The Cho Must Go On

Ramaswamy, a conservative Brahmin, a critic of reservation in a state where one does so at one’s own peril, acts as a sounding board occasionally for Jayalalitha. Indeed, the media takes notice every time he visits her Poes Garden residence. Most recently, while making a speech on Thuglak Founding Day, he urged people to vote for the AIADMK to release Tamil Nadu from "the clutches of the DMK". A day later, he called on the AIADMK leader, leading the media to speculate that the two had discussed her party’s electoral strategy and choice of allies.