Bharathy Singaravel
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Past articles by Bharathy:
‘Videos are fake, people spread them for politics’: Migrant labourers in TN speak out
TNM speaks to migrant workers in Tamil Nadu to glean their response to rumours about attacks against them. → Read More
Agilan Review: Jayam Ravi glowers his way through a non-existent plotline
Everybody growls in this film, and there are more villains than one can count, performing to deafening soundtracks. What†s missing is a story. → Read More
'Need law to govern SC-ST sub plans': TN activists draft proposal with VCK support
The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam alliance governing Tamil Nadu, has announced its support for a “people’s draft Bill” that intends to introduce a special legislation to govern the Scheduled Caste Sub Plan (SCSP) and Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) funds in the state. → Read More
African Queens: Njinga review: Netflix series depicts Black resistance and reclamation
While the series offers a historical figure as an icon of resistance, it doesn� t shy away from talking about the complex history of African kingdoms, and their entanglement with the slave trade. → Read More
Reclaim JNU: Protest held against ABVP attack on Tamil students
Pointing out that this was the latest in multiple such incidents lately, a PhD scholar from the university said that the attacks were becoming more frequent and occuring with the impunity that no action would be taken against them. → Read More
Spend on Scheduled Caste Sub Plan in TN has fallen since DMK came to power
The dismal numbers have led to activists questioning the validity of the DMK� s claims of social justice and the � Dravidian model� . → Read More
Dalit family in Thoothukudi allegedly denied use of road to crematorium
Locals allege that the discriminatory act of blocking access to main roads for funerals of Dalits has been happening for decades in the Mannarkaravai panchayat. → Read More
Chaos at Kalaignar Pen Monument public hearing in Chennai, activists call it a sham
The activists were unable to present their concerns or raise queries, as only close to 30 persons were given a chance to speak at a hearing attended by more than 1000 people. → Read More
Ayali review: A moving, claustrophobic tale on womanhood & generational trauma
Set in a small fictional village in Pudukkottai district, the series, now streaming on Zee 5, challenges the practice of marrying off underage girls as soon as they hit puberty. → Read More
Kaali poster row: SC tells states not to take coercive action against Leena Manimekalai
After Leena shared her film Kaali� s poster via her Twitter account last year, multiple FIRs had been lodged against her in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, and other states for � hurting religious sentiments� . → Read More
Why Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi's way of dealing with her son's trolls is refreshing
Kiruthiga� s succinct statement, that refuses to offer explanations as if the youngsters had done something wrong, is as appreciable as it is rare from publicly known figures in India. → Read More
TNM investigation: RTIs, ground report show lack of ECPs despite TN Health Min's claim
In July last year, Tamil Nadu’s Health Minister Ma Subramanian claimed that Emergency Contraceptive Pills (ECPs) were available to the public, free of cost, at government hospitals. TNM decided to fact-check this claim and filed an RTI in September, seeking details about the availability of ECPs at public healthcare facilities in Tamil Nadu. → Read More
Witness is a rare film that earns the anti-caste tag
Debutant director Deepak� s film chooses not to linger on visually depicting the death and indignities that manual scavenging causes. → Read More
Naai Sekar Returns Review: A lacklustre comeback for Vadivelu
For fans of Vadivelu, including this reviewer, Naai Sekar Returns falls terribly short of all the fun it promised. Sadly, this entire review cannot be written with just Vadivelu� s most iconic punchlines. → Read More
DSP review: For ardent Vijay Sethupathi fans, this cop drama is a letdown
Director Ponram seems to think police brutality makes for good comedy. It really doesn†t. → Read More
Chennai cops hold Dalit man over complaint by wife’s father after inter-caste marriage
Gurusamy, a Dalit, and Sudoroli belonging to Reddiar caste, had been married since October 13, 2022 but he was picked up by the police on November 26 and made to spend a night in detention. → Read More
Father alleges son was sexually assaulted for days by classmates in Chennai school
According to the father, the child developed physical illnesses and nausea because of the abuse and is currently admitted to a government hospital in Chennai. → Read More
TN activists condemn EWS quota amid continued exclusion of Christian, Muslim Dalits
Pointing out that Dalit Chrisitians and Dalit Muslims have been excluded from caste-based reservation for over seven decades, the Tamil Nadu-based Dalit Christian Teacher Employee Assoctiation has released a statement condemning the Supreme Court’s verdict in favour of the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota. → Read More
TN beef traders allege cow vigilantes run extortion rackets at checkposts
Beef traders based in Tamil Nadu told TNM that at the state borders, they face extreme harassment from an extortion network that� s colluding with the police. → Read More
Why a political party in Tamil Nadu is distributing booklets on Manusmriti
The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi has published one lakh copies of a Tamil booklet with select verses from the Manusmriti and various other Hindu texts. → Read More