Gus wrote:TTV may have got some air from his win in RK nagar, but he is not going to pull any more MLAs from EPS-OPS. The heat is still there from agencies and that will give some pause to the folks who may be tempted to take money and jump ship.
Even today raids are happening at Dinakaran's various establishments. Which as you rightly said, means he would still have to play a defensive game. But don't know if perhaps BJP is actually planning some games to ensure that either DMK or ADMK in TN, they would get the required support. IIRC, there have been earlier instances where BJP had got support from any state government which ruled TN.
Hari Seldon wrote:More generally, I'd rather 'woke' Indics soft-boycott (i.e. seek alternatives to) malsi small businesses - cabbie/autowala, panwala, tailor etc.
Humbly have to disagree, based on my past experience. That is because in very many cases I have seen absolute boorish and "unprofessional" behaviour coming from the so called 'Indic camp' (?). Rude auto-wallahs, small business owners who either do not respect your time and money; were few of a things which prompted me to think against such boycott moves. Then comes the matter of job efficiency. If the 'Indic camp' can come up with equally good work & business ethics, I see no reason why people would rush to their establishments as well. Pampering a boorish and unprofessional group of people, just because they are in one camp, is only going to make them more boorish and unproffessional.
On the plus side, there seems to be a genuine undercurrent of Indic counter-consolidation on the ground. It has enough mass and clarity that it's signals have penetrated the rarefied confines of the echo chambers/cocoons of the likes of RaGa, Akhilesh and even Mamta. Hence such desperate gimmickry.
The fact that BJP has managed to get a good share of Hindu votes have caused jitters in the "secular" camp, that is for sure. May be BJP should try some more
"Chankian" numbers, which would trigger a
"I am more Hindu, than you" war in the "secular" camp. Because ultimately even then the benefits would be to the majority community.
Mean while,
Triple talaq bill to be introduced in Parliament. I am hearing that the bill may not pass, but would go for a select committee for review. Don't see the logic behind it. Can't BJP get one single bill passed without bending over backwards to the opposition?