Southern States Update; July 27, 2007.

Skeletons have been tumbling out of the closets of both the rival political formations in Kerala - the ruling Left Democratic Front and the opposition United Democratic Front. No other political party or alliance has so far been able to put up a formidable challenge to unseat either from power.
Balbir K. Punj, CPM's tainted millions, The Pioneer, July 27, 2007.

The uneducated poor see all educated Hindus embracing Christianity and all those who convert progressing in life! Then the poor prefers to convert, even if there is no money handed over!
P R Ramesh, Minority rights should be abolished, Economic Times, July 26, 2007.

In a newly published book one of India’s retired spy bosses B.A. Raman has revealed that the negligence of vital information had led to the assassination of India’s former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Walter Jayawardhana for LankaWeb.

Tirupur taluk authorities recieved a letter, purportedly written by 'Al-Umma' which threatens to target the Chief Minister on August 15 while hoisting the Tricolour as part of Independence Day celebrations in Chennai.
Muslim outfit threatens to eliminate Karunanidhi, CNN IBN, July 27, 2007.

The Federal Health Ministry in India is putting together plans for a train that would create awareness about AIDS as its winds its way through the length and breadth of thousands of villages across the country.

Ramaswamy panel in its interim report II tabled in both the Houses of Legislature said that a court should be set up under the Karnataka Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, along the lines of Andhra Pradesh which has a special court to handle cases pertaining to land-grabbing in the entire state.
Prosecute encroachers with Goonda Act, Deccan Herald, July 26, 2007.

How little the government and the media understand the seriousness of the Maoist threat is reflected in their continuing use of the terms ‘Naxalites’ and Maoists as homonyms. This is not accidental.
Prem Shankar Jha, Substitute for the State, Hindustan Times, July 27, 2007.

Also See:
Q & A by Cho Ramaswamy, India Interacts, July 26, 2007.

Situation report - Deep depression/flood, 26 Jul 2007, RelifWeb, July 26, 2007.