The Tamil Nadu way: How to reverse India's creeping centralisation
Ashok Vardhan Shetty speaks to us about Tamil Nadu’s push for greater state autonomy and the recommendations of the Kurian Joseph Committee.
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Show Notes
Ashok Vardhan Shetty is one of the three members of the Justice Kurian Joseph Committee, appointed by the DMK government headed by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to study Union–State relations. The committee recently submitted Part 1 of its report to the Chief Minister, who has since tabled it in the Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Tamil Nadu has historically been very vocal about issues such as decentralisation, state autonomy and federalism. As early as 1969, the late Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi appointed the Justice Rajamannar Committee to examine the relationship between the Centre and the States.
Against this backdrop, we speak to Mr. Shetty understand the recommendations and ideas presented in the report.
Guest: Ashok Vardhan Shetty, Fomer IAS, Member of Justice Kurian Joseph High-Level Committed on Union-State Relations
Host: Bhagavathi Sampath K J
Edited and produced by Sharmada Venkatasubramanian
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