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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has opposed the upcoming Madison Square Garden event featuring RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, describing the organisations ideology as exclusionary while saying the city may not have the authority to cancel a privately organised event. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, Mamdani invoked his Indian-American identity [] The post Zohran Mamdani, The Hypocritic Islamist Who Simps For Terrorists appeared first on The Commune .

Neha Bora, president of the communist organisation, All India Students Association (AISA), also the face of the Cockroach protests in Jantar Mantar who came out glowing after the 21-day hunger strike, recently participated in the Secular Fest organised by Desheeya Manavika Vedi as part of its third anniversary celebrations in Kerala, where she spoke [] The post Communist Org AISA President Neha Bora Labels Armys Rank Structure Segregation While Ignoring Command Responsibilities: Heres What She

The Josephv Vijay TVK government on Monday, 24 August 2026, announced that it would abandon the proposed greenfield airport project at Parandur and identify an alternative location for Chennais second airport, citing concerns over the impact on farmers, agricultural land, waterbodies and residential settlements, as reported in The Hindu. Chief Minister Joseph Vijay announces that [] The post Parandur Airport Scrapped: Joseph Vijays Biggest Blow Yet To Tamil Nadus Development appeared first on Th

For decades, Keralas relationship with the Gulf has largely been celebrated through the language of remittances. Millions of Keralites have travelled to the Middle East, earned money and returned home after years abroad, helping transform households and contributing significantly to the states economy. But migration does not move money alone. It can also move ideas, [] The post Not Just Remittances: How Saudi Arabias Islamic-Conservative Gender Norms Are Returning To Kerala With Migrants appeare

India does not need a generation that merely knows its rights; it needs young citizens who understand that freedom, dignity and dissent must coexist with duty, discipline and respect for the nation. The debate triggered by the viral Ladakh tourist incident should not become another lazy generational argument about whether Gen Z is arrogant, impatient [] The post Gen Z Knows Its Rights. Does It Understand Its Duties? appeared first on The Commune .

Congress lackey Kunal Kamra has advocated for people to try LSD and psychedelic mushrooms at least once in their lives, while describing LSD as an introspective drug that can supposedly help people break away from unhealthy habits. Kamra made the remarks during a conversation with fake news peddler YouTuber Shyam Singh Meena, while discussing substance [] The post Everyone Should Try LSD At Least Once, Its An Introspective Drug, Not Addictive, Says Congress Lackey Kunal Kamra appeared first on T

Kannada actor Yash used the Telugu pre-release event of his upcoming film Toxic in Hyderabad to speak about Indian cinema, the importance of dreaming big and the need to reject North-South divisions, as reported in Times of India. Addressing a large gathering of students and fans, Yash thanked Telugu audiences for their continued support and [] The post We All Should Come Together, North, South, We Dont Want Any Of This: Actor Yash Urges Youngsters Not To Listen To Those Who Try To Divide appear

A pamphlet questioning several Hindu religious practices, including breaking coconuts at temples, wearing flowers in the hair, lighting camphor and using sambrani, was reportedly distributed in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, in July 2026, prompting members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) to intervene and approach the police. The pamphlet reportedly questions practices commonly associated with Hindu [] The post Breaking Coconuts Is Wrong, Wearing Flowers In Hair Are Wrong, Lighting Camphor Is Wrong: Chris

Every year, as Onam approaches, one repeatedly encounters the claim that it is merely a harvest festival of Kerala and not a Hindu festival. In fact, there has been a concerted effort in recent years to rebrand several Hindu festivals primarily in secular terms, and Onam was among the earliest to be presented in this [] The post Onam Is A Hindu Festival: Ancient Tamil Literature And Kerala Inscriptions Prove It appeared first on The Commune .

Suchitra Vijayan, co-founder of the George Soros-backed Polis Project, now stands exposed by her own former employees of workplace harassment, arbitrary sackings, and running a toxic organisation. These internal exposes come alongside mounting evidence of the projects sustained anti-India editorial bias, questionable foreign funding, and operational links to Pakistan-based actors. On 20 August 2026, three [] The post Pakistan Links, Anti-India Campaigns And Soros-Affiliated Funding: How Workplac

More than 50 protesters were detained by the Delhi Police at Jantar Mantar late on 21 August 2026 during a demonstration against caste-based reservations. The detentions have so far drawn no visible demand for their release from BJP or opposition leaders. The protesters were associated with the online-driven Reservation Hatao Andolan (Remove Reservation Movement), which [] The post 50+ Anti-Reservation Protesters Detained At Jantar Mantar, No Cockroach Or Opposition Leader Demands Their Release

Rajkumar Santoshi has defended his film Batwara 1947 amid comparisons with Aditya Dhars Dhurandhar, saying filmmakers should not make films that promote hatred between India and Pakistan. In an interview with Zoom, Santoshi said Batwara 1947 was deliberately made as a story about humanity rather than hostility between communities or countries. He described the film [] The post I Dont Want Enmity Or Hatred Between India And Pakistan, Rajkumar Santoshi Defends Flop Film Batwara 1947 appeared first

The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI), an organisation that presents itself as a platform supporting women journalists and media professionals; it says newsrooms must be safe, that abuse and harassment have no place in them. But now, it has been conspicuously silent on the serious workplace harassment allegations involving one of its own, [] The post Workplace Harassment Allegations Hit Suchitra Vijayan & The Polis Project, NWMI & Its Feminist Champion Member Dhanya Rajendran Go Silent app

Just days after the Newslaundry workplace harassment scandal boiled over, yet another so-called liberal leftist organisation, The Polis Project, has been exposed for harassment and retaliatory firing. It began with a press release dated 19 August 2026, issued by former employees and circulated on social media, alleged that Vijayan unilaterally fired all three full-time editors [] The post Dismantling Global Hindutva Conference Organizer Suchitra Vijayans The Polis Project Exposed For Workplace H

Actor and self-proclaimed Dimagi Naxal Prakash Raj is no longer part of Prabhas-starrer Spirit, with producer Pranay Reddy Vanga confirming that the actor chose to step away from the project, as per a Telugu Cinema report. Prakash Raj had initially been cast in a key role in the Sandeep Reddy Vanga-directed film. His voice was [] The post Dimagi Naxal Prakash Raj Kicked Out Of Sandeep Reddy Vangas Spirit? appeared first on The Commune .

Jewellery major Joyalukkas has emerged as the lowest (L1) bidder for the TVK governments 755.83-crore Thaaimaaman Thanga Mothira Thittam, quoting just one paisa towards making charges and other additional costs, excluding the cost of gold, according to a Thanthi TV report. The development has drawn attention to the family and personal links between the jewellery [] The post Joyalukkas Gets 755-Crore TVK Gold Ring Scheme Tender; Founder Joy Alukkas Is Jos Alukkas CEO John Alukkas Uncle, Who Recen

Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore, who converted to Islam after marrying cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, has said that the nation should stick to the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram, arguing that references to Hindu deities in the remaining portions may be difficult for those who believe in one God. Her remarks have once again [] The post Converted Muslim Actress Sharmila Tagore Says India Should Stick To First Two Stanzas Of Vande Mataram As Monotheists May Find Hindu Deities Difficult To

A special audit of the financial records of Block-Level Federations (BLFs) functioning under the Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women (TNCDW) has detected financial irregularities amounting to 107.94 crore across 186 blocks, according to information obtained through the Right to Information Act, as reported in The New Indian Express. The audit reportedly found irregular [] The post Financial Irregularities Worth 108 Crore Unearthed In TN Womens Development Corporation Audit appeared f

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on August 18 conducted searches at nine premises in Kozhikode as part of its money laundering investigation into alleged corporate fraud and bribe payments by Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL), including payments allegedly made to Exalogic Solutions Private Limited, the now-defunct company owned by T. Veena, daughter of former Kerala [] The post ED Finds Hawala Trail In CMRL-Exalogic Pay-Off Case Involving Pinarayi Vijayans Daughter Veena appeared first o

Former DMK Minister K. Ponmudy on Thursday, 20 August 2026, apologised again for his hate speech against Hindus where he made vulgar remarks concerning women and the Saivite and Vaishnavite communities, saying he regretted the remarks and would not repeat them, as reported in Dinamalar. Speaking in Villupuram, Ponmudy said a case filed against him [] The post DMK Leader Ponmudy Apologises For His Anti-Hindu Vulgar Remarks On Saivite-Vaishnavite Communities Ahead Of Court Order appeared first on

A special court in Tirunelveli has imposed the death penalty on a 50-year-old Christian preacher instructor convicted of the aggravated sexual assault of four underage girls, an offense that occurred in 2022, as reported in The Hindu. The convict, identified as S. Abraham, operated a prayer facility in the Mela Ilanthaikulam area, located near Thevarkulam [] The post Tirunelveli: 50-Year-Old Christian Preacher Sentenced To Death For Rape Of Four Minors appeared first on The Commune .

NGO watchdog, Legal Rights Protection Forum, has approached the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking an independent inquiry into Meta Platforms child-safety and data-privacy practices on Facebook and Instagram in India. In a complaint to the NHRC, they alleged that Metas platforms may be failing to effectively prevent underage children from accessing its services and [] The post Complaint Filed Before NHRC Against Meta Over Underage Access, Child Data And Harmful Algorithms appeared f

A day ago, we had reported how Dravidian ideology transformed a crime of looting a temple and breaking idols as an act of heroism. In the same pattern, a disturbing episode from the Cauvery delta, preserved in Dravidian ideological literature, raises a larger question about the way acts of intimidation and criminality can be turned [] The post How Dravidian Ideology Turned Temple Tank Poisoning Into A Story Of Courage appeared first on The Commune .

A man from the NDLF allegedly collected money from passengers aboard a Chennai suburban electric train while making vulgar and derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, prompting a complaint on social media and intervention from railway authorities. According to the complaint by a netizen who reportedly was from the Hindu Munnani, the incident took [] The post Communist Org NDLF Member Allegedly Collects Money On Chennai Suburban Train For Programme To Drive Out Vedic Civilization

A political buzz is reportedly growing within the DMK over an alleged strain in the relationship between former minister V. Senthil Balaji and Sabareesan, son-in-law of DMK president and MK Stalin, with speculation that the party leadership may be increasingly reluctant to continue backing him amid the legal cases surrounding him. According to a report [] The post Senthil Balaji-Sabareesan Rift? DMK Reportedly Can No Longer Carry Former Minister As EPS Makes A Move appeared first on The Commune

For a journalist who claims to champion science, Priyanka Pulla has spent an awful lot of time peddling falsehoods. The Bengaluru-based freelance writer, whose work has appeared in The Wire, Science Magazine, the BMJ, and Mint, has built her career on a single-minded mission: tearing down Indias achievements. And she has had plenty of help [] The post Priyanka Pulla And The Business Of Science Journalism: How Thakur Foundation Grants Funded Attacks On Covaxin, CDSCO And India appeared first on T

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijays decision to provide every MLA with a government car, 75,000 a month towards fuel, maintenance and driver expenses, and another 25,000 for an assistant will add a sizeable recurring burden to the State exchequer, even as Tamil Nadu continues to carry a debt burden running into several lakh [] The post Tamil Nadu Drowns In 13.18 Lakh Crore Debt But Joseph Vijay Gifts 234 MLAs Cars & 1 Lakh A Month appeared first on The Commune .

Former Tamil Nadu Industries Minister and DMK leader TRB Rajaa has welcomed BJP leader K. Annamalais recent criticism of the Union governments alleged preferential treatment towards other states, saying Annamalai was now speaking openly after being freed from the constraints of serving as the state president of a national party. In a post on X, [] The post TRB Rajaa Cheers Annamalai After He Echoes DMKs Delhi-Bias Narrative appeared first on The Commune .

The Joseph Vijay TVK governments attempt to stop students and youth from participating in protests organised by Left parties and the Tamil Nadu Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) lasted just two days. Yet the episode exposes the glaring double standards of the Congress-aligned government, which sought coordinated action to keep students away from political protests while [] The post Congress-Ally TVK Tried To Ban Student Protests In TN. Democracy Dead, Cried None appeared first on The Commune .

For 6 years, K Annamalai was a chest-thumping BJP leader who belted out data after data to counter propaganda pushed by Dravidian parties claiming that the North was flourishing and South was decays. The Vadakku vazhgirathu, Therku theigiradhu slogan which he once rubbished and rejected as the BJP president, he now appears to be pushing [] The post FYI Mr Annamalai, Your Own Data Destroys Your Gujarat Narrative appeared first on The Commune .

The Joseph Vijay TVK government came to power claiming they will ensure Tamil Nadu will be a peaceful haven and maintain an iron grip over law and order issues. But recently, a violent clash involving two groups, multiple knife attacks and a road accident created panic in Chennais Old Jail Road area. The incident, in [] The post TVK Model Law And Order: Knife Attack, Gang Clash Rock Chennais Old Jail Road appeared first on The Commune .

For six years, K. Annamalai was projected as the BJPs answer to Dravidian politics in Tamil Nadu a defender of Sanatana Dharma and a political counterweight to the DMK. But after leaving the BJP in June 2026, his rhetoric has increasingly begun to resemble the very politics he once opposed. From Tamil identity and [] The post The Making Of Dravidian Stock Annamalai That Will Make DMK Jealous appeared first on The Commune .

Former Tamil Nadu BJP president and We The Leaders founder K. Annamalai has criticised Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijays government after a volunteer associated with his organisation was booked and arrested following a social media exchange with a TVK supporter. In a post on X, Annamalai alleged that the volunteer had been arrested after responding [] The post We The Leaders Volunteer Arrested After Row With TVK Supporter, Annamalai Slams Joseph Vijay TVK Govt appeared first on The Commune .

Former Tamil Nadu BJP president and founder of the We The Leaders movement K. Annamalai is increasingly baring his Dravidiani Stock fangs at the BJP. In this instance, he has pushed a narrative that the DMK did earlier and criticised what he described as a Gujarat-centric approach to development under the BJP-led NDA government, arguing [] The post Gujarat Built World-Class Sporting Infra For Commonwealth Games And Olympics, TN Built Nothing, Annamalai Must Speak With Conscience Instead Of Peddl

After spending months projecting the DMK as the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagams principal political adversary, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has once again found himself apologising in the Assembly over a reference to former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi. This time, the apology came after Forest Minister Ranjith Kumar referred to Karunanidhi by name during [] The post Joseph Vijay Apologizes Twice For Saying Karunanidhi, But Stays Silent When Marie Wilson Insults Tamil appeared first on Th

More than 50 residents from Kodungaiyur on Monday. 17 August 2026, gheraoed the office of Perambur MLA and Tamil Nadu CM Joseph Vijay, demanding basic civic amenities in their locality. The residents, from Vedantham Murugappa Naicker Street, alleged that more than 100 families living in the area have been deprived of basic facilities such as [] The post 100+ Families Without Basic Amenities In Joseph Vijays Perumbur Constituency, Kodungaiyur Residents Gherao MLA Office appeared first on The Comm

A sudden road blockade by the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) in Thanjavur on Monday, 17 August 2026, turned violent after a police officer allegedly slapped a young man who questioned the disruption, following which the youth slapped the officer back, as reported in Times of India. The incident has raised questions over the conduct of [] The post TVK-Ally VCK Cadres Block Thanjavur Road Over Removal Of Party Banners; Police Slaps Youth Who Questions Protest, Detain Him Instead appeared fir

On the same weekend in May 2026, two Indian states woke up to political arrangements that would have sounded absurd a decade ago. In Chennai, a film star with no prior governing experience took the oath as Chief Minister, ending 59 unbroken years of Dravidian party rule. In Kolkata, the BJP for the first time [] The post Two States, Two New Governments, One Question: What Did The First 100 Days Deliver? appeared first on The Commune .

Senior Congress leader and former Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Sunday declared that he was proud to be a dimagi naxal after Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned against what he described as dimagi naxals people with a Maoist mindset who, according to him, have entrenched themselves in institutions and influenced public policy. I [] The post Yes, P. Chidambaram Is Right, He Is A Proud Dimagi Naxal appeared first on The Commune .

The Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, on 15 August 2026, stirred controversy by objecting to the full rendition of Vande Mataram during an Independence Day event. Videos available on social media clearly indicate that she was telling the singers to stop after they continued beyond the first two traditional stanzas into the remaining four. [] The post How Congress Gave In To Jinnahs Muslim League And Cut Vande Mataram To Two Stanzas appeared first on The Commune .

The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has expressed serious concern over the re-examination of the English, Commerce and Sociology papers of UGC-NET 2026. NTA has cited factual, typographical, translation and language-related errors in the question papers as the reason for the re-examination. ABVP had earlier raised concerns over the delay in releasing the provisional answer [] The post UGC-NET 2026: ABVP Questions NTAs Quality Checks After Errors Force Re-Examination appeared first on T

Dimaagi Naxal Vandana Shiva has spent decades portraying modern agriculture, chemical fertilisers, high-yielding varieties and genetically modified crops as instruments of corporate exploitation rather than tools that transformed food production. In a 2023 interview, she went further, arguing that the Green Revolution in India was fundamentally created to give companies that had manufactured explosives during [] The post The Dimaagi Naxal Who Destroyed Sri Lanka appeared first on The Commune .

A Bengaluru doctor who had alerted authorities about two persons he suspected of being illegal Bangladeshi immigrants was himself arrested after the two individuals filed counter-complaints against him, triggering questions over the police action and eventually drawing sharp scrutiny from the Karnataka High Court, as reported in The South First. Dr Nagendra had reportedly been [] The post Karnataka Congress Govts Police Arrest Bengaluru Doctor Who Flagged Suspected Illegal Bangladeshis appeared

A disturbing incident of petrol bomb being hurled at a Krishna temple in Trichy in the middle of the night, followed by the attack being filmed and circulated on social media as a reel, has triggered concern in the city. As reported in Dinamalar, the incident took place at the Krishna Temple in Palakkarai around [] The post Petrol Bomb Hurled At Trichy Krishna Temple, Attack Reportedly Filmed For Reels; Keshav & Mubith Arrested, One Absconding appeared first on The Commune .

CPI(M) MP John Brittas needlessly invoked Veer Savarkar and said he submitted mercy petitions and licked the boots of the British in response to Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharamans attack on the Communists calling them cowards. Let us take a look at how the Communists in India have been bootlickers of their Chinese masters and [] The post How Indian Communists Licked The Shoes Of China To Stop Indias Progress appeared first on The Commune .

Hindus in Udayanpatti village near Gandarvakottai in Pudukottai district were detained by police after protesting against the encroachment of Hindu sacred grove/temple land by Islamists, who have claimed that the disputed property belongs to the Waqf Board. The disputed land is associated with a Hindu forest temple and has been used for religious worship by [] The post Islamists Encroach On Hindu Sacred Grove In Pudukottai, Claim It Belongs To Waqf Board; Protesting Hindus Detained By TVK Govts

The Joseph Vijay TVK governments decision to issue a fresh tender worth 5.54 crore for works related to the proposed relocation of Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijays office to the 10th floor of Namakkal Kavignar Maligai at the Secretariat has raised questions over the way the Public Works Department (PWD) is handling the project. A [] The post TVK Govt Floats Fresh 5.54 Crore Tender For CM Joseph Vijays New Office Despite 90% Work Reportedly Completed appeared first on The Commune .

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tamil Nadu state president Nainar Nagenthran has sparked widespread controversy after making remarks widely described as crass and uncivilised about Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay and his mother during a party event in Chennai. The comments came at the launch of the Ore Nadu 2.0 monthly magazine and its digital edition [] The post Shameful: BJP TN President Nainar Nagenthran Makes Disgusting Remarks About TN CM Vijays Mother, Had Earlier Made Crass Comments Linking V

The Congress long-standing discomfort with the full rendition of Vande Mataram came under the spotlight once again on Independence Day, after the complete national song was sung at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in New Delhi, as reported in Madhyamam Online. What made the episode particularly striking was the visible reaction of senior [] The post Sonia Gandhi Appears Upset As Full Vande Mataram Plays At Congress HQ, Allegedly Seen Signalling For It To Stop appeared first o

Leftist rag Newslaundry that is in the news for the various sexual harassment allegations at its workplace is once again facing fresh questions over its handling of workplace sexual harassment complaints after former employee Sumedha Mittal challenged the organisations claim that its Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) has dealt with four such complaints since 2017. This [] The post Newslaundry Caught Lying: Claimed It Acted On 4 Sexual Harassment Complaints; Its Own Disclosures Reported Zero ap