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[southeastasianists]

When you have writing which has to be blessed by the state, it is not art," said Elangovan. "As I often say, art erupts, money corrupts and power will make sure money is fed to corrupt the art. This exists in every country in the world, and especially in Southeast Asia. You need to translate because how else do you promote literature? How do we share the truth, or convey problems of the oppressed, economically or politically, spoken by Thai, Lao or Vietnamese writers? How else do they convey their writing across the world?

Writing Asean's future 

Singaporean poet and playwright Elangovan during a panel talk at the Asean and Asian Conference on Literature & Culture, organised by the Department of Cultural Promotion, Ministry of Culture, in Phuket last month. 

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D K Ravi death probe: CBI says driver crucial to probe

D K Ravi death probe: CBI says driver crucial to probe

As the Central Bureau of Investigation begins its probe into the death of IAS officer D K Ravi, the first person they will call in for questioning is his driver Elangovan. He will be summoned as a witness and not a suspect, a CBI officer informed Oneindia. Elangovan has a long questionnaire awaiting him as there are various aspects that the CBI is looking to examine as it commences the probe into…

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Engineer's suicide needs CBI probe - Elangovan

Engineer’s suicide needs CBI probe – Elangovan

Tamil Nadu congress committee (TNCC) presidents E.V.K.S. Elangovan has sought a probe by a central Bureau of Investigation into the suicide of an official of the department of agricultural engineering in Tirunelveli.

The honest officer had finalist the lift of four person to be appointed as drivers.

The officer is learnt to have received calls from a “highly influential person” who wanted him to…

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[eiway2003]

One more person should leave from Congress, Elangovan slams indirectly Chidambaram...

One more person should leave from Congress, Elangovan slams indirectly Chidambaram…

Even before the dust could settle over the resignation of the former Union Minister, Jayanthi Natarajan, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president E.V.K.S. Elangovan raked up a new row, virtually asking former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and his son Karti to quit the party.

Congress sources confirmed that party president Sonia Gandhi immediately rang up Mr. Elangovan and expressed her…

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மோடி நினைத்தால் ராஜபக்சேவை பதவியிலிருந்து தூக்கி எறிய முடியும்: ஈ.வி.கே.எஸ்.இளங்கோவன்

இந்திய பிரதமர் நரேந்திர மோடி நினைத்தால் இலங்கை அதிபர் ராஜபக்சேவை பதவியில் இருந்து தூக்கி எறிய முடியும் என்று தமிழக காங்கிரஸ் கட்சித் தலைவர் ஈ.வி.கே.எஸ்.இளங்கோவன் கூறினார்.

சென்னை சத்தியமூர்த்தி பவனில் இன்று செய்தியாளர்களிடம் பேசியபோது இவ்வாறு தெரிவித்த அவர், தமிழக முதல்வர் ஓ.பன்னீர்செல்வம் சரிவர செயல்படவில்லை என குற்றம்சாட்டினார்.

மேலும் அவர் கூறுகையில்,”மத்திய அரசும், மாநில அரசும் மக்களுக்கு…

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Rajinikanth should not enter politics says Elangovan

Rajinikanth should not enter politics says Elangovan

Former Tamil Nadu Congress chief GK Vasan, tried his level best to woo Tamil superstar Rajinikanth to join politics. But, newly elected Congress chief in Tamil Nadu E V K S Elangovan feels Tamil superstar Rajinikanth should not enter politics.

“Rajinikanth should not come to politics at all. This is my opinion. He has fans in all political parties. He is widely respected by the Tamil Nadu…

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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

//By Elangovan// Three Banned Plays

TALAQ (First self-published in 1999) SMEGMA (First published by Elangovan in 2006) STOMA (Originally written to be performed in 2013)

Talaq came under the media spotlight in 2000, when the Public Entertainment Licensing Unit (PELU) in Singapore denied it a performance license for its English and Malay performances on grounds that they would offend religious sensibilities. The play had originally been staged in Tamil, once in 1988 and twice in 1999. Concerns were raised over the portrayal of the Islamic faith and Indian Muslim community group South Indian Jamiathul Ulama (SIJU) protested the staging of Talaq. Subsequently, Elangovan and the Talaq lead actress, Nargis Banu, reported death threats being made against them, and the Agni Kootthu president S. Thenmoli was arrested and warned for criminal trespass before having a private rehearsal to document the play within the officially-booked-and paid-for Drama Centre.

SMEGMA  (First published by Elangovan in 2006)

Smegma was originally to have been staged by Agni Kootthu (Theatre of Fire) on Saturday 5 August and Sunday 6 August 2006 at the Guinness Theatre, The Substation, with support from the Arts Fund. The performance was given an Arts Entertainment Licence with RA18 (Restricted Artistic 18 years and above only) rating and advisory: “The play contains strong language and adult themes that may be objectionable to some members of the public” by the Media Content Division (Publications and Arts) of the Media Development Authority (MDA) on Tuesday 1 August 2006. The license was cancelled without reason on Friday 4 August 2006, the eve of the production by (the same) MDA. As a result, Smegma could not be staged.

STOMA  (Originally written to be performed in 2013)

Stoma, co-presented by Agni Kootthu (Theatre of Fire) and The Substation, was to have been staged from 17 to 19 January 2013 at The Substation but on 8 January 2013, the Media Development Authority (MDA) banned its performance. Initially, Agni Kootthu had been invited by MDA for a meeting regarding the application for Arts Entertainment Licence for Stoma on Wednesday 9 January 2013 at 3p.m., but on Tuesday 8 January, Agni Kootthu was informed at 9.23a.m. to go for the meeting at 8p.m. on the same day. Surprisingly there was neither a meeting nor discussion regarding Stoma at MDA. Two very polite MDA female officers (not the original signatory) handed over the MDA letter of ban for Stoma, dated 8 January 2013, to Agni Kootthu, giving no opportunity to discuss or appeal.

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