When Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan accused his Bihar counterpart, Nitish Kumar, of playing cheap political games, he was not far wrong. Read more

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Posted by Sujata Anandan on Friday, September 7, 2012 at 11:09 pm
Filed under India, politics · Tagged Bala Nandgaonkar, Bihar, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, hindustan times, Hindustantimes, Marathi manoos, Raj Thackeray, Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, Singly political, Sujata Anandan
Bal Thackeray’s maverick ways have always led both his friends and rivals to underestimate him politically. Read more

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Posted by Sujata Anandan on Friday, June 22, 2012 at 7:15 pm
Filed under India, politics · Tagged Bal Thackeray, bjp, hindustan times, Jayalalithaa, Marathi manoos, Mukul sangma, Narayan Rane, Naveen Patnaik, Nitish Kumar, Pranab Mukherjee, Pratibha Patil, Sharad Pawar, Sujata Anandan
Over the years, I must say, I have come to the conclusion that Bal Thackeray is consistent about just one thing – his inconsistency.
In my first interview with the Sena tiger in the Nineties, I was pretty impressed when Balasaheb told me in no uncertain terms, “I am afraid of no one. Read more

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