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- Seeking a new paradigm for Dravidian exceptionalism The Hindu
- Can Vijay usher in a new dawn for social justice in TN or will it be more of the same? The News Minute
- Unlike Tamil Nadu and Andhra, Karnataka stays resistant to cinema-driven politics The Times of India
- Politics of rasigar mandrams in Tamil Nadu from MGR to Vijay The Economic Times