Mononymous Tamil cinema megastar turned politician. In state elections in 2026, his two-year-old party swept away M.K. Stalin, the long-serving Tamil Nadu chief minister and a chief proponent of Tamil-identity politics in opposition to Narendra Modi. The victory was driven by young urban voters with little love for the old guard, according to Rahul Verma of Shiv Nadar University in Chennai. Analysts were left puzzled as to how the political novice would govern one of India's most dynamic states.
Apathy Club meeting this Friday. If you want to come, you're not invited.