Pon Vasanth

Journalist. Chief of Bureau @xpresstn | Past @the_hindu, @infosys | நேற்று இல்லே நாளை இல்லே, எப்பவும் நான் ராஜா! | ⚖️

[Vasuki Umanath @uvasuki]

தேர்தல் கூட்டணி, பிரச்னைகளில் கூட்டியக்கம் போன்ற தற்காலிக அரசியல் உறவுகள் எப்போது திருமண அந்தஸ்து பெற்றன? அதிலும் கூட விவாகரத்து உண்டு.. பூ முடித்தவரை புறம் தள்ளி என்பதெல்லாம் ஆணாதிக்கக் கண்ணோட்டத்தில் அழுந்தி கிடக்கும் வார்த்தைகள். என்ன ஆயிற்று?

[Pon Vasanth @pon_vasanth]

@tnrags @SambaviParthy @vrsrini @the_hindu Thank you, sir! ♥️

[N Sai Charan @nscwrites]

Anyone can access the Statistical Reports, published by the Election Commission of India. Please read the detailed results to know the category of the candidates. There is no point in arguing against the facts.

https://t.co/jcC7ow3Zag

[K Venkataramanan @kv_ramanan]

There’s little surprise that Governor Rajendra Arlekar’s delay in inviting Vijay, as the leader of the single largest party, to form the government is facing criticism. However, such criticism shouldn’t be facile. Let us examine the logic behind his position. A long thread. 1/n

[S A PRAVEENA @SAPRAVEENA1]

It's #poll frenzy around but #Kuruvimedu hamlet under Ponneri constituency near North Chennai remains silent. Only lorry horns wake residents here, who battle ash & illness due to pollution from nearby Vallur thermal power plant & its ash pond. They demand #relocation.
@xpresstn

[Pon Vasanth @pon_vasanth]

@tnrags Thank you for sharing, sir. Sharing the online link and a better image. But HM Amit Shah has now informed the LS that TN will get 59 seats. We need more clarity on how that will work and why the drafts indicate otherwise.
https://t.co/DN406ncGZR

[TNIE Tamil Nadu @xpresstn]

An analysis of the #DelimitationBill and the Constitutional amendments being moved in the Parliament showed that #TamilNadu will not only be one of the states that will see its representation shrinking in the #LokSabha, but also the worst affected state based on two key parameters — the effective loss in the number of seats and the percentage point drop in its share of LS seats.

The #BJP-led union government is yet to offer full clarity on the manner in which the delimitation exercise will be done. However, a reading of the draft bills and amendments makes it fairly obvious that it will be solely based on the last completed census in 2011.

@pon_vasanth
https://t.co/2g8fDGUSbY

[Nimisha S Pradeep @nimishaspradeep]

Me and @dineshskumar15 trailed Duraimurugan, the oldest candidate in the poll fray, through #Katpadi streets during his campaign. At 87, he is eyeing a record 11th win—but anti-incumbency, age concerns & his narrow 2021 victory may make the road ahead tougher #Vellore
@xpresstn

[Prabhakar Tamilarasu || பிரபாகர் தமிழரசு @pkr_madras]

In an unusual turn of events, an order issued by Director General of Police (Head of Police Force) Sandeep Rai Rathore - who was appointed to the post by ECI on April 2 - asking IPS officer Sandeep Mittal to hold full additional charge as Head of Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) was overridden by a letter issued by Home Secretary K Manivasan hours later. Manivasan named AT Durai Kumar as Director (in-charge) of the investigative body.

[TNIE Tamil Nadu @xpresstn]

'Public Anger Will Unseat DMK.'

#ExpressExclusive | #AIADMK general secretary @EPSTamilNadu tells #TNIE’s @muruga_TNIE that #NDA will receive
overwhelming support in the Assembly polls and #AIADMK will form a government on its own with clear majority.

@AntoJoseph
@AIADMKOfficial
@AIADMKITWINGOFL
@BJP4TamilNadu

[Prabhakar Tamilarasu || பிரபாகர் தமிழரசு @pkr_madras]

In an exclusive interview with @NewIndianXpress , Chief Minister M K Stalin @mkstalin said that DMK’s welfare schemes, coalition and ideology will secure mandate for Dravidian Model 2.0.

@AntoJoseph @ranjim @pon_vasanth

full interview ⬇️
https://t.co/CWfEl7JXlz

[M.K.Stalin @mkstalin]

Tamil Nadu Won’t Bow Down

⚖️ No compromise on State rights or federalism
✊ Yes to dignity and self-respect. No to imposition
🚀 Committed to growth with people-first, welfare-driven, inclusive governance

Sharing many more insights in this detailed conversation with @NewIndianXpress.

https://t.co/2cMYmZq8it

[Pon Vasanth @pon_vasanth]

@tnrags Haha..certainly not,sir! Perhaps I consider myself too young? 😉

[Pon Vasanth @pon_vasanth]

Thank you, @tnrags sir! 🙂

[Pon Vasanth @pon_vasanth]

Heart is full - as a friend, admirer, and as someone who shares his belief in the primacy of beat reporting in journalism.🫡for winning this while covering crime, a taxing beat, in perhaps the most perceptive and inquisitive way.🍻da, to joyful pursuit of excellence, like Raaja!

[Srikkanth @Srikkanth_07]

Happy to have won the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism #RNGaward for my story tracing the journey of #TamilNadu and India Footballer, Indumathi of Coach Mariappan's Tsunami batch.

Thanks to my family, friends and colleagues. Grateful for all the blessings.

[Nimisha S Pradeep @nimishaspradeep]

Little joys :)

[Ranjitha Gunasekaran @ranjim]

Here’s the full story:

https://t.co/CaeyB6f9yu

#vairamuthu #jnanpithaward #metoo

[Prabhakar Tamilarasu || பிரபாகர் தமிழரசு @pkr_madras]

In an interview to @NewIndianXpress , Naam Tamilar Katchi leader Seeman said that he was offered the post of deputy chief minister by a non-Dravidian party to join its alliance. @santwana99 @AntoJoseph

[Prabhakar Tamilarasu || பிரபாகர் தமிழரசு @pkr_madras]

Kurian Joseph Committee Report: New panel grapples with old challenges on federalism

The office of the Governor has rarely generated as much heat across India as it has in Tamil Nadu. A prolonged standoff between Lok Bhavan and the elected government over legislations, especially the NEET Exemption Bill, public statements, and the boundaries of constitutional propriety eventually drew the Supreme Court into the picture.

[Ranjitha Gunasekaran @ranjim]

.@pon_vasanth explains the issues in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu as he and @SAPRAVEENA1 first reported in the @xpresstn series, available here (in video and text):
https://t.co/Flxv0YejM5

#SIR #TamilNadu