TN Elections - My read

Edappadi Palaniswami does not look like a master politician. He speaks in a flat, unhurried cadence, gives no memorable speeches, inspires no great passion. For years, people have underestimated him for exactly these reasons — and they have been wrong. He survived Sasikala. He survived OPS. He held 66 seats in 2021. And then, after the 2024 wipeout, when commentators were writing AIADMK’s obituary, he did not panic or make dramatic statements. He just started going to villages. From July 2025...