Pranesh Anantharaman

[Sridhar Vembu @svembu]

The DMK ecosystem is attacking me that the school issue I reported was a lie I concocted to help the TVK government. Let me state the facts.

We run two rural schools, both free NIOS schools under the Kalaivani Kalvi Maiyam umbrella, one in rural Tenkasi and the other in rural Theni.

The Theni school was originally started and run by a retired IPS officer, a honest and upright man. He built very nice facilities but had to shut down his CBSE school because the state government demanded too much money to issue the NOC. He told me that as a honest retired officer he did not have the money to pay and they would not issue the NOC otherwise.

He urged us to take over his trust so we could run our free NIOS school in the premises. That is how we started our NIOS school in Theni.

Unlike in Tenkasi, where I live, the Theni school faced occasional harassment from the DMK government because we did not have a state government registration, so we tried getting state government approval again (this time for the state board) and that of course would also cost money. So it was in a limbo.

Meanwhile in Tenkasi we wanted to build new school facilities (we were operating in make-shift facilities, the ones that came in frequent photos) and we applied for DTCP approval to construct the new buildings. Everyone who knows DTCP in our state knows what kind of corruption happened there under the DMK.

We waited patiently for DTCP approval for the new school buildings but the approval never came as long as the DMK was in power. The approval came automatically once the government changed.

It is this DTCP approval that I posted about in X. I want to once again appreciate the refreshing change.

Not only did the approvals come, government people told us not to pay money to anyone for any approvals. I have to appreciate this in public, having endured what we had endured before.

This is the "lie" that DMK wants to attack me on.

I do not need their certificate on my character.
They can examine their conscience and ask why a technology nerd like me who is mostly immersed in code would post these.

If they think I would back down by their vile personal attacks because I am a Brahmin or TVK Stooge or Sanghi or whatever, I will tell them this: unlike you dynasts I grew up with nothing. I studied in Tamil medium schools. I know how to live on nothing. I have dedicated the remainder of my life to make Bharat self reliant in technology while reviving our rural areas, the soul of our eternal sanatana civilization.

I will not be intimidated by their attacks. I am unafraid of death, why would I be afraid of the mere DMK?

And if they had any conscience they can return the money they looted (they know there they keep it) and then they can attack my character.

I will now go back to optimizing the code of our compiler!

[Baymax @ennanusolluven]

Kollywood ku return vara porathu Vijay na ile da Udhay na 😭

[S. P. Charan @charanproducer]

For everyone who kept asking.
Some films don’t age, they become cult classic 🔥 The critically acclaimed, National Award-winning #AaranyaKaandam returns to big screen March 13
Tamil Nadu theatrical release by @ThinkStudiosInd

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

The car stopped in front of him to annoy him, and he responded with the most harmless but effective attack in the world. 😂

[Plow Wan @usermodeabc]

Jemimah Rodrigues the gem of a person u are 🤍

[Sakshi Litoriya @SakshiLitoriya_]

Your advertisements are so effin irritating @SonyLIV. Never had such an experience while watching matches. Every 20 seconds you are playing 3 stupid ads! What is wrong with you? #indvspak2025

[Aarthi Iyengar @ThatsAarthi]

This needs subtitles so all of India can watch and understand. Such an amazing speech - DMK or Vijay or anyone else definitely could not deliver this with such clarity of thought. No polarizing words, no politics, just a well rounded and grounded address. Looking forward to the day @annamalai_k becomes TN CM or runs for PMO. BJP really fumbled the bag with this one.

[Bhavesh Chauhan @bhaveshch79]

🚨 Today, a school bus almost toppled on Balagere–Panathur Road due to massive potholes & waterlogging. Children had to be pulled out.

Who is taking responsibility for this? Do we wait for a tragedy before action is taken?

@CMofKarnataka @bbmpcommr @BlrCityPolice @NammaBengaluroo
@PanathurUpdates @BalagereConnect

#Bangalore #Panathur #RoadSafety #RoadSafety #Bangalore

[Krishna Lahoti @avgphoenixguy]

fuck off man, what is this ugly ass update

[Hemanth M Rao @hemanthrao11]

Su from so 🤟🏽

[ThirdEye @3rdEyeDude]

School buses are the most safest in the developed countries but in our countries it’s probably the other way around.

This happened at Kadugodi circle where this school bus driver blatantly drove on the wrong side because the other side of the road was jammed

School bus driver should be penalised immediately and the school authorities should take strict action against the driver

[Anupama Chopra @anupamachopra]

Finally caught up with #TouristFamily - such an endearing and well-meaning film which propounds humanity and harmony and gently nudges us all to do a little better. Congratulations director @Abishanjeevinth and the team.
#dowatch

[Venkatramanan @VenkatRamanan_]

Yebba, Sirippu Adakka Mudila 😂https://t.co/eZvj7jNZL4

[Ministry of Defence, Government of India @SpokespersonMoD]

All media channels, digital platforms and individuals are advised to refrain from live coverage or real-time reporting of defence operations and movement of security forces. Disclosure of such sensitive or source-based information may jeopardize operational effectiveness and endanger lives. Past incidents like the #KargilWar, 26/11 attacks, and the #Kandahar hijacking underscore the risks of premature reporting. As per clause 6(1)(p) of the Cable Television Networks (Amendment) Rules, 2021, only periodic briefings by designated officials are permitted during anti-terror operations. All stakeholders are urged to exercise vigilance, sensitivity, and responsibility in coverage, upholding the highest standards in the service of the nation. 🇮🇳

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#MediaAdvisory #NationalSecurity #MIBIndia #ResponsibleReporting

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[Sudhir Srinivasan @sudhirsrinivasn]

Looong tweet on #TouristFamily.
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Listen, Tourist Family is such a well-intentioned, pookie of a film. It’s so contained—and yet, from within that small, sweet space, it tries to speak of something much, much bigger. Something as vast and emotionally rooted as brotherhood. It’s a film that has earned praise for its emotional value—and rightfully so—but you know what struck me most? How clever it is. How eager and self-sacrificing it is, just to keep you engaged. There's a fantastic homage to 'Aalthotta Bhoopathy', but the film, almost like Simran's character, blushes in embarrassment and stops quickly.

The film uses a few clever tools to retain the audience's attention. One of them is the recurring double-twist idea. What do I mean by that? It’s when a scene delivers a twist that seems sufficient on its own… but then, the film piles on another twist on top of it. Like when Mulli helps save the family with a dog connection, and you think that’s it—but wait, you learn that he was actually lying. Like when a thief turns out to be a girl’s boyfriend, only for us to learn he’s cheating on her. Like when Nithu backs his former girlfriend and proves his father wrong—but does he? I could keep going. This film keeps riding this wave till the end.

The first half seemed a tad too eager to please, to draw laughs. That's not a sin, of course, but I did wonder if this instinct reduced the emotional weight of some moments. Take the bit where Ramesh Thilak’s character realises he’s been conned—I’d have loved for the film to sit in that betrayal a bit more. But you know what? Tourist Family might actually be smarter—not deeper—for choosing engagement instead. So, what does it do? It invites Sean Roldan to drop a fun BGM track, so the film can break at interval, looking energetic. It’s a film that chooses emotion, yes, but in carefully curated, bite-sized quantities.

The cast is lovely. I mean, if you’ve got MS Bhaskar, Ramesh Thilak, and Yogi Babu (who perhaps could have been advised to rein it in a notch), you’re quite sorted. But I’m so glad the likes of Sasikumar and Simran chose this film. And the kids, oh, the kids. Kamalesh as Mulli might be a bit too clever, sure—but when the film is working, it really doesn’t matter. He lights it up. And Mithun as Nithu is… so sincerely full of feeling.

And how could I ever underplay the importance of Sean Roldan in a film like this? Or to this genre of films, really—to the quiet revolution this production house seems to be cultivating. He breathes soul into these stories, striking that delicate balance between heroism and humility. Always serving the story, never overwhelming it. Tourist Family is a perfect reminder of how crucial he’s become.

In this glass-half-full world of kind neighbours and even kinder policemen (except one, who’s not ‘ours’), there are so many moments that land. Sure, there are the Yogi Babu one-liners, the cheeky little brother, the spectrum of romances—from one that’s just budding between two teens to another that’s ending between an old couple—and yes, there’s political utility too. But the moment that got me welling up? It’s when this bickering family begins to dance together—and the mother just sits watching them, a smile on her face, as though saying: What’s there to complain about life, really?

[Erika Morris @ErikaMorris79]

With #IPL2025 entering the business end of the tournament I thought I would look back to last December and the mega auction, focusing on each team and the players they held the losing bid on and whether their fortunes could have been changed #RRvMI

[Silambarasan TR @SilambarasanTR_]

Nee singam dhan @imVkohli ❤️🔥🦁

[Harsha Bhogle @bhogleharsha]

Irrespective of what happens next, the Netherlands, Zimbabwe, Ireland, even Namibia and Scotland, have demanded more opportunities in T20 cricket. This World Cup should lead to a greater democratisation of our game.