India Today Malayalam Magazine - April 4 2012

In this issue

Highlights of India Today Malayalam magazine dated April 4,2012 looks at the rise of the son of the late Kerala Congress-J leader T. M Jacob whose mantle fell on the young and ambitious youth leader Anup Jacob. Anup has won with a thumping majority of 12070 votes compared to the 157 votes majority by his father. The UDF government itself is saved by the victory of Anup as defeat would have spelt the end of Oommen Chahndy government which is finishing its first anniversary in may this
year. The UDF has jointly fought against the LDFs Jacob is evident from the victory margins The cover story looks at the young hero who ha saved a government but all is not over yet for the front.The issue also looks at the tempest or hurricane
that Trinamool leader Mamatha Banarjee is who is trying all the advantages in the coalition rift to her advantage. It is also an issue that celebrate the festival of thoughts, which India Today conclave is called. From Salman Rushdie to Kissinger to John Huntsman-an impressive array of thinkers join together to deliberate on the Asian century. The issue also
analyses threadbare the budget of Pranab Mukherjee who stumbled on the coalition hindrances. There is also a very scathing piece on the liquor barons of Andhrapradesh who milks gold from their political vocation and there are interesting
personalities like former DGP Vanzara writing poetry inside the jail and men of Ferraris turnig to monkhood. Ther is also a profile of Malayalams new found sensation Rrima Kallinkal .The issue also looks at one of the prominent pieces on malayalam media by Shaji Jacob.The obit on C K Chandrappan ,CPI state secretary is big tribute to the revolutionary leader There are also features on Pia Bajapyee, Nayanathara, Priyamani, Sonam Kapoor and Smrithi irani