MGR: The Man and The Myth
by K. Mohandas
ISBN 9788185457093
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A political biography of M.G. Ramachandran, 1917-1987, a former chief minister of Tamil Nadu.
It was a period of turbulence, epoch-making in some ways and calamitous in others. Ranging from the murky goings-on among the satraps of the last 2 decades in the Tamil Nadu political sweepstakes, to the power packed drama of taming the Tamil Tigers, Mr. Mohandas turns the light on the highlights of MGR’s political career.
This candid account of the troubled times is a compelling though sordid tale of the sycophancy of MGR’s men, the insane immolations and the political machinations. Above all, the towering persona of MGR, his native understanding of it all, and his sphinx-like attitude to the tide of events that overwhelmed him – from the glorious to the catastrophic.
What emerges is a touching portrait of a larger-than-life MGR seen at close quarters: as a man, at once formidable and endearing.
It was a period of turbulence, epoch-making in some ways and calamitous in others. Ranging from the murky goings-on among the satraps of the last 2 decades in the Tamil Nadu political sweepstakes, to the power packed drama of taming the Tamil Tigers, Mr. Mohandas turns the light on the highlights of MGR’s political career.
This candid account of the troubled times is a compelling though sordid tale of the sycophancy of MGR’s men, the insane immolations and the political machinations. Above all, the towering persona of MGR, his native understanding of it all, and his sphinx-like attitude to the tide of events that overwhelmed him – from the glorious to the catastrophic.
What emerges is a touching portrait of a larger-than-life MGR seen at close quarters: as a man, at once formidable and endearing.
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