My views
While i try to find out the difference between a decade back and now ...what has differed in Tamilnadu, i can simply think that Ms Jaya Lalitha's leadership then and Stalin's leadership now.
Lets start from the name itself, Jayalalithaa ( when translated means Victory - Jaya and Wealth/Lakshmi -Lalitha ), it as eminent by meeting the people from tamilnadu at that time.
In my view Stalin itself sounds a very scary name. if one compares it to Russia Stalin who to my knowledge was responsible for speedreading communism in Russia.
If Ms Jayalalitha had given leaders like DrSwamy and Abdul kalam, then Stalin has an opposite potential in my view..
this is also supported by the developments in the past 5 years which i have noticed .....
1-There had been major investment by gulf in Tamil Nadu a few years back ,
2-The chief of army was killed in Tamilnadu.
3- Russia has promised to start or wants to start a nuclear power in Tamil Nadu
4- Now QUALCOMM, the major us chip maker has research and development facility in Tamilnadu.
While i do believe that Ravan was a very very known brahminand a great shiva bdevotee with great many strengths as well . He was a Rakshasa though.. but his strength and valor were envious.
Though Ram was a hero and Ravan was depicted as a willan in Ramayana.
In my careful observation ,with its links with China and all of the above 4 point make Tamil Nadu a potential for the next Ravan like entity to possibly arise from .This can be a Robot and Ai like entity as depicted in Shahrukh khans Bollywood movie Raavan's...
I am not against any leader here, not i am condemning any one, i am basing my opinion upon events of recent past
Also depicts how the leadership of a place depicts its future.