dynasty – The Commune https://thecommunemag.com Mainstreaming Alternate Mon, 17 Feb 2025 12:57:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://thecommunemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-TC_SF-1-32x32.jpg dynasty – The Commune https://thecommunemag.com 32 32 Rabid Dravidianist Actor Sathyaraj’s Daughter Appointed As Deputy Secretary Of DMK’s IT Wing https://thecommunemag.com/rabid-dravidianist-actor-sathyarajs-daughter-appointed-as-deputy-secretary-of-dmks-it-wing/ Mon, 17 Feb 2025 12:57:37 +0000 https://thecommunemag.com/?p=108267 Less than a month after Divya Sathyaraj, daughter of Kollywood actor Sathyaraj and Dravidianist supporter, was officially inducted into the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party, she has been appointed as the deputy secretary of the party’s IT wing. திமுகவில் தகவல் தொழில்நுட்ப அணி துணைச் செயலாளராக திவ்யா சத்யராஜ் நியமனம்#Divyasatyaraj #DMK #News18Tamilnadu | https://t.co/3v5L32pe7b pic.twitter.com/5thoywXRkI — News18 Tamil […]

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Less than a month after Divya Sathyaraj, daughter of Kollywood actor Sathyaraj and Dravidianist supporter, was officially inducted into the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party, she has been appointed as the deputy secretary of the party’s IT wing.

Her appointment, announced on 16 February 2025 at the party’s headquarters, has sparked widespread criticism in social media with many accusing the party of continuing its practice of dynasty politics and favoritism with key positions in the DMK’s organizational structure are increasingly being filled by the next generation of leaders and their supporters, leaving true cadres with little opportunity for such promotions.

DMK General Secretary Duraimurugan officially confirmed Divya’s appointment. Along with her, the DMK has also appointed former Minister TPM Mohideen Khan as the new president of its State Minority Welfare wing. Additionally, the party has named BM Mubarak, a seasoned DMK leader and former Nilgiris district secretary, as a member of its high-level working committee. Mubarak, who was relieved of his district secretary duties earlier this month, has now been given an important role within the party.

The party also appointed Suriya Krishnamoorthy as the Deputy Press Secretary, filling the position left vacant after the passing of Kovai Selvaraj.

Divya’s appointment as the deputy secretary of DMK’s IT wing has prompted online ridicule, with several posts criticizing the decision. Many pointed out that 12 leaders who switched from the AIADMK have been appointed as ministers, while Chandrakumar who jumped from the DMDK became an MLA, and Rajiv Gandhi from the Naam Tamilar party was made the students’ wing secretary. Meanwhile, Sathyaraj’s daughter, the newest addition to the party, appointed as the deputy secretary of the party’s IT wing, while long-time party workers remain stuck as servants for their lives. Some of these posts are shared below.

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]]> Like Congress, Bollywood Too Is Becoming Irrelevant Because Of Dynasts And Narrative Paralysis https://thecommunemag.com/like-congress-bollywood-too-is-becoming-irrelevant-because-of-dynasts-and-narrative-paralysis/ Sat, 10 Sep 2022 09:54:13 +0000 https://thecommunemag.com/?p=47181 Congress and Bollywood seem to be in the same trajectory. Both don’t have any new narrative or content that attracts the public. In today’s times the public has experienced Pushpa, RRR, KGF, Trance, Ayyappanum Koshiyum, Vikram, Kartikeya 2 etc. If the answer to these from Bollywood are Shamshera, Laal Singh Chaddha, Rakshabandhan, Samrat Prithviraj, Jugg […]

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Congress and Bollywood seem to be in the same trajectory. Both don’t have any new narrative or content that attracts the public. In today’s times the public has experienced Pushpa, RRR, KGF, Trance, Ayyappanum Koshiyum, Vikram, Kartikeya 2 etc. If the answer to these from Bollywood are Shamshera, Laal Singh Chaddha, Rakshabandhan, Samrat Prithviraj, Jugg Jugg Jeeyo, Bhool Bulaiya 2, Brahmastra and the likes, it will be very hard for them to withstand the competition from the South. I am not considering the south remakes that Bollywood has been shelling out. Vikram Vedha which had R. Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi play the lead roles in Tamil, is definitely not going to woo the Hindi audience as they must’ve already seen the Tamil film in OTT by now.

I am strictly looking at the Bollywood original creations. A handfuls like Gangubai Kathiawadi and Kashmir Files are a saving grace although I would not include Vivek Agnihotri as a part of Bollywood as this great industry never saw him as one of his own.

We are seeing a similar narrative paralysis in Congress too. People seem to be so bored of their same ghisa-pita rant on garibi, berozgari and secularism etc. What unique solutions are they offering even in their ruling states to counter Modi’s non-stop creative schemes?

PM Modi seems to be creating and riding the rising nationalist tide among Indians. Har Ghar Tiranga, Kartavya path, Subhash Chandra Bose’s statue in India Gate, Kashi Vishwanath Corridor, and the list goes on. Congress has given a series of flops like Bollywood and Modi has given a series of hits like the South movies that has shifted the loyalties of the public.

Hindus today are saying enough is enough. They are miffed with Congress’s minority appeasement for around 50 years in the name of secularism. They are angry with Bollywood also for similar reasons. They have realized over the years that a lot of Hindi movies have shown Hindu priests as villains and have insulted Hindu gods in the name of creativity. Hindus have seen that the Bollywood movies for the most part have been very careful in taking the same liberties with other minority religions and seemed to take Hindus for granted. Earlier, the Hindus had enjoyed the same movies and made big stars out of those heroes but they reached a tipping point now and they are no more amused by such selective creativity of Bollywood. Similarly, in their minds today, Congress is also a party that had taken the Hindus for granted and were always focusing in appeasing the minority communities purely for their votes. Modi like the South Indian movies except for the current Tamil movie industry gave them the respect that they were yearning for.

Parivarvaad is haunting both Congress and Bollywood today. Congress is being run totally by a family today. Even in Bollywood some key families are ruling over Bollywood. Wherever there is a family(s) control and new people outside the family(s) are not welcomed, the quality of the institution eventually declines. The aam aadmi, who is looking for more of Bharatiya flavor in the stories, does not relate to the West-influenced ideas of both Congress and Bollywood. The next couple of years will decide the fate of both these once-upon-a-time popular entities. Although both seem to be in a denial mode, let us see how Congress and Bollywood respond to this “transform or perish” phase.

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]]> ‘Is this Secretariat or Arivalayam?’: Udhayanidhi Stalin’s photo inside Minister’s office triggers row https://thecommunemag.com/is-it-secretariat-or-arivalayam-udhayanidhi-stalins-photo-inside-ministers-office-triggers-row/ Tue, 20 Jul 2021 02:03:57 +0000 https://thecommunemag.com/?p=34655 The DMK is once again being called out for its blatant dynastic politics and rightly so, as portraits of Udhayanidhi Stalin have been found adorning the walls along with pictures of his father MK Stalin, late DMK patriarch Karunanidhi, CN Annadurai, and E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker. The photo was found on the office walls of Law […]

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The DMK is once again being called out for its blatant dynastic politics and rightly so, as portraits of Udhayanidhi Stalin have been found adorning the walls along with pictures of his father MK Stalin, late DMK patriarch Karunanidhi, CN Annadurai, and E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker.

The photo was found on the office walls of Law Minister S Raghupathy.This triggered a social media storm with critics of the DMK coming down heavy asking what has Udhyanidhi achieved in public life for his photo to be placed along with other leaders.

“Except for allegedly ‘acting’ in a few flop films, what is his achievement?”, asked a user on social media.

Others heavily criticized the senior leaders of the party for being subservient to one family by pledging their self-respect, which they claim to stand for.

Former Fisheries Minister D. Jayakumar of the AIADMK posted a tweet in which he asked whether it was the Tamil Nadu Secretariat of Arivalayam (DMK’s headquarters).

This isn’t an isolated incident. Recently, Udhayanidhi Stalin’s photo standing among DMK leaders in Trichy was put up when Stalin opened the sluice gates of a dam that let out waters for irrigating the Kuruvai crop. “What was the need for Chepauk MLA’s picture at Trichy?”, asked one political observer.

It is to be noted that Udhayanidhi Stalin is just an MLA and not the Minister in the government. Political commentators have been stating that CM Stalin is propping up his son and is preparing the ground for it.

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