Highlights of India Today Malayalam issue dated 5th December, 2012 looks at the emergence of Rahul Gandhi as the mover and shaker of Congress for the coming general elections. Would the reluctant prince be able to rewrite the history of Congress which is embroiled in scandal and after scandal. The lead story is followed by a tribute to shiv sena chief Bal Thackeray who has been seen as a Maratha heavy weight who fed on regional aspirations. Deepankar Guptha analyzes the phenomenon Thackeray .The issue also looks at the hanging of 2611 terrorist Ajmal Kasab and how the ruling party makes political capiatl out of it.There is also a look into the world of liquour baron Ponty Chaddha who has become symbol of quick rich and political power.The rise and fall of Ponty Chaddha would be an ever green crime thriller. there is also an inquiry into the fake currency racket investigated by the NIA .Fake currency was used to dabble in Real estate ventures in Kerala. The issue also has on the spot study of the Man animal conflict in the Wayanadu district abutting the Muthanga reserve forest. Popular mandate is being build up here to kill the tiger which is a rare animal on the verge of extinction., In the issue P Govindapiilai is remembered by the prominent marxist theorist K Venu .There is also the story of Paul Geore Nadar who was rescued from the jaws of death by a report in India Today done by MG Radhakrishnan,our associate editor in Trivandrum. There is also a piece on the modern police women army in Assam.