BJP President Nitin Gadkari’s call to revive the mandir agenda could not have been more ill timed. Read more

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Posted by Kumkum Chadha on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 8:44 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Arun Jaitley, Babri masjid demolition, BJP, Just People, Kumkum Chadha, LK Advani, Manmohan Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Parliament, Ram Lalla, Ram mandir, Sushma Swaraj
Thanks to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his government, social activist Anna Hazare emerged a national figure overnight. Read more

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Posted by Kumkum Chadha on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 7:32 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Anna Hazare, Baba Ramdev, Congress, Group of Ministers, L K Advani, Lok Pal Bill, Maharashtra, Manmohan Singh, National Advisory Council, Parliament, Sharad Pawar, sonia gandhi, Veerappa Moily
The scam-tainted Congress is banking on the outcome of the Assembly elections. Read more

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Posted by Kumkum Chadha on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 7:24 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Anna Hazare, Assembly Elections, Congress, Corruption, DMK-Congress partnership, Parliament, Tamil Nadu, UP elections, West Bengal
Recently, the BJP nominated film star Hema Malini for the Rajya Sabha by-election from Karnataka. Read more

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Posted by Kumkum Chadha on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 10:56 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Bikaner, BJP, Bobby Deol, censor board chief, Dharmendra, Girish Karnad, Hema Malini, Karnataka, Leela Samson, Lok Sabha, Parliament, rajya sabha, Sharmila Tagore, Sholay, Sunny Deol
The Congress seriously needs an astrologer: rather astrologers because the way things are going for it, one will not suffice. Read more

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Posted by Kumkum Chadha on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 8:22 pm
Filed under India · Tagged 2G spectrum scam, Adarsh Society land scam, astrologers, Central Vigilance Commissioner, Congress, CVC, CWG0, IPL, Parliament, PJ Thomas, Prime Ministe, Sushma Swaraj
I did not know that film star Dharmendra and his two sons, Sunny and Bobby Deol, were such a draw. In my perception, they are spent forces who have outlived their careers: Dharmendra more than his sons. Read more

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Posted by Kumkum Chadha on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 6:29 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Amitabh Bachchan, Ashoka Hotel, Balaji production, Bikaner, Bobby Deol, Dharmendra, Govinda, Hema Malini, Jaya Bachchan, Jaya Prada, Jitendra, Parliament, Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas, Punjabi Diaspora, Raj Babbar, Rajesh Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Sunny Deol, Vikramjit Singh Sahney, World Punjabi Organization
You pat my back and I yours seems to be the Congress philosophy as far as the leadership is concerned. Read more

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Posted by Kumkum Chadha on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at 3:48 pm
Filed under India · Tagged 2G spectrum scam, budget session, Congress, Congress Parliamentary Party, JPC, Manmohan Singh, Opposition, PAC, Parliament, sonia gandhi, winter session
A few days ago I read about Rahul Mahajan and his intention of continuing his father, the late Pramod Mahajan’s political legacy. Read more

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When Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh complimented Union Minister Kapil Sibal for what he called his zeal and dedication in handling and I quote Dr Singh “the most important ministry” I could not agree with him more. Read more

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Posted by Kumkum Chadha on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at 6:58 pm
Filed under India · Tagged A Raja, BJP, Brinda Karat, Citibank, Congress, DMK, Indira Gandhi, Maharashtra, Minister of Human Resource Development, Opposition, Parliament, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Prithviraj Chauhan, Smriti Irani, St Stephen's college, Sushma Swara, Telecom Ministry, Union Minister Kapil Sibal, Vikram Pandit
Two people, both in the Government, have been upset with me for some time now. One a friend and another a professional contact. The first, Election Commissioner Shahabuddin Yaqoob Quraishi and the other Union Sports Minister MS Gill. Let me deal with Gill first. Read more

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Posted by Kumkum Chadha on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 11:10 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Akbar Road, booth mismanagement, Chief Election Commissioner, constituency, Doordarshan, election, Election Commissioner Shahabuddin Yaqoob Quraishi, gender barriers, Government, guitars, Indira Gandhi, Mother Teresa Crescent, motormouth, music, Parliament, Prasar Bharati, Rajiv Gandhi, Sharon Prabhakar, sonia gandhi, un-Islamic, Union Sports Minister MS Gill