Yashwant Sinha had called the day a defining moment in Indian history. Read more

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Posted by Sujata Anandan on Friday, February 24, 2012 at 6:29 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Ayodhya, Babri Masjid, Godhra train burning, Gujarat riots, hindustan times, Singly political, Sujata Anandan, VHP, Vinod Sharma, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Yashwant Sinha
Some years ago, there was a Congress minister in Maharashtra, destined for greater heights nationally, who was caught out with a famous Bollywood actress in a hotel room in Bombay. Read more

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Posted by Sujata Anandan on Friday, February 10, 2012 at 6:25 pm
Filed under India, politics · Tagged Gopianth Munde, hindustan times, Laxman Savadi, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, Raj Thackeray, Ramdev Baba, Shiv Sena, Singly political, Smita Thackeray, Sujata Anandan, Uddhav Thackeray, Valentine’s Day
Sharad Pawar is wont to describe the Congress party thus: it is like a zamindar of yore. When he used to sit on his terrace with a hookah he had the satisfaction of knowing that all that met his eye and far beyond belonged to him. Read more

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Posted by Sujata Anandan on Friday, February 3, 2012 at 7:27 pm
Filed under India, politics · Tagged Anand Paranjpe, Congress, hindustan times, Lok Sabha, Maharashtra Assembly, Mamata Banerjee, Nationalist Congress Party, news, Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena, Singly political, Sujata Anandan, Vilasrao Deshmukh