Saturday, September 12, 1998
What the Starr says
The boxes have come, 36 of them, sealed explosives. They are the independent prosecutor's you've-done-it against the president of the United States. Perjury, obstruction of justice, abuse of power -- this president has done enough to be a non-president, contend the inquisitor.
Rallying cry
Dravida politics has always thrived on glitter, spectacle and fantasy. Which is why politics and filmdom have merged so effortlessly into a seamless whole in Tamil Nadu. Which is also why the rallies to celebrate C.N. Annadurai's birthday being organised by the AIADMK and the MDMK on September 15 at Trichy and Chennai respectively, are more than mere commemorations.
The saffron riptide
The BJP is the architect of a political strategy that is perhaps unique in the annals of democratic politics. It makes apparent to onlookers the worst that it is capable of, both in word and deed, and then demands gratitude for the fact that it does not fully carry out its designs. It lets Sharma and Advani murderously sabre-rattle, so that we feel grateful for Vajpayee and Singh.
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