Mysuru Dasara: DCM kick starts cultural procession
Mysuru, October 14: The cultural procession, started for the first time in the world famous Mysuru Dasara, attracted poor response on Sunday.
People across the globe would visit Mysuru to watch Jamboo Savari, to be held on the last day of Dasara celebrations. Deputy Chief Minister Dr. G. Parameshwar inaugurated the cultural procession today and Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy would offer flowers on October 19. Today, the DCM inaugurated the procession by offering puja to the Nandi Dhwaja in front of the Kote Anjaneya Swamy Temple. Though the programme was organized on the line of Dasara procession, there were no local people to witness the procession, except the tourists. People were not interested to watch the procession which passed from the Palace to the Banni Mantap.
Total 40 folk troupes with 400 artistes and 11,500 people in traditional attire participated in the procession. They marched along with 25 teams which participated in Yuva Sambhrama. Apart from them, 10 Dasara elephants, horse forces and police forces also participated in the procession.
Higher Education Minister G.T. Deve Gowda, Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh, Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Shankar, MLAs L. Nagendra, Harshavardhan, ZP CEO K. Jyothi, Police Commissioner Dr. A. Subramanyeshwar Rao, SP Amith Singh, DCPs Vishnuvardhan and Vikram Amte, Kannada and Culture department assistant director Chennappa and others participated.
Since it was the Dasara festival of the land, everyone should join together and celebrate it, said DCM Dr. G. Parameshwar.
Speaking to reporters after flagging off the cultural procession, he said that he was happy for participating in the festival.
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Sujit Nair raises concerns over speculation of DMK-AIADMK understanding to block TVK
Chennai: Journalist and political commentator Sujit Nair has expressed concern over speculation that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam could explore a post-poll understanding to prevent Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam from forming the government in Tamil Nadu.
In a social media post, Sujit Nair said the election verdict in Tamil Nadu reflected a clear public demand for political change and argued that the mandate should be respected irrespective of political preferences.
Referring to reports and political discussions surrounding a possible understanding between the DMK and AIADMK, he said he hoped such developments remained only speculative conversations and did not turn into reality.
Nair stated that if such an alliance were to take shape, it would raise serious questions about ideological politics in the country. He said TVK had emerged through a democratic electoral process and that the legitimacy to govern in a parliamentary democracy comes from the people’s verdict.
According to him, attempts to prevent an electoral winner from forming the government through unexpected political arrangements may be constitutionally valid, but many people could view them as politically opportunistic.
He further said that such a move could particularly affect the political image of the DMK, which has historically projected itself around ideology, social justice and opposition politics. Nair said that in ideological terms, the DMK appeared closer to TVK than to the AIADMK, and joining hands with its long-time political rival only to remain in power could weaken its broader political narrative.
He added that the same questions would apply to the AIADMK as well, as the party had spent decades positioning itself against the DMK and such an arrangement could create discomfort among its cadre and supporters.
Drawing a comparison with Maharashtra politics in 2019, Nair said he had expressed similar views when the Shiv Sena formed an alliance with the Indian National Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party after the Assembly elections.
He said post-poll alliances between long-standing political rivals often create a public perception that ideology and electoral mandates become secondary when political power equations come into play.
Nair also said such developments increase public cynicism towards politics and reinforce the belief among voters that ideology is often sidelined after elections.
He maintained that the Tamil Nadu verdict was emphatic and said respecting both the spirit and substance of the mandate was important for the credibility of democratic politics.
