Truth vs Hype: The 'Amma' of All Handouts
In a blazing hot rally in Salem, Tamil Nadu, Jayalalithaa told a massive gathering all that she has done, or given to them in her past five years: an endless list of election freebies. Using that rally as a starting point, we analyse whether the "mixer-grinder" competitive populism of Tamil Nadu's main parties is degrading its political culture, and its economy.
