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Dynasty politics

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Corrupt dynasty of Philippines, Sri Lanka and uncanny parallels: A cautionary tale and what India needs to do to avoid the same fate

Ganesh R - 13 May, 2022

Developments in Sri Lanka as well as the recent Presidential elections in the Philippines need to be analysed so India can avoid the same fate

News Reports

Entitlement, sycophancy, posts for Gandhis, demand to report directly to Sonia Gandhi: Prashant Kishor gives suggestions for Congress’ revival

OpIndia Staff - 22 April, 2022

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor, whom the Congress Party is eyeing to help it emerge from political oblivion, has asked the Congress leadership to elect a non-Gandhi as the party president

Opinions

If dynastic loot is our destiny and if BJP is out of the running, Akhilesh Yadav is my preferred dynast: Here is why

Ganesh R - 11 April, 2022

This race is not open to BJP, only to dynasts. And to reduce illegal betting and the pain of guessing, I am going to declare the winner upfront – Akhilesh Yadav.

News Reports

‘Do we ask for proof on whose son you are? Why do you want proof for surgical strikes?’: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma hits...

OpIndia Staff - 12 February, 2022

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma hit out at Rahul Gandhi for repeatedly raising doubts about surgical strikes

Politics

Arvind Kejriwal deploys wife, daughter to campaign for AAP CM candidate Bhagwant Mann in Punjab

OpIndia Staff - 10 February, 2022

Arvind Kejriwal's wife and daughter will attend AAP CM candidate Bhagwant Mann's 'Jansabha' in Punjab

Politics

Dynasty Politics: Pinarayi Vijayan appoints son-in-law Mohammad Riyaz, an accused in riots case, as a minister in his cabinet

OpIndia Staff - 19 May, 2021

Riyaz is infamous for leading ‘beef cooking’ protests after the center sought to regulate cattle purchase and sale. He had also unsuccessfully contested for the Kozhikode Lok Sabha seat in 2019.

News Reports

‘Puducherry’s Congress CM was an expert in lifting the slippers of his party leaders’: PM Modi

OpIndia Staff - 25 February, 2021

In the 'lifting slippers' remark, PM Modi was probably referring to an incident in 2015 when Rahul Gandhi was touring a flood-hit Puducherry and Narayanasamy was seen holding his slippers.

Politics

Delhi: State Congress unit wants Rahul Gandhi as Congress President, again

OpIndia Staff - 31 January, 2021

Amidst all this, there are rumours that Rahul Gandhi has again left the country for foreign vacation. Congress, however, has dismissed the reports.

Opinions

AICC spokesperson wants Sonia Gandhi’s biography as Telangana school syllabus. The whole biography, right?

Sanghamitra - 10 December, 2020

Will the biography mention the maiden name of Her Highness Sonia Gandhi? Antonia Maino? Asking for a friend, because, the last time someone said it on TV, he got a few dozen FIRs against his name.

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