Not a starry moment for Narayanasamy

Time was when you could spot V Narayanasamy, Congress leader and chief minister of Puducherry, from a long way off on account of his flaming orange hair. That has now sobered to jet black (with a few artful grey streaks for gravitas). But sober or not, Mr Narayanasamy could be in trouble as Puducherry, along with Tamil Nadu, goes to the polls in April-May.

It is precisely to ward off the trouble that earlier this month Mr Narayanasamy spent a night under the stars, on the road, with his Congress colleagues. The occasion was a protest against Puducherry Lieutenant Gove­rnor Kiran