MIDNIGHT MEDITATION AT MARINA : A FILMY COMEDY OF A FOOLISH JOKER
throw in the dust bin these types self styled bhaktas MIDNIGHT MEDITATION AT MARINA : Around the turn of the year, all was (mostly) well in Tamil Nadu politics. Yes, there was a power vacuum left behind by the death of J Jayalalalithaa, the beloved Tamil Nadu chief minister and AIADMK supremo who died in December 2016. But, that vacuum was being filled pretty smoothly. Ottakkarthevar Panneerselvam, a long-time AIADMK loyalist, had replaced Jayalalithaa as CM within hours of her death. And come January, Amma's close aide VK Sasikala was on the homestretch of a plan that would see her become CM. And as an apparent part of this plan, O Panneerselvam resigned from the CM's post on February 5. Pretty straight-forward politics, so far. "It all changed on February 7 when Panneerselvam made a late-night dash to Jayalalithaa's memorial at Marina Beach and sat there on meditation. He did not utter a word even as curious onlookers, befuddled supporters and startle...
