Round Table on Civility in Politics

N. Ram, Chairman, Kasturi and Sons Limited, greets K.M. Kader Mohideen, National President, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), as B. Kolappan, Deputy Editor, The Hindu, looks on. This was on the sidelines of a Round Table Discussion on Civility in Politics jointly hosted by The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy and the U.S. Consulate General, Chennai, at the Kasturi Buildings on May 18, 2017.

Senator Deb M. Peters (Republican Party) from the State legislature of South Dakota, U.S. makes a point at the Round Table Discussion. Representative Helene M. Keeley (Democratic Party) from the State legislature of Delaware, U.S., Ariel Pollock, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Consulate General, Chennai, and Yuvaraja Muthusamy, State President of Youth Wing of Tamil Manila Congress, look on.

Representative Helene M. Keeley presents the U.S. perspective. Senator Deb Peters is by her side.

M.K. Narayanan, former Governor of West Bengal and former National Security Advisor, presents the Indian perspective. Listening in attention are (from left) K. Chandru, former Judge of the Madras High Court Judge, T.K. Rangarajan, MP and Central Committee Member, Comminist Party of India (Marxist), (CPI [M]), K. Pandia Rajan, former Tamil Nadu Education Minister and member of AIADMK (Puratchi Thalaivi Amma), Eric Lund, Cultural Affairs Officer, U.S. Consulate General, Chennai, and K.M. Kader Mohideen, National President, IUML.

Naresh Gupta, former Chief Electoral Officer of Tamil Nadu, offers his perspective. Dr. Poongothai Balaji, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MLA, (to his left) and N. Ram, Chairman, Kasturi and Sons Limited, Representative Helene Keeley and Senator Deb Peters listen on.

N. Ram, Chairman, Kasturi and Sons Limited, (centre) who chaired the Round Table, offering his opening remarks. Listening on are (from left) Senator Deb Peters, Representative Helene Keeley, Naresh Gupta, former Chief Electoral Officer of Tamil Nadu, Dr. Poongothai Balaji, DMK MLA, and D. Ravikumar, General Secretary, Viduthalai Chiruthaikal Katchi (VCK).

Representatives from many national and regional political parties in Tamil Nadu, the higher judiciary, the executive, the civil service, and senior journalists from The Hindu's group publications, were among the participants at the Round Table Discussion organised jointly by The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy and U.S. Consulate General, Chennai, at Kasturi Buildings on May 18, 2017.

A cross sectilon of the participants at the Round Table.

The participants at the Round Table on 'Civility in Politics' organised by The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy in collaboration with the U.S. Consulate, Chennai, on May 18, 2017 at Kasturi Buildings, Chennai 60002.