Hindi English Translation || Editorial || ​Forced get-together: On the AIADMK-BJP alliance

​Forced get-together: On the AIADMK-BJP alliance

Political expediency (लाभप्रदता, सुविधा) dictated (आदेश देना, हुक्म चलाना) the coming together (एकत्र होना, मिलना) of AIADMK and BJP

Union Home Minister Amit Shah displayed political urgency when he formalised the BJP’s reunion with the AIADMK, a year ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly election. A cautious (सावधान, सतर्क) Edappadi K. Palaniswami, the leader of the AIADMK, was also persuaded (राज़ी करना, मनाना) to endorse (समर्थन करना, पुष्टि करना) a pre-poll agreement to form a coalition government. Coming just days after the AIADMK’s Rajya Sabha MPs voted against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, the move (कदम, कार्रवाई) places the Dravidian party firmly in the NDA camp and severely restricts any leeway (freedom, latitude, flexibility, scope, room, space, margin, liberty, chance) for it to take an independent line (course of action, approach, position, direction, way) on issues of public interest (सार्वजनिक हित, जनहित). The newly stitched-up alliance (गठबंधन, संघ) could also lead to (परिणामस्वरूप, नेतृत्व करने के लिए) an electoral polarisation (ध्रुवीकरण), narrowing (decrease, reduce, contract, make smaller) the field for fence-sitters (a person who remains neutral or uncommitted in a dispute or decision; someone who avoids taking sides) and marginal players who now have to choose between the fronts (a particular situation; a particular sphere of activity or operation) led by the DMK and the AIADMK to make any impact at all in the first-past-the-post (an electoral system in which a candidate with the most votes in each constituency wins and becomes the Member of Parliament (MP) or Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) for that seat) system. Besides (इसके अलावा) the electoral arithmetic (अंकगणित, गणना), the BJP high command (the people with the highest authority in an organization (especially in politics or the armed forces); senior leadership; top management) must have been conscious (aware of; awake to; alert to; mindful of) that time is needed to revive (rejuvenate, reinvigorate, renew, restore, revitalize, re-energize, regenerate, fortify, strengthen) the chemistry (an intense feeling of connection; a relationship, affinity, bond/connection, interaction) between the two parties and to mount (to increase, grow, rise, escalate; to organize, stage, prepare, arrange (a course of action)) a cohesive (united, integrated, cooperated; adhering) campaign (an organized effort that seeks to influence the decision-making process within a specific group; canvassing, electioneering, an act of soliciting (asking for/requesting) votes; a set of organized actions to achieve an ambition) to dislodge (remove, unseat, bring down, topple) the DMK. The BJP might also have been uneasy with the DMK’s growing (increasing) national visibility (clarity, discernibility, prominence, perceptibility, attention), especially after its leader and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin launched the Joint Action Committee (an ad hoc (temporary) committee formed by a coalition of organizations or groups to coordinate and implement collective actions toward a specific objective) for Fair (just, equitable, fair-minded, open-minded, honest, upright) Delimitation with support from parties in seven States. Not surprisingly, Mr. Shah accused the DMK of raising the three-language policy, delimitation (the act of establishing limits or boundaries in a Treaty, Judgement or other Agreement. It literally means the act or process of fixing limits or boundaries of territorial constituencies in a country or a province having a legislative body), and NEET exemption (relief, exception, exclusion, freedom) to divert attention (notice, observation, consideration, heed) from governance (government, administration, regime) failures. But with the AIADMK’s stand (stance, viewpoint, standpoint, position, perspective, approach) on these issues not very different from the DMK’s, how these will be handled in a common minimum programme remains to be seen.

To dispel (to banish, eliminate, or dismiss (something, such as a belief, feeling, or misconception); to drive away) the perception (understanding, thought, belief, opinion, discernment, interpretation) that the BJP is exploiting (take advantage of, make use of, utilize, capitalize on, benefit from) a weakened AIADMK, Mr. Shah affirmed (assert, declare, state, maintain, insist, confirm, vindicate, approve, uphold) that the alliance would fight the elections under Mr. Palaniswami’s leadership. He also avoided pushing for (demand, insist on, ask for; support, advocate, recommend, champion) any patch-up (reconciliation, settlement, resolution, mending, healing, restoration) with splinter (a small fragment broken off from a larger object; a fragment resulting from a break or split; fragment, shard, sliver, piece, segment, offshoot, breakaway, faction, wing) groups of the AIADMK saying such matters were internal affairs (matters, concerns, business, dealings, operations, activities, undertakings). The timing of the alliance announcement overshadowed (conceal, obscure, eclipse, outshine, dwarf, dominate) the transition (change) in the BJP’s State leadership — from K. Annamalai to Nainar Nagenthran — and Mr. Shah ensured that this did not appear as a concession (compromise, adjustment, modification, allowance, rebate, reduction, cut) to the AIADMK, which had strongly opposed Mr. Annamalai. But surely, the elevation of Mr. Nagenthran, a former AIADMK member, could smoothen relations. The NDA is likely to include the PMK and TMC (Moopanar); whether the AIADMK rebels, who joined hands with the BJP in the 2024 general election, will still find a place in the new alliance is unclear. The 2026 election is poised (position, prepare oneself, ready oneself) to be a two-way contest involving the DMK-led alliance and the NDA; the Naam Tamilar Katchi, with an 8% vote share, and actor Vijay’s newly formed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam will likely bring up the rear (be at the end of the line/queue, be at the very end; come last in a race/contest). With Mr. Shah levelling corruption charges against the DMK, there is also the likelihood (probability, chance, prospect, odds) of central agencies (the central agencies are organizations in the executive branch that co-ordinate the activities of, and provide guidance to the operating ministries and agencies; e.g. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Income Tax Department (IT) and etc) being more active in the State. Although the alliance is sewn up, the NDA could find it challenging to finalise a seat-sharing formula that is acceptable to the many claimants (candidate, applicant).

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.forced (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - मज़बूर किया गया, अनिवार्य
English Meaning - compulsory, mandatory, coerced, compelled, intimidated, blackmailed.

2.get-together (noun)

Hindi Meaning - मिलन समारोह, जमघट
English Meaning - a meeting or gathering.

3.alliance (noun)

Hindi Meaning - गठबंधन, संघ
English Meaning - association, coalition, union, partnership.

4.expediency (noun)

Hindi Meaning - लाभप्रदता, सुविधा
English Meaning - convenience, advantage, advantageousness, usefulness, utility, benefit.

5.dictate (verb)

Hindi Meaning - आदेश देना, हुक्म चलाना
English Meaning - order, command, pressurize, pull around.

6.come together (verb)

Hindi Meaning - एकत्र होना, मिलना
English Meaning - gather, assemble, get together, congregate, meet, unite, join, and converge.

7.cautious (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - सावधान, सतर्क
English Meaning - careful, circumspect, vigilant, watchful, heedful, attentive, alert, wary, mindful, prudent.

8.persuade (verb)

Hindi Meaning - राज़ी करना, मनाना
English Meaning - convince, influence, urge (someone to take action).

9.endorse (verb)

Hindi Meaning - समर्थन करना, पुष्टि करना
English Meaning - uphold, support, confirm, approve, favour.

10.move (noun)

Hindi Meaning - कदम, कार्रवाई
English Meaning - step, action, activity, measure.

11.public interest (noun)

Hindi Meaning - सार्वजनिक हित, जनहित
English Meaning - the public good; the advantage/benefit of the community in general.

12.lead to (verb)

Hindi Meaning - परिणामस्वरूप, नेतृत्व करने के लिए
English Meaning - result in, cause, bring about, call forth, give rise to, produce

13.polarisation (noun)

Hindi Meaning - ध्रुवीकरण
English Meaning - separation of two contrasting groups (based on different opinions/beliefs).

14.besides (preposition/linking adverb)

Hindi Meaning - इसके अलावा
English Meaning - in addition to; other than; apart from.

15.arithmetic (noun)

Hindi Meaning - अंकगणित, गणना
English Meaning - the use of numbers in counting and calculation.

16.Wakf (noun)

English Meaning - Wakf Act, 1954 defines Wakf as, Wakf means the permanent dedication by a person professing the Islam, of any movable or immovable property for any purpose recognized by Muslim Law as religious, pious, or charitable.

17.The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 (noun)

English Meaning - it is introduced to amend the 1995 Waqf Act (1995 Act). The proposed amendments seek to significantly reform the law by enhancing the Centre’s regulatory authority over waqf properties and, for the first time, permitting the inclusion of non-Muslim members in Waqf Boards. The draft legislation, proposed to be renamed the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency, and Development Act, 2024, is heralded by the government as a comprehensive overhaul aimed at enhancing “the efficiency of the administration and management of the waqf properties.

18.Bill (noun)

English Meaning - A Bill is a draft statute that becomes law after it is passed by both the Houses of Parliament and assented to by the President. All legislative proposals are brought before Parliament in the forms of Bills (or) draft statute/law, proposed legislation, proposal (presented to parliament/congress/council for discussion).

19.leeway (noun)

English Meaning - freedom, latitude, flexibility, scope, room, space, margin, liberty, chance.

20.line (noun)

English Meaning - course of action, approach, position, direction, way.

21.stitch up (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - arrange, organize (a deal/agreement to someone’s benefit).

22.narrow (verb)

English Meaning - decrease, reduce, contract, make smaller.

23.fence-sitter (noun)

English Meaning - a person who remains neutral or uncommitted in a dispute or decision; someone who avoids taking sides.

24.front (noun)

English Meaning - a particular situation; a particular sphere of activity or operation.

25.first-past-the-post (FPTP)  (phrase)

English Meaning - an electoral system in which a candidate with the most votes in each constituency wins and becomes the Member of Parliament (MP) or Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) for that seat.

26.high command (noun)

English Meaning - the people with the highest authority in an organization (especially in politics or the armed forces); senior leadership; top management.

27.conscious (adjective)

English Meaning - aware of; awake to; alert to; mindful of.

28.revive (verb)

English Meaning - rejuvenate, reinvigorate, renew, restore, revitalize, re-energize, regenerate, fortify, strengthen.

29.chemistry (noun)

English Meaning - an intense feeling of connection; a relationship, affinity, bond/connection, interaction.

30.mount (verb)

English Meaning - to increase, grow, rise, escalate; to organize, stage, prepare, arrange (a course of action).

31.cohesive (adjective)

English Meaning - united, integrated, cooperated; adhering.

32.campaign (noun)

English Meaning - an organized effort that seeks to influence the decision-making process within a specific group; canvassing, electioneering, an act of soliciting (asking for/requesting) votes; a set of organized actions to achieve an ambition.

33.dislodge (verb)

English Meaning - remove, unseat, bring down, topple.

34.growing (adjective)

English Meaning - increasing.

35.visibility (noun)

English Meaning - clarity, discernibility, prominence, perceptibility, attention.

36.Joint Action Committee (JAC) (noun)

English Meaning - an ad hoc (temporary) committee formed by a coalition of organizations or groups to coordinate and implement collective actions toward a specific objective.

37.fair (adjective)

English Meaning - just, equitable, fair-minded, open-minded, honest, upright.

38.delimitation (noun)

English Meaning - the act of establishing limits or boundaries in a Treaty, Judgement or other Agreement. It literally means the act or process of fixing limits or boundaries of territorial constituencies in a country or a province having a legislative body.

39.demarcation (noun)

English Meaning - the physical marking of the boundary on the ground.

40.National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) (noun)

English Meaning - an entrance examination in India for students aspiring to study graduate medical courses (MBBS), dental courses (BDS), and postgraduate courses (MD/MS) in government or private medical colleges.​

41.exemption (noun)

English Meaning - relief, exception, exclusion, freedom. 

42.attention (noun)

English Meaning - notice, observation, consideration, heed.

43.governance (noun)

English Meaning - government, administration, regime

44.stand (noun)

English Meaning - stance, viewpoint, standpoint, position, perspective, approach.

45.Common Minimum Programme (CMP)  (noun)

English Meaning - a document outlining the minimum objectives of a coalition government in India. The CMP has gained prominence as coalition governments have become the norm in Indian politics.

46.dispel (verb)

English Meaning - to banish, eliminate, or dismiss (something, such as a belief, feeling, or misconception); to drive away.

47.perception (noun)

English Meaning - understanding, thought, belief, opinion, discernment, interpretation.

48.exploit (verb)

English Meaning - take advantage of, make use of, utilize, capitalize on, benefit from.

49.affirm (verb)

English Meaning - assert, declare, state, maintain, insist, confirm, vindicate, approve, uphold.

50.push for (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - demand, insist on, ask for; support, advocate, recommend, champion.

51.patch up (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - reconcile, settle, resolve, mend, heal, fix, restore, rectify, improve, accept.

52.patch-up (noun)

English Meaning - reconciliation, settlement, resolution, mending, healing, restoration.

53.splinter (noun)

English Meaning - a small fragment broken off from a larger object; a fragment resulting from a break or split; fragment, shard, sliver, piece, segment, offshoot, breakaway, faction, wing.

54.affairs (noun)

English Meaning - matters, concerns, business, dealings, operations, activities, undertakings.

55.overshadow (verb)

English Meaning - conceal, obscure, eclipse, outshine, dwarf, dominate.

56.transition (noun)

English Meaning - change.

57.concession (noun)

English Meaning - compromise, adjustment, modification, allowance, rebate, reduction, cut.

58.elevation (noun)

English Meaning - promotion, rise.

59.likely (adverb)

English Meaning - probably, presumably, doubtless, no doubt, in all likelihood, in all probability, most likely.

60.join hands with (verb phrase)

English Meaning - cooperate, collaborate, team up, unite, ally, band together, join forces, partner, work together.

61.poise (verb)

English Meaning - position, prepare oneself, ready oneself.

62.bring up the rear (phrase)

English Meaning - be at the end of the line/queue, be at the very end; come last in a race/contest.

63.level against (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - direct (an accusation/charge).

64.likelihood (noun)

English Meaning - probability, chance, prospect, odds.

65.central agencies (plural noun)

English Meaning - the central agencies are organizations in the executive branch that co-ordinate the activities of, and provide guidance to the operating ministries and agencies; e.g. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Income Tax Department (IT) and etc.

66.sewn up past participle of sew up (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - to mend or repair something; manage, control, direct, reign (over), to get exclusive control of.

67.claimant (noun)

English Meaning - candidate, applicant.