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Former MLA (Madurai Central ('16-'26); TN Minister (Finance & HR '21-'23; IT & Digital Service '23-'26). Lovedale, Vikaasa, NITT, UB, MIT Sloan; Lehman, SCB
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Dr P Thiaga Rajan (PTR) Verified account @ptrmadurai
𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿: The entire Kumbabishegam ceremony today, has been directed by the current TVK Government through its Officers without considering any inputs from the Trustees. This has been done in direct contravention of both the relevant Tamil Nadu Acts & Statutes and of multiple rulings of the Madras High Court. I have been forwarded multiple social media posts this morning from devotees complaining of the lack of access to the event. While some of this may have happened under any government, the incumbent government must take full responsibility for today’s shortcomings, given their complete exclusion of the Trustees (who had experience with prior events)from the planning process, and decision to conduct the proceedings with Officers that had no prior experience of similar events.

I am also duty-bound to note that over 95% of the massive efforts undertaken over the past three years to perform this unique renovation – which included the restoration of the fire-damaged Veera Vasantha Rayar Mandapam – were undertaken during the previous DMK Government’s tenure of 2021 to 2026.
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Dr P Thiaga Rajan (PTR) Verified account @ptrmadurai
In my experience & analysis, elections are won (or lost) - above all else - by which voters are motivated enough to come to the booth

Apathy is more likely the cause of a loss than vote-switching

Mobilizing turnout is more often the reason for victory than vote-switching
Adam Schwarz @AdamJSchwarz Oct 26
How did Lula come from behind to crush Bolsonaro?

In short, turnout.

Bolsonaro's vote share barely moved. Lula banked millions of votes from those who didn't vote in 1st round and won eliminated candidates' votes.

A remarkable mobilisation. 2nd round turnout usually below 1st.
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Dr P Thiaga Rajan (PTR) Verified account @ptrmadurai
Procuring at 35/unit after cancelling previous agreements at much lower rates earlier is either staggering incompetence in administration/planning, or massive corruption. Or both...
MacroMatrix Verified account @MacroMatrix1 Oct 12
🚨Breaking

Tamil Nadu reportedly floated a tender to procure 4,500 MW of electricity from the open market to meet power demand and manage power cuts.

If the reported procurement schedule is fully utilised at ₹35 per unit, the estimated cost would be:

⚡ 3,000 MW for 6 hours: ₹63 crore
⚡ 1,500 MW for 2 hours: ₹10.5 crore

📊 Total: ₹73.5 crore per day

• 7 days: ₹514.5 crore
• 20 days: ₹1,470 crore

That is a massive potential cost for emergency power procurement.
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Florian Roth ⚡️ Verified account @cyb3rops Oct 10
Ah, now I get it. I thought the AI catastrophe meant a model escaping its sandbox, launching nukes or hacking the power grid.

Turns out it spots the AI debt bubble, shorts its own creators and crashes the financial system with trading bots.

The singularity is a margin call.
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