SELECTED WRITINGS -2
Electoral Politics
48. A case for Sangma as President. DNA. 21 June 2012
49. DMK's last gasp (On the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections 2011). Asian Tribune, 15 May 2011
50. Hobson's choice (On Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, 2011). Sahara Time. 26 March 2011.
51. Remembering the ‘statesman’ (On the occasion of the 25th death anniversary of Indira Gandhi). The New Indian Express (Op Ed page). 30 October 2009.
52. A deceptive democracy (in three parts). Asian Tribune. 7, 14, 21 June 2009.
53. Democratic Governance. The Hindu (Leader Page). 15-16 April 2002.
54. Tamil Nadu’s Shame (On the political crisis in Tamil Nadu precipitated by the arrest of DMK President and former Chief Minister, M. Karunanidhi at the behest of AIADMK General Secretary and Chief Minister, J. Jayalalitha). The Hindu (Leader Page) 3 July 2001.
55. Electoral Eccentricities. (On the swearing-in of Jayalalitha as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu despite her disqualification by the Election Commission from contesting the Assembly election). The Hindu (Leader Page). 23 May 2001.
56. Conviction Politics (On the conviction related disqualification of Jayalalitha). The Hindu (Leader Page). 1-2 May 2001.
57. Politics of Perdition. (On the present Tamil Nadu election politics). The Hindu (Leader Page). 21-22 March 2001.
58. Coalitions and Political Skulduggery' (On political perfidies at the Centre). The Hindu Business Line (Leader Page). 11 May 1999.
59. Witches’ Brew or Magic Potion? (On the political crisis at the Centre). The Hindu Business Line (Leader Page). 16 February 1998.
60. The Perfidies of Power (On the political crisis at the Centre). The Hindu Business Line (Leader Page). 10 April 1997.
61. Practical or Suicidal? (On India’s electoral politics). The Hindu (Leader Page). 26-27 April 1996.
Faith and Development
62. Crossing the Sethu Rubicon (On the politics of religion in the construction of the under-water Ramar-Sethusamudram bridge), The New Indian Express (Leader page). 26 September 2007.
Gandhian Studies
63. Mahatma More Relevant Today Than Ever. Sahara Time. 3-9 October 2010.
64. Celebrating Gandhiji. Mathrubhumi Weekly (Annual Special on Mahatma Gandhi). March 2010.
65. The Meaning of Vaikom (On the meaning, message and significance of the Vaikom Satyagraha of 1924‑25 under Gandhi’s leadership for establishing the rights of the Untouchables to use the temple road). The Hindu(Leader Page). 5-6 April 1999.
Governance and Corruption
66. The UPA's not so melodious swansong. Daily News and Analysis. 21March 2012.
67. The Lokpal's last gasp (On the Lokpal bill). Daily News and Analysis. 2 Januay 2012.
68. Team Anna's surge and UPA's fall (On the Jan Lokpal bill). Daily News and Analysis. 26 August 2011.
International Affairs
69. Terrorism is imperialist Frankenstein. Asian Tribune. 4 February 2007.
70. The Taliban Tangle (On terrorist attacks on the U.S. on 11 September 2001, and the retaliatory strikes). The Hindu (Leader Page). 24 September 2001. Reproduced on the Socialist Alliance website.
Language Politics
71. Narcissism on Fire: Kalaignar's Pyrotechnics (On the First World Classical Tamil Conference). Sahara Time. 17 July 2010.
72. Antiquity beckons World Classical Tamil Conference. Sahara Time. 26 June 2010.
73. The Language Muddle. (On the medium of instruction controversy in Tamil Nadu). The Hindu (Leader Page). 29-30 December 1999.
Law and Society
74. Fishing in Mullaperiyar's troubled waters. Daily News and Analysis. 9 December 2011
75. Moral Policing and Chastity Politics (On film artist Khushboo’s interview to India Today on premarital sex and live-in relationship and the court cases against Khushboo). Sahara Time. 15 May 2010.
76. Rediff.com interview plagiarised by Outlook magazine. Asian Tribune. 2 November 2009.
77. Plagiarise or Perish. The Hindu (Sunday Magazine). 7, 14 July 2002.
78. CNG Jolts Delhi! How did it happen? Indya.com News. 4 September 2001.
Nation's Concerns
79. India: Anbumanis and Other Avoidable Scandals. Asian Tribune. 1 December 2007.
80. From Missile to Messianism: The Beginning of the Odyssey of a Proactive President. The Milli Gazette. 1-15 September 2002.
81. Census and the Disabled (On issues for consideration in the census of the disabled as part of the 2001 Census). The Hindu (Leader Page). 11 July 2000.
Politics, Perfidies
82. The Spectrum spectre. The New Indian Express (Leader Page). 10 December 2010.
83. 85 and still Scripting. The New Indian Express (Leader Page). 04 June 2008.
84. It's advantage Amma (On the electoral politics in Tamil Nadu). The New Indian Express (Leader Page). 12 May 2009.
85. The Legacy of Kamaraj. Sify.com. 24 November 2003.
86. The Affairs of Governance. India.com. February 2001.
87. The Mother of All Scamsters. (On the politics of corruption in Tamil Nadu during AIADMK (Jayalalitha’s) rule, 1991‑96). The Hindu Business Line. 19 August 1997.
88. A Mother’s Elegy for the AIADMK (On the misrule of Jayalalitha in Tamil Nadu, 1991‑96). The Hindu Business Line. 20 August 1997.
89. Rao’s Redemption (Appraisal of P.V. Narasimha Rao as Prime Minister of India). The Hindu (Sunday Magazine). 16 March 1997.
90. The Rise and Fall of Rao (Appraisal of P.V. Narasimha Rao as Prime Minister of India). The Hindu (Sunday Magazine). 23 March 1997.
91. Scams and Stability (On the politics of corruption in India). The Hindu Business Line (Leader Page). 16-17 January 1997.
92. Marriage and Morals (On the controversy about the vulgarity, ostentation and misuse of Government machinery for the marriage of Jayalalitha’s foster‑son). The Hindu (Sunday Magazine). 12 November 1995.
Religion, Communalism
93. No burqas in the land of bikinis. Asian Tribune. 28 June 2009.
94. Danish cartoons: Muslims are right to be angry. The Milli Gazette. 11 February 2006.
95. Modi’s Cyber Chicanery. (On Hindutva’s manipulation of electoral politics in Gujarat). The Milli Gazette (Online), 9 December 2002; (Print Edition), 16-31 December 2002.
96. Communal carnage and political opportunism. The Milli Gazette. 1-15 June 2002.
97. Conversion Politics. The Hindu (Leader Page). 6-7 November 2002.
98. Faith in a time of rationality (On miracle and Mother Teresa). The Hindu (Sunday Magazine). 30 September 2001.
99. The Conversion Bogey (On Hindutva’s atrocities against minorities). The Hindu (Leader Page). 25-26 January 1999.
100. Camouflaging Communalism (On the two Bills before Parliament to curb communalism in elections). The Hindu (Sunday Magazine). 7 November 1993.
101. A Deepening Paradox (On the politics of temple administration in Tamil Nadu). The Hindu (Sunday Magazine). 22 December 1991.