay for a non-existent service. J once had 8 contracts with you. I now have ZERO - because of your crappy service and zero care for your customers (I was one since 1996). Check your records and stop the harassment

[Rajaram @Rajaram93584674]

How parents and government should have dealt with the so-called GenZ cockroaches, but didn't...

#DharmendraPradhan

[Devan Nair @devanrsa]

@TheRemnant232 Still better than @MTNzaService @MTNza where it's s virtually impossible to cancel, even if you post a reply to their social media posts.

[Devan Nair @devanrsa]

Remembering the unmatched Legend of Indian Cinema @SigaramMail @iamVikramPrabhu
https://t.co/0tlCX0wlkg

[Devan Nair @devanrsa]

Episode 6 of 6 in our series on K. Bhagyaraj brings to you a review of Dhaavani Kanavugal which also featured #SivajiGanesan and #Bharathiraja
https://t.co/XIBuVp5XwR

[Devan Nair @devanrsa]

All the Tamil winners in the 72nd National Film Awards.
https://t.co/v7nzu8DjMn

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Part 5 of 6 of our series on @UngalKBhagyaraj
https://t.co/WbsAkWpvWW

[Devan Nair @devanrsa]

@yupptv Thank you. Issue has been resolved.

[Devan Nair @devanrsa]

@yupptv You have non-existent customer service. I cannot access a service I paid for and have received no reply to my emails or WhatsApp messages Get your act together.

[Handre @Handre]

Two countries split from the same colonial body in 1965. One picked economic freedom. The other picked handouts and racial spoils. You already know how this ended.

Singapore had no oil, no farmland, no hinterland. Just a swamp and a port. Lee Kuan Yew looked at that and trusted trade, low taxes, and hard money. Central planners hate what he did.

Malaysia went the other way. In 1971 Kuala Lumpur launched the New Economic Policy, a state program handing quotas, contracts, and university seats to ethnic Malays. Politicians decided who got what. A commissar fantasy dressed in liberal language.

Now let's look at the numbers. In 1965 both places sat around $500 per capita. Today Singapore clears $84,000. Malaysia sits near $13,000. Same climate, same starting line, one sixth the result.

The Singapore dollar holds its value because the Monetary Authority of Singapore manages it against a currency basket and refuses to print its way out of trouble. The ringgit has lost roughly two thirds of its value against the Singapore dollar since 1981.

You cannot subsidize your way to wealth. You cannot redistribute what you never let people produce. Every ringgit funneled through a quota is a ringgit some bureaucrat spent on his own vision instead of a customer's.

Malaysia bet on planners deciding outcomes. Singapore bet on people deciding for themselves. The gap between $84,000 and $13,000 is your answer.

[Devan Nair @devanrsa]

Episode 3 of 6 in our series on @UngalKBhagyaraj Classic reviews and video links of Thooral Ninnu Pochu
https://t.co/TAxVbLXUld

[Devan Nair @devanrsa]

Episode 2 of 6 in our @UngalKBhagyaraj series of classic reviews: Andha 7 Naatkal
https://t.co/mgMyMsTtTM

[Devan Nair @devanrsa]

Episode 1 of 6 in our classic reviews of @UngalKBhagyaraj directorials.
https://t.co/i6tFtruHTR

[Devan Nair @devanrsa]

@GvanOnselen @Our_DA Name calling! How mature. Have a good day.

[Devan Nair @devanrsa]

@GvanOnselen @Our_DA That's a remarkable statement for a public figure. Well done!

[Devan Nair @devanrsa]

@GvanOnselen @Our_DA AlrhoughJ don't appreciate your snide attitude, Iwill answer. I am in regular contact with lots of people (utside the Twitter bubble), many of whom are detecting the growing leftist tendencies in the DA. This superior attitude to the electorate is typical of the new DA.

[Devan Nair @devanrsa]

An introduction to K Bhagyaraj for Gen Z audiences (and beyond) @imKBRshanthnu @SigaramMail
https://t.co/0lEAynNHZT