India, May 17 -- Already there is a growing perception among Hindus worldwide that the new Tamil Nadu Chief Minister is anti-Hindu.

In Tamil Nadu, reel life is often mistaken for real life. M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) was for a long time the Chief Minister of the state. He was superb in delegating work to subordinates, so that he could work on ensuring his image amongst the Tamil people remained intact. MGR in reel life was the classic Tamil film hero, fighting evil and standing for the poor. It must be said that as CM he in many ways followed the same path. The number and expense of freebies grew substantially during his tenure. A quirk was his periodic durbar, when the common man was given entry to his presence if they were prepared to fa...