The Rajinikanth starrer Kaala, like the earlier Kabali, is a movie whose time has come.

Indeed, it’s a trite late, but has come from the most expected place of all, Tamil Nadu, where the mutinies started many years ago, led by E.V. Ramaswamy, fondly called as Periyar.

Government seems to have decided to make a organized effort on silencing the dalit movements in the country, especially after the stupendous response Koregaon and Una marches drew. Politicians are restless over the steam Dalit and minority movements are gathering. Chalo Una march finally gave a totally new MLA to the country in the form of Jignesh Mevani. 

The very first labour of coalition government has borne great results. History has shown that even absolute majority governments often face challenging situations while distributing the power offices to MLAs, and this government is resting on a weak foundation in terms of coalition partners. Cabinet expansion is much like proving the trust vote second time over, just so that no one leaves your side and the government remains safe and sound. And just as it happens, dissidence too has set in among the berth aspirants who weren’t made ministers this time.

It has been four years since the Narendra Modi led government assumed power in the centre. Now it is time again for them to go seeking votes again. The overall picture of unfulfilled promises is pretty grim. 

There is no scale to measure sins. But there could be sins that are legally classified as those who can be given harsh punishment and others that’ll be let off with a warning or smaller punishment. Stealing cattle may be an act of stealing, but it is the most gruesome of all. Because those who rear cattle, have the deepest emotional bond with the animal. It is more than an animal to them. That they are also dependent on that for economic means is a very small aspect of cattle rearing. The loss caused by a lost cattle cannot be measured by money alone.

A major point that could have been detrimental for the coalition government has been tackled right away. The question whether Kumaraswamy would remain a full term CM could have been a bone of contention if it was not addressed right now. The fact that this question has been answered without giving much space for it to gain different proportions is not only a surprising move, but also a fact that has brought much solace to the people of the state.

With the recently concluded by-elections, the whole nation was focused on Kairana in Uttar Pradesh; and in the state, people keenly awaited the Rajarajeshwari Nagar results. If a bypoll result can be considered a verdict for any party to rid itself of any allegations of electoral misconduct, then Munirathna has just been declared a clean man.

Finally, the progress on Gauri Lankesh murder investigation has reached a stage of filing the chargesheet. The police have submitted a chargesheet on two young men with Sangh Parivar background.