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First Published : 30 Nov 2010 03:53:52 AM IST
Last Updated :
HYDERABAD: The Opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders are very happy and excited over the revolt in the State Congress. But they are not overwhelmed. “We should make our political moves more carefully now and identify ourselves with people till we reached the goal of regaining power in the state,’’ a senior TDP leader said.
A majority of TDP leaders are of the view that the Congress will be destabilised in the state in the coming days. The Congress itself will hand over power to the TDP on a golden platter like in 1983.
The only thing is that the TDP leaders should not make unnecessary comments and behave carefully and move closer to people, a senior leader from coastal Andhra said.
However, the TDP leadership is closely monitoring the developments in the ruling Congress.
This is to predict that who will be TDP’s potential rival in future - Jagan or Congress. At present, it is against both Jagan and Congress.
In his letter addressed to AICC president Sonia Gandhi, Jagan attacked TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu for becoming chief minister of the state by backstabbing his father-in-law. The TDP felt that Jagan, who is going to float a new political party, made the attack on Naidu by identifying the TDP as his main rival.
However, the TDP did not try to hide its anti-Jagan stance. “Jagan is a poisonous snake, which was offered milk by the Congress.
Now, the same snake is hissing at Congress,’’ remarked TDP MLA A Revanth Reddy. Jagan who talked of moral values in his resignation letter, should deposit his `1 lakh crore illgotten wealth with the government treasury and then speak if he is a sincere leader, dared TDP MLA Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao. The TDP is seeing potential rival in Jagan as he can pump huge money into elections. “If Jagan spent `10, Congress will spend `20 in the next elections.
Money will play a greater role and determine the outcome in next elections,” feared another TDP leader.
However, the TDP is not clear at the moment whether it has to take on Jagan’s new party or Congress.
“We will react only after Jagan launched his new party,’’ a TDP leader said.
Despite new political developments in the Congress, the TDP leadership has decided to focus on pressing people’s issues. It is mainly trying to expose the corrupt YSR regime, inefficient rule of Rosaiah and instability of Kiran Kumar Reddy’s government, which ‘hindered’ economic growth of the state.
Tuesday 30 November 2010
Who won, Jagan or Congress?
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First Published : 30 Nov 2010 03:57:33 AM IST
Last Updated : 30 Nov 2010 07:55:23 AM IST
HYDERABAD: The 14-month-long cold war between YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and the Congress High Command has now turned into a direct war.
The cold war that started when Rosaiah, who was regarded by the Jagan group as an interim arrangement for chief ministership, began consolidating his position, has reached a flash point with the naming of N Kiran Kumar Reddy as his successor dashing the hopes of the Jagan camp to see their leader in the chief minister’s post.
It all began on September 2, 2009 immediately after the death of then chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy in a chopper mishap. Initially, the Congress leaders felt that there would be a son rise in the State politics. YSR’s son Jagan Mohan Reddy too moved the pawns and collected the signatures of around 150 Congress MLAs in his favour. But the high command thought otherwise. Septuagenarian K Rosaiah was made successor to Rajasekhara Reddy.
However, the Jagan camp did not cooperate with Rosaiah with the view that he was just a stop-gap arrangement and would be replaced, sooner than later, by Jagan. However, they suffered a setback as Rosaiah, with the help of high command, tried to consolidate his position.
Jagan then launched his ‘Odarpu Yatra’, a tour to console the kin of those who either committed suicide or died of shock after the tragic demise of Rajasekhara Reddy. He began with West Godavari in April and then toured Khammam till which time the leaderhsip did not appear to mind his yatra. But later, it began taking a serious note of his yatra and tried to apply brakes. Jagan, however, continued the tour claiming it was his personal engagement and that it was his primary duty to console the victims, as the son of the departed leader.
With this line, Jagan, his mother Vijayamma and other family members couldn’t impress AICC president Sonia Gandhi. The high command said a curt ‘no’ to the consolation tour.
A defiant Jagan continued the tour and, after three legs, generated heat by criticising the government for the poor state of affairs. By humiliating Rosaiah and his government, he indirectly attacked the high command.
The high command’s move to hijack the agenda of Jagan by declaring that the party itself will pay solatium to those who died after YSR’s demise failed to check Jagan’s surge.
Since then the high command tried to suffocate the young leader to make him resign and go on his own while Jagan waited for the high command to take the first step and oust him so that he could gain public sympathy.
In the mean time, the Congress high command decided to replace Rosaiah with a young leader to check Jagan.
At this point, the Jagan camp boycotted the 125th anniversary celebrations of Congress in the state. Further, Jagan’s Sakshi TV telecast a stinker on Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
Though the high command viewed it seriously it did not call any explanation from Jagan. It simply made N Kiran Kumar Reddy as the chief minister. Rubbing salt into his wounds, the high command tried to lure his uncle YS Vivekananda Reddy with a cabinet berth. Vivekananda Reddy volunteered to mediate between high command and Jagan. But Jagan camp felt that it was nothing but an effort to divide the YSR family.
With the high command’s political games, Jagan felt suffocated further and resigned on his own.
Though Congress seniors aver that Jagan could do little damage to the party, it remains to be seen whether the Congress has won or lost the game.
Comments
CONG IS THE EVENTUAL LOOSER. THE SO CALLED CONG HIGH COMMAND PLAYED WITH S.M.KRISHNA OF KARNATAKA A FEW YEARS AGO, THEY LOST TO 2ND OR 3RD PLACE IN THE STATE. CONG LOST TAMIL NADU OVER 40 YEARS AGO. AP WAS THEIR ONLY BASTIN IN THE SOUTH. EVEN THAT THEY LOST FOR NAIDU FOR 2 TERMS OR SO. IT WAS YSR WHO SINGLE HANDEDLY BROUGHT THE CONG IN AP BACK TO POWER AND ALSO ENABLE UPA 1 AND UPA 2 GOVT. IN DELHI. IF CONG SPLITS IN AP, WHICH IS A FOREGONE CONCLUSION, THEY WILL NEVE REGAIN IN HE FUTURE TO BE A SINGLE PARTY ABLE TO FORM GOVT IN AP. IF JAGAN PLAYS HIS FATHER'S POLITICAL CARDS AND MONEY CAREFULLY, THE STATE GAME IS BETWEEN JAGAN AND NAIDU. PERHAPS CONG AND CHIRANJEEVI PLAYING MINOR ROLE SUPPORTING ONE OR THE OTHER.
By MANIMARAN
12/1/2010 1:10:00 AM
Telugus must wake up. Look at Tamil Nadu. The Delhi guys have to listen what Karunanidhi says. DMK and ADMK completely wiped out Cong from the State. Even Yediyurappa of BJP from Karnataka outsmarted the Delhi BJP jokers such as Sushma, Jaitley, Advani, etc. Those Jokers in Delhi (Manmohan, Advani, Gujral all born in Pakistan, Sonia in Italy, etc.) trying to dictate the sons of the soil that too holding power due to them. If Indira's death qualifies Rajiv to become PM immediately (even by passing senior most Pranab Mukherjee) why not YSR's death enable Jagan to be CM of the state? Telegu brothers and sisters get rid the so called northern parties (who claim national parties) and vote for your local leaders such as Karunanidhi, Jaya, DeveGowda, Naidu, Yediruppa, and Jagan Mohan. LET THE JOKERS FROM DELHI NO LONGER RULE YOU OR EVEN DIVIDE YOUR STATE IN TO 2 OR 3 SMALL ONES!!!
By KARIKALAN
12/1/2010 1:02:00 AM
Telugus must wake up. Look at Tamil Nadu. The Delhi guys have to listen what Karunanidhi says. DMK and ADMK completely wiped out Cong from the State. Even Yediyurappa of BJP from Karnataka outsmarted the Delhi BJP jokers such as Sushma, Jaitley, Advani, etc. Those Jokers in Delhi (Manmohan, Advani, Gujral all born in Pakistan, Sonia in Italy, etc.) trying to dictate the sons of the soil that too holding power due to them. If Indira's death qualifies Rajiv to become PM immediately (even by passing senior most Pranab Mukherjee) why not YSR's death enable Jagan to be CM of the state? Telegu brothers and sisters get rid the so called northern parties (who claim national parties) and vote for your local leaders such as Karunanidhi, Jaya, DeveGowda, Naidu, Yediruppa, and Jagan Mohan. LET THE JOKERS FROM DELHI NO LONGER RULE YOU OR EVEN DIVIDE YOUR STATE IN TO 2 OR 3 SMALL ONES!!!
By KARIKALAN
12/1/2010 1:01:00 AM
Death of C O N G R E E S IN "ANDHRAPRADESH",. GOOD BYE TO CONGRESS. J A G A N can WIN the Race in AP.
By MAHESH
11/30/2010 2:53:00 PM
Every politician sucks for money, So CONGRESS High Command is worst bcz it is doing "split &rule the states" policy and making politicians like suckers of money, Even Corporates too supporting this ugliness. BUT Peoplel ike YSR or Few, doing best@suck4 money too.. there is no wrong in the present corrupted INDIAN GOV time. J A G A N could be the CHIEF MiNiSTeR for next&next TERM, He only could make TELUGU PEOPLE to be live PROUDLY in INDIA(freedom).
By venkatareddy.gad
11/30/2010 2:46:00 PM
jagan win a huge majority......congress lose their bastion in andrha pradesh......yeh to hona hi tha!!
By raheem
11/30/2010 2:30:00 PM
"Jagan could do little little damage to the party " & it only live few day's. Yes, high command's won the game lastly..... this is the right option of JAGAN , he will back soon in congress.
By surshijith
11/30/2010 12:33:00 PM
Internal fights in a party such as this based on ambition, greed and especially EGO will eventually lead to a split of the party. Regardless of the way the popular vote will be split between Congress and Jaganmohan, they both will be losers and TDP and Chandrababu Naidu will be the winners at the end of the day. If the sole purpose of Jaganmohan is to teach a lesson to the congress leadership, he will definitely accomplish that as there is no other charismatic Andhra Pradesh Congress leader at least at present. This won't do any good for his ambition.
By challa
11/30/2010 9:53:00 AM
I was a avid supporter of congress and a great admirer of late YSR....i feel anguished seeing the sorry state of affairs in the state congress and feel that this will be the last congress government in the state...congress has surely lost the game and jagan is going to come out strong, people do love YSR and feel that congress has betrayed the state people by ill-treating his son...Bye..Bye congress
By madhu
11/30/2010 9:33:00 AM
jagan is win
By ashok
11/30/2010 9:27:00 AM
Definitely Jagan is the loser. AP people are winners. We should give full credit to congress high command for not allowing money suckers like Jagan to take CM. Everyone knows how many thousands of crores of money these Y.Samuel Rajashekar Reddy have made after coming to power. There is not piece of land left in Hyderabad. Thousands of acres of land to Jagan in Nellore Krishnapattanam port area. Thousands of acres of land to Jagan in Vijag and Cuddapha. Thousands of acres of land to Jagan in Bangalore Prime international airport area.
By venkat
11/30/2010 9:27:00 AM
jagan vl do max damage to congress..highcommand did a very big mistake. death of congress party in andhrapradesh..
By sukumdv
11/30/2010 9:23:00 AM
y s jagan is really great persons any body born a man maintain some values n ethiks is imp
By siva
11/30/2010 9:03:00 AM
First Published : 30 Nov 2010 03:57:33 AM IST
Last Updated : 30 Nov 2010 07:55:23 AM IST
HYDERABAD: The 14-month-long cold war between YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and the Congress High Command has now turned into a direct war.
The cold war that started when Rosaiah, who was regarded by the Jagan group as an interim arrangement for chief ministership, began consolidating his position, has reached a flash point with the naming of N Kiran Kumar Reddy as his successor dashing the hopes of the Jagan camp to see their leader in the chief minister’s post.
It all began on September 2, 2009 immediately after the death of then chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy in a chopper mishap. Initially, the Congress leaders felt that there would be a son rise in the State politics. YSR’s son Jagan Mohan Reddy too moved the pawns and collected the signatures of around 150 Congress MLAs in his favour. But the high command thought otherwise. Septuagenarian K Rosaiah was made successor to Rajasekhara Reddy.
However, the Jagan camp did not cooperate with Rosaiah with the view that he was just a stop-gap arrangement and would be replaced, sooner than later, by Jagan. However, they suffered a setback as Rosaiah, with the help of high command, tried to consolidate his position.
Jagan then launched his ‘Odarpu Yatra’, a tour to console the kin of those who either committed suicide or died of shock after the tragic demise of Rajasekhara Reddy. He began with West Godavari in April and then toured Khammam till which time the leaderhsip did not appear to mind his yatra. But later, it began taking a serious note of his yatra and tried to apply brakes. Jagan, however, continued the tour claiming it was his personal engagement and that it was his primary duty to console the victims, as the son of the departed leader.
With this line, Jagan, his mother Vijayamma and other family members couldn’t impress AICC president Sonia Gandhi. The high command said a curt ‘no’ to the consolation tour.
A defiant Jagan continued the tour and, after three legs, generated heat by criticising the government for the poor state of affairs. By humiliating Rosaiah and his government, he indirectly attacked the high command.
The high command’s move to hijack the agenda of Jagan by declaring that the party itself will pay solatium to those who died after YSR’s demise failed to check Jagan’s surge.
Since then the high command tried to suffocate the young leader to make him resign and go on his own while Jagan waited for the high command to take the first step and oust him so that he could gain public sympathy.
In the mean time, the Congress high command decided to replace Rosaiah with a young leader to check Jagan.
At this point, the Jagan camp boycotted the 125th anniversary celebrations of Congress in the state. Further, Jagan’s Sakshi TV telecast a stinker on Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
Though the high command viewed it seriously it did not call any explanation from Jagan. It simply made N Kiran Kumar Reddy as the chief minister. Rubbing salt into his wounds, the high command tried to lure his uncle YS Vivekananda Reddy with a cabinet berth. Vivekananda Reddy volunteered to mediate between high command and Jagan. But Jagan camp felt that it was nothing but an effort to divide the YSR family.
With the high command’s political games, Jagan felt suffocated further and resigned on his own.
Though Congress seniors aver that Jagan could do little damage to the party, it remains to be seen whether the Congress has won or lost the game.
Comments
CONG IS THE EVENTUAL LOOSER. THE SO CALLED CONG HIGH COMMAND PLAYED WITH S.M.KRISHNA OF KARNATAKA A FEW YEARS AGO, THEY LOST TO 2ND OR 3RD PLACE IN THE STATE. CONG LOST TAMIL NADU OVER 40 YEARS AGO. AP WAS THEIR ONLY BASTIN IN THE SOUTH. EVEN THAT THEY LOST FOR NAIDU FOR 2 TERMS OR SO. IT WAS YSR WHO SINGLE HANDEDLY BROUGHT THE CONG IN AP BACK TO POWER AND ALSO ENABLE UPA 1 AND UPA 2 GOVT. IN DELHI. IF CONG SPLITS IN AP, WHICH IS A FOREGONE CONCLUSION, THEY WILL NEVE REGAIN IN HE FUTURE TO BE A SINGLE PARTY ABLE TO FORM GOVT IN AP. IF JAGAN PLAYS HIS FATHER'S POLITICAL CARDS AND MONEY CAREFULLY, THE STATE GAME IS BETWEEN JAGAN AND NAIDU. PERHAPS CONG AND CHIRANJEEVI PLAYING MINOR ROLE SUPPORTING ONE OR THE OTHER.
By MANIMARAN
12/1/2010 1:10:00 AM
Telugus must wake up. Look at Tamil Nadu. The Delhi guys have to listen what Karunanidhi says. DMK and ADMK completely wiped out Cong from the State. Even Yediyurappa of BJP from Karnataka outsmarted the Delhi BJP jokers such as Sushma, Jaitley, Advani, etc. Those Jokers in Delhi (Manmohan, Advani, Gujral all born in Pakistan, Sonia in Italy, etc.) trying to dictate the sons of the soil that too holding power due to them. If Indira's death qualifies Rajiv to become PM immediately (even by passing senior most Pranab Mukherjee) why not YSR's death enable Jagan to be CM of the state? Telegu brothers and sisters get rid the so called northern parties (who claim national parties) and vote for your local leaders such as Karunanidhi, Jaya, DeveGowda, Naidu, Yediruppa, and Jagan Mohan. LET THE JOKERS FROM DELHI NO LONGER RULE YOU OR EVEN DIVIDE YOUR STATE IN TO 2 OR 3 SMALL ONES!!!
By KARIKALAN
12/1/2010 1:02:00 AM
Telugus must wake up. Look at Tamil Nadu. The Delhi guys have to listen what Karunanidhi says. DMK and ADMK completely wiped out Cong from the State. Even Yediyurappa of BJP from Karnataka outsmarted the Delhi BJP jokers such as Sushma, Jaitley, Advani, etc. Those Jokers in Delhi (Manmohan, Advani, Gujral all born in Pakistan, Sonia in Italy, etc.) trying to dictate the sons of the soil that too holding power due to them. If Indira's death qualifies Rajiv to become PM immediately (even by passing senior most Pranab Mukherjee) why not YSR's death enable Jagan to be CM of the state? Telegu brothers and sisters get rid the so called northern parties (who claim national parties) and vote for your local leaders such as Karunanidhi, Jaya, DeveGowda, Naidu, Yediruppa, and Jagan Mohan. LET THE JOKERS FROM DELHI NO LONGER RULE YOU OR EVEN DIVIDE YOUR STATE IN TO 2 OR 3 SMALL ONES!!!
By KARIKALAN
12/1/2010 1:01:00 AM
Death of C O N G R E E S IN "ANDHRAPRADESH",. GOOD BYE TO CONGRESS. J A G A N can WIN the Race in AP.
By MAHESH
11/30/2010 2:53:00 PM
Every politician sucks for money, So CONGRESS High Command is worst bcz it is doing "split &rule the states" policy and making politicians like suckers of money, Even Corporates too supporting this ugliness. BUT Peoplel ike YSR or Few, doing best@suck4 money too.. there is no wrong in the present corrupted INDIAN GOV time. J A G A N could be the CHIEF MiNiSTeR for next&next TERM, He only could make TELUGU PEOPLE to be live PROUDLY in INDIA(freedom).
By venkatareddy.gad
11/30/2010 2:46:00 PM
jagan win a huge majority......congress lose their bastion in andrha pradesh......yeh to hona hi tha!!
By raheem
11/30/2010 2:30:00 PM
"Jagan could do little little damage to the party " & it only live few day's. Yes, high command's won the game lastly..... this is the right option of JAGAN , he will back soon in congress.
By surshijith
11/30/2010 12:33:00 PM
Internal fights in a party such as this based on ambition, greed and especially EGO will eventually lead to a split of the party. Regardless of the way the popular vote will be split between Congress and Jaganmohan, they both will be losers and TDP and Chandrababu Naidu will be the winners at the end of the day. If the sole purpose of Jaganmohan is to teach a lesson to the congress leadership, he will definitely accomplish that as there is no other charismatic Andhra Pradesh Congress leader at least at present. This won't do any good for his ambition.
By challa
11/30/2010 9:53:00 AM
I was a avid supporter of congress and a great admirer of late YSR....i feel anguished seeing the sorry state of affairs in the state congress and feel that this will be the last congress government in the state...congress has surely lost the game and jagan is going to come out strong, people do love YSR and feel that congress has betrayed the state people by ill-treating his son...Bye..Bye congress
By madhu
11/30/2010 9:33:00 AM
jagan is win
By ashok
11/30/2010 9:27:00 AM
Definitely Jagan is the loser. AP people are winners. We should give full credit to congress high command for not allowing money suckers like Jagan to take CM. Everyone knows how many thousands of crores of money these Y.Samuel Rajashekar Reddy have made after coming to power. There is not piece of land left in Hyderabad. Thousands of acres of land to Jagan in Nellore Krishnapattanam port area. Thousands of acres of land to Jagan in Vijag and Cuddapha. Thousands of acres of land to Jagan in Bangalore Prime international airport area.
By venkat
11/30/2010 9:27:00 AM
jagan vl do max damage to congress..highcommand did a very big mistake. death of congress party in andhrapradesh..
By sukumdv
11/30/2010 9:23:00 AM
y s jagan is really great persons any body born a man maintain some values n ethiks is imp
By siva
11/30/2010 9:03:00 AM
Sunday 28 November 2010
BJP calls for non-Congress alliance in state
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First Published : 29 Nov 2010 05:03:33 AM IST
Last Updated :
HYDERABAD: Senior BJP leader and Opposition leader in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley today called upon the non-Congress parties in the state to rise to the occasion and support the BJP-led NDA.
Though he did not name any party, Jaitley's call was apparently to the main Opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
At a symposium on 'Building a Nation - politics of fragmentation' here today, Jaitley said AP was the fastest growing state in the country. There was a crying need for a separate Telangana state. The 'paralysed' government could not take any decision on this. The projects were also slowing down in the state. There was also a need to root out the corrupt Congress at the Centre, he said, and called upon the non-Congress parties to come together to achieve these objectives.
Jaitley said the Third Front would not succeed in the future, as it would lose its nucleus after the West Bengal and Kerala elections. "Bipolar politics will emerge in the country and the NDA is the only alternative to the UPA," Jaitley said.
Ideological differences would not come in the way to work together, he said citing that the BJP had ideological differences with some parties in the NDA but the combine still worked in unity. "If there are no differences, there won't be separate parties at all," he analysed. (From Jaitley's reference to the Third Front experiment, analysts felt that it was a call given to the TDP.) The Congress' dynasty politics was a negation of democracy and meritocracy in politics, he said and criticised the Congress for adopting double standards on dynasty issue. "The Congress is encouraging dynasty at Delhi and opposing the same in Andhra Pradesh. One party cannot have two theories on the same subject.
Why not a dynasty in AP? There is a contradiction in Congress today," Jaitley said.
On the 2-G Spectrum row, Jaitley said it was not all about auditing or accounting problems. One should understand the dimensions of the scam and how the power brokers wanted Telecom Ministry for one particular party, he said. "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has developed infrastructure to cover up all the scams," he alleged. On the recent statements by Rahul Gandhi on RSS and Narendra Modi, he said: "Ignorance is bliss." BJP senior leaders Bangaru Lakshman, M Venkaiah Naidu and state president G Kishan Reddy were among those present.
First Published : 29 Nov 2010 05:03:33 AM IST
Last Updated :
HYDERABAD: Senior BJP leader and Opposition leader in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley today called upon the non-Congress parties in the state to rise to the occasion and support the BJP-led NDA.
Though he did not name any party, Jaitley's call was apparently to the main Opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
At a symposium on 'Building a Nation - politics of fragmentation' here today, Jaitley said AP was the fastest growing state in the country. There was a crying need for a separate Telangana state. The 'paralysed' government could not take any decision on this. The projects were also slowing down in the state. There was also a need to root out the corrupt Congress at the Centre, he said, and called upon the non-Congress parties to come together to achieve these objectives.
Jaitley said the Third Front would not succeed in the future, as it would lose its nucleus after the West Bengal and Kerala elections. "Bipolar politics will emerge in the country and the NDA is the only alternative to the UPA," Jaitley said.
Ideological differences would not come in the way to work together, he said citing that the BJP had ideological differences with some parties in the NDA but the combine still worked in unity. "If there are no differences, there won't be separate parties at all," he analysed. (From Jaitley's reference to the Third Front experiment, analysts felt that it was a call given to the TDP.) The Congress' dynasty politics was a negation of democracy and meritocracy in politics, he said and criticised the Congress for adopting double standards on dynasty issue. "The Congress is encouraging dynasty at Delhi and opposing the same in Andhra Pradesh. One party cannot have two theories on the same subject.
Why not a dynasty in AP? There is a contradiction in Congress today," Jaitley said.
On the 2-G Spectrum row, Jaitley said it was not all about auditing or accounting problems. One should understand the dimensions of the scam and how the power brokers wanted Telecom Ministry for one particular party, he said. "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has developed infrastructure to cover up all the scams," he alleged. On the recent statements by Rahul Gandhi on RSS and Narendra Modi, he said: "Ignorance is bliss." BJP senior leaders Bangaru Lakshman, M Venkaiah Naidu and state president G Kishan Reddy were among those present.
Sunday 14 November 2010
Congress forgets Telangana bidda PV on its birthday
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First Published : 15 Nov 2010 01:57:32 AM IST
Last Updated : 15 Nov 2010 08:55:06 AM IST
HYDERABAD: The State Congress on Sunday once again proved its detractors right.
Party leaders were full of praise for the Gandhi family, right from Nehru down to Rahul, at the 125th birth anniversary celebrations of the party here but none referred to former prime minister the late PV Narasimha Rao -- a Telangana bidda.
His photo did not find a place among those of the Congress prime ministers on the dais. AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh, who delivered the inaugural address, ironically went ballistic against globalisation.
“Globalisation has caused economic recession and ruined the economies of various countries including the US.
Banks in the US collapsed and were given stimulus packages,” he said.
“If the country did not face economic recession, it is because of the ‘mixed economic policy’ of the country’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru. The mixed economy of Nehru is more relevant now,” he observed. It was a well known fact that it was PV Narasimha Rao who had liberalised the Indian economy and pulled it out of the rot.
No speaker, not even Chief Minister K Rosaiah, took the name of PV. All of them lavished praises on Gandhi, Nehru, Indira, Sonia and Rahul. Some of them, including Digvijay, recalled the services of the late YS Rajasekhara Reddy. The speakers even left out the name of AO Hume who formed the the party 125 years ago. Said PCC chief D Srinivas, “Amma (mother Sonia), the people are with you.. do not care for the comments made by RSS leader Sudarshan.” Rosaiah claimed that whenever the Congress became weak, the country became weak and stressed the need for strengthening the Congress. The Congress cannot be compared to any other party, he said, alleging that ‘regional and sub-regional’ parties had come into existence with the sole aim of capturing power.
Union Minister S Jaipal Reddy found the RSS philosophy “poisonous” and termed Sudarshan’s remarks against Sonia “thoughtless.” The former RSS chief had alleged that Sonia was a CIA agent who plotted the assassinations of Rajiv Gandhi and Indira.
Union Minister Panabaka Lakshmi, Congress seniors including K Keshava Rao, V Hanumantha Rao, Nadendla Bhaskara Rao and KVP Ramachandra Rao were present at the function.
The celebrations will conclude on November 19.
‘I think KCR does not want Telangana’
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First Published : 15 Nov 2010 01:43:02 AM IST
Last Updated : 15 Nov 2010 11:00:30 AM IST
Nagam Janardhan Reddy, Telangana TDP forum convenor
KCR has signalled support to the Congress. How do you see this?
When he launched his party, KCR said the Congress was the main enemy of Telangana. Now he is colluding with the Congress and slinging mud at the TDP and Chandrababu Naidu. This is pre-planned.
KCR has said he is out to weaken the TDP in Telangana.
I wonder how he can sail with the Congress. It was the Congress which has ditched the people of Telangana. Telangana merged with Andhra against the recommendations of the Fazal Ali Commission report. Congress was responsible for the deaths of 369 students in 1969. It was the Congress which diluted the mulki rules in 1972.
There is a view that the Telangana movement is slipping out of KCR’s hands. Do you agree?
It is the people who are leading the movement. Rao is only trying to encash it. He has never revealed his real intentions and no one knows what’s in his mind. KCR has never led the movement.
Do you mean that he is diluting the movement?
People are slowly losing confidence in him and TRS. First, he declared he would strengthen the Congress. Later, he said he would support the Congress in Parliament on the T-Bill.
But KCR says this is all part of a political strategy.
Is keeping the Telangana people’s self-respect at the feet of Delhi Congress leaders any political strategy? No one can accept KCR’s decision.
KCR says achieving Telangana is his life-time goal. He wants to give one month’s time to the Centre after Dec. 31. How do you see this?
The first thing I want to know from KCR is that whether he will give the Centre one month’s time even if the Srikrishna Committee gives a report against separate Telangana. I think KCR does not want Telagana. KCR is trying to drag the issue till the 2014 elections for his political survival. If Telangana is created before the next elections, the TRS, which has only 11 MLAs, will disappear from the region.
First Published : 15 Nov 2010 01:43:02 AM IST
Last Updated : 15 Nov 2010 11:00:30 AM IST
Nagam Janardhan Reddy, Telangana TDP forum convenor
KCR has signalled support to the Congress. How do you see this?
When he launched his party, KCR said the Congress was the main enemy of Telangana. Now he is colluding with the Congress and slinging mud at the TDP and Chandrababu Naidu. This is pre-planned.
KCR has said he is out to weaken the TDP in Telangana.
I wonder how he can sail with the Congress. It was the Congress which has ditched the people of Telangana. Telangana merged with Andhra against the recommendations of the Fazal Ali Commission report. Congress was responsible for the deaths of 369 students in 1969. It was the Congress which diluted the mulki rules in 1972.
There is a view that the Telangana movement is slipping out of KCR’s hands. Do you agree?
It is the people who are leading the movement. Rao is only trying to encash it. He has never revealed his real intentions and no one knows what’s in his mind. KCR has never led the movement.
Do you mean that he is diluting the movement?
People are slowly losing confidence in him and TRS. First, he declared he would strengthen the Congress. Later, he said he would support the Congress in Parliament on the T-Bill.
But KCR says this is all part of a political strategy.
Is keeping the Telangana people’s self-respect at the feet of Delhi Congress leaders any political strategy? No one can accept KCR’s decision.
KCR says achieving Telangana is his life-time goal. He wants to give one month’s time to the Centre after Dec. 31. How do you see this?
The first thing I want to know from KCR is that whether he will give the Centre one month’s time even if the Srikrishna Committee gives a report against separate Telangana. I think KCR does not want Telagana. KCR is trying to drag the issue till the 2014 elections for his political survival. If Telangana is created before the next elections, the TRS, which has only 11 MLAs, will disappear from the region.
Thursday 4 November 2010
KCR-bashing, Babu-boosting at TDP’s Delhi dharna
Express News Service
First Published : 26 Oct 2010 03:56:37 AM IST
Last Updated : 26 Oct 2010 10:44:27 AM IST
It was ‘bash and brag’ sport at Jantar Mantar rather than being a spirited fight for Telangana, when Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders staged a sit-in here.
The TDP leaders staged the dharna demanding introducing a Bill in the ensuing winter session of Parliament favouring separate Telangana.
However, during their fiery and lengthy speeches, several TDP seniors resorted to bashing TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao and bragging about the 'commitment’ of TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Telangana.
“The TRS chief has been attacking Naidu alleging that it was because of him that the Centre had gone back on its promise on T after December 9. But it was the Congress, after its Core Committee meeting, that had gone back and made another statement on December 23,” Telangana TDP Forum convener N Janardhan Reddy said.
“Tell me how Naidu is responsible for the Centre to backtrack on the T promise?” Janardhan Reddy asked even as the 1,200-odd TDP leaders, who went to Delhi from Hyderabad by a special train, chorused “No, no” indicating that Naidu was not to blame for the Congress’ decision.
Janardhan Reddy alleged that AICC president Sonia Gandhi yielded to the pressure from Andhra and Rayalaseema Congress MPs and took a U-turn on Telangana.
“KCR, we will not allow you to play tricks anymore,” Janardhan Reddy thundered.
Comments
You telugu people deserve all this that is happening. You have become a laughing stock across the world. Please dont stop entertaining us. First, we only used to laugh at caste feeling you had and the extent to which you could. It was enough pop corn for us. Now you need separate states too. My friend was saying that by 2050 AndhraPradesh will be transformed into 30 different states and then KCR will start demanding for separate country Telangana. Jokes apart, I dont blame KCR for this, if not him any other joker would have come and done this. It is simply like blaming the wife that she caused the divide between mother and son. The son himself did not have guts enough to control the new member of the family, so any woman as his wife would have done it. Similar to that, if not KCR some other, you guys just need some opportunisitc to do it. He knows that he can never become CM in a united AP and hence dividing it by giving all crazy what nots and you guys simply playing to his tunes. Pl
By varun thakur
10/30/2010 11:29:00 PM
Janardhan and Revanth reddy from mahabubnagar are the toadies of Naidu. After formation of telangana state they would go to chittor and work as servants of naidu...It is a shame that these so called MLAs do not know the thing everyone from 5 years to 85 years know in telangana. On dec 9 th night, CM Roshiah was shocked on arrival at Hyderabad airport to know about Chidambarams statement. That night Roshaiah was in constant touch with Babu..and they contacted their mutual friends and partners and members of looters gang Andhra MPs (a few guys with name ending pati..and some other MPS businessman) Naidu played a crucial role in bringing the MLAs of Congress and TDP together in resigning next day...Janradhan and Revanth should resign and contest now. Even if they get their deposits we would not ask for a separate state I challenge them through this paper.
By Krishna Reddy
10/26/2010 11:31:00 PM
First Published : 26 Oct 2010 03:56:37 AM IST
Last Updated : 26 Oct 2010 10:44:27 AM IST
It was ‘bash and brag’ sport at Jantar Mantar rather than being a spirited fight for Telangana, when Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders staged a sit-in here.
The TDP leaders staged the dharna demanding introducing a Bill in the ensuing winter session of Parliament favouring separate Telangana.
However, during their fiery and lengthy speeches, several TDP seniors resorted to bashing TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao and bragging about the 'commitment’ of TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Telangana.
“The TRS chief has been attacking Naidu alleging that it was because of him that the Centre had gone back on its promise on T after December 9. But it was the Congress, after its Core Committee meeting, that had gone back and made another statement on December 23,” Telangana TDP Forum convener N Janardhan Reddy said.
“Tell me how Naidu is responsible for the Centre to backtrack on the T promise?” Janardhan Reddy asked even as the 1,200-odd TDP leaders, who went to Delhi from Hyderabad by a special train, chorused “No, no” indicating that Naidu was not to blame for the Congress’ decision.
Janardhan Reddy alleged that AICC president Sonia Gandhi yielded to the pressure from Andhra and Rayalaseema Congress MPs and took a U-turn on Telangana.
“KCR, we will not allow you to play tricks anymore,” Janardhan Reddy thundered.
Comments
You telugu people deserve all this that is happening. You have become a laughing stock across the world. Please dont stop entertaining us. First, we only used to laugh at caste feeling you had and the extent to which you could. It was enough pop corn for us. Now you need separate states too. My friend was saying that by 2050 AndhraPradesh will be transformed into 30 different states and then KCR will start demanding for separate country Telangana. Jokes apart, I dont blame KCR for this, if not him any other joker would have come and done this. It is simply like blaming the wife that she caused the divide between mother and son. The son himself did not have guts enough to control the new member of the family, so any woman as his wife would have done it. Similar to that, if not KCR some other, you guys just need some opportunisitc to do it. He knows that he can never become CM in a united AP and hence dividing it by giving all crazy what nots and you guys simply playing to his tunes. Pl
By varun thakur
10/30/2010 11:29:00 PM
Janardhan and Revanth reddy from mahabubnagar are the toadies of Naidu. After formation of telangana state they would go to chittor and work as servants of naidu...It is a shame that these so called MLAs do not know the thing everyone from 5 years to 85 years know in telangana. On dec 9 th night, CM Roshiah was shocked on arrival at Hyderabad airport to know about Chidambarams statement. That night Roshaiah was in constant touch with Babu..and they contacted their mutual friends and partners and members of looters gang Andhra MPs (a few guys with name ending pati..and some other MPS businessman) Naidu played a crucial role in bringing the MLAs of Congress and TDP together in resigning next day...Janradhan and Revanth should resign and contest now. Even if they get their deposits we would not ask for a separate state I challenge them through this paper.
By Krishna Reddy
10/26/2010 11:31:00 PM
Tuesday 2 November 2010
A sumptuous treat to book-lovers
HYDERABAD:
Books are still popular and sought after even in this age of Internet.
Visalandhra Publishing House, a leading publisher, has proved it by bringing out around 50 new titles every year. And, all of them are selling like hot cakes.
As part of the National Book Week, they are organising a book exhibition at the Narayanaguda YMCA and the response is overwhelming.
Inaugurated on Saturday, it will be open from 10 a.m to 8.30 p.m everyday till November 11.
Apart from Visalandhra’s own publications, books on varied subjects- science and technology, literature, history and religion, brought out by other popular publishers including Oxford, Cambridge, Jaico, Rupa, Telugu Akademi and Sahitya Akademi are on display. “Books on Telugu literature are fast-moving,’’ says senior salesman P Narasimha.
Visalandhra Publishing House is doing yeoman’s service for literature by publishing books on a variety of topics continuously.
No other publishing house in the state has been bringing out general books so consistently and for such a long time.
“We have brought out 35 new titles so far this year and intend to bring out ten
more by the end of the year,” says Visalandhra Publishing House assistant manager
S Raju.
GIGANTIC TASK
VBH is undertaking a gigantic task. It will soon bring out a 1,000-page anthology on Telugu plays written by around 100 writers. All the plays will be in the dialogue form. The book will be released in Vijayawada at a week-long festival on drama to be held in association with the Sangeeta Nataka Akademi.
TOP 10 BEST-SELLERS
KATHALU - GATHALU
All of us have heard of Muslim ruler Hyder Ali. But has any of us ever heard of a Hyder Siva Lingam? Do you know that a Muslim ruler performed Hindu rituals and pujas to win over his enemies?
Another Muslim ruler performed tantra Maranahomam to eliminate his enemy. If you are interested to know who these Muslim rulers could be, read Kathalu-Gathalu of Digavalli Venkata Sivarao. The book was a collection of such interesting history facts published in the Andhra Patrika and Bharati during 1944-1947. The articles were published in the book form and brought out in four volumes in 1947. Now, after so many years, the Visalandhra Publishing House has re-printed all the four volumes and brought them out in a single book. Digavalli Venkata Sivarao was an advocate and historian of repute, and was held in esteem by the then President Babu Rajendra Prasad. The book, one of the top-sellers among Visalandhra titles, is worthy of adorning your book-shelf.
KOTI KOMMATCHI
The fifth reprint of Mullapudi Venkata Ramana's Koti Komatchi, published by Hasam Prachuranlu, is also much in demand. In this work Mullapudi describes poverty in a romantic manner. This is a modern humorous collections. But, it is also equally disturbing.
NERAMU-SKISHA
This is a Telugu translation of Crime and Punishment, a novel by Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky. Published by Visalandhra, this book too is attracting the attention of a majority book-lovers.
KARUNASRI-UDAYASRI
The popular poetry on Mahatma Gandhi, Bhagat Singh, Alluri Sitaramaraju and Andhra Kesari is back on the market after several years. Thanks to Visalandhra, the five-part work was reprinted this month. The collection of poetry by Jandhyala Papayya Sastry deals with varied topics including festivals.
AKUPATCHANI GNAPAKAM
It is a collection of stories by Vamasi. Even in the era of Telugu TV serials, the good story has its relevance. Buyers are evincing keen interest in buying books written by Vamsi.
MAHAPRASTHANAM
In spite of innumerable new titles and reprints of other classics, Sri Sri's Mahaprasthanam holds its place and is ever green. The 30th reprint of the poem, which gave new direction to Telugu poetry and inspired many later poets, was a leader among all the titles.
THE SECRET
Want to get control over thoughts and taste success in life? Then this book is a must for you. The book, written by Australian TV writer and producer Rhonda Byrne, motivates and inspires you. Take a sample:
"Learn to become still, and to take your attention away from what you do not want, and all the emotions change around it, and place the attention on what you wish to experience...... Energy follows where attention goes". - by Michael Bernard.
OKA CHARITRA-KONNI NIJALU
Who cares when a politician speaks? But, people really care a politician, when he pens a book.
Within a short span of time of its publication this year, Congress MLA Daggubati Venkateswara Rao's Oka Charitra and Konni Nijalu has gone into reprint. All the 10,000 copies of first print have gone out of stock. The book provides an insight into TDP's internal politics as perceived by Daggubati. Buoyed by its success, Daggubati now plans to pen another book, Telugu Vaari Charitra-Verpatu Vadam.
VALMIKI RAMAYANAM
Nowadays, the best-sellers are religious books. A classic example is the Valmiki Ramayanam by Srinivasa Siromani, which was serialised in newspapers some 50 years ago. It has been reprinted recently. The original essence of Valmiki Ramayana is presented in terse and chaste Telugu without distortion. If you are really interested to read Ramayana in Telugu prose, this is a worthy collection.
VEDAALU
Among the present-day writers on religion, Dasarathi Rangacharya is the most popular. His Vedalau (all four Vedas in Telugu in one collection) is also a most sought-after book which the Vedas are explained in the prose form. This book is recommended to those who cannot read and understand Sanskrit but want to know the essence of the Vedas.
Books are still popular and sought after even in this age of Internet.
Visalandhra Publishing House, a leading publisher, has proved it by bringing out around 50 new titles every year. And, all of them are selling like hot cakes.
As part of the National Book Week, they are organising a book exhibition at the Narayanaguda YMCA and the response is overwhelming.
Inaugurated on Saturday, it will be open from 10 a.m to 8.30 p.m everyday till November 11.
Apart from Visalandhra’s own publications, books on varied subjects- science and technology, literature, history and religion, brought out by other popular publishers including Oxford, Cambridge, Jaico, Rupa, Telugu Akademi and Sahitya Akademi are on display. “Books on Telugu literature are fast-moving,’’ says senior salesman P Narasimha.
Visalandhra Publishing House is doing yeoman’s service for literature by publishing books on a variety of topics continuously.
No other publishing house in the state has been bringing out general books so consistently and for such a long time.
“We have brought out 35 new titles so far this year and intend to bring out ten
more by the end of the year,” says Visalandhra Publishing House assistant manager
S Raju.
GIGANTIC TASK
VBH is undertaking a gigantic task. It will soon bring out a 1,000-page anthology on Telugu plays written by around 100 writers. All the plays will be in the dialogue form. The book will be released in Vijayawada at a week-long festival on drama to be held in association with the Sangeeta Nataka Akademi.
TOP 10 BEST-SELLERS
KATHALU - GATHALUAll of us have heard of Muslim ruler Hyder Ali. But has any of us ever heard of a Hyder Siva Lingam? Do you know that a Muslim ruler performed Hindu rituals and pujas to win over his enemies?
Another Muslim ruler performed tantra Maranahomam to eliminate his enemy. If you are interested to know who these Muslim rulers could be, read Kathalu-Gathalu of Digavalli Venkata Sivarao. The book was a collection of such interesting history facts published in the Andhra Patrika and Bharati during 1944-1947. The articles were published in the book form and brought out in four volumes in 1947. Now, after so many years, the Visalandhra Publishing House has re-printed all the four volumes and brought them out in a single book. Digavalli Venkata Sivarao was an advocate and historian of repute, and was held in esteem by the then President Babu Rajendra Prasad. The book, one of the top-sellers among Visalandhra titles, is worthy of adorning your book-shelf.
KOTI KOMMATCHI
The fifth reprint of Mullapudi Venkata Ramana's Koti Komatchi, published by Hasam Prachuranlu, is also much in demand. In this work Mullapudi describes poverty in a romantic manner. This is a modern humorous collections. But, it is also equally disturbing.
NERAMU-SKISHA
This is a Telugu translation of Crime and Punishment, a novel by Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky. Published by Visalandhra, this book too is attracting the attention of a majority book-lovers.
KARUNASRI-UDAYASRIThe popular poetry on Mahatma Gandhi, Bhagat Singh, Alluri Sitaramaraju and Andhra Kesari is back on the market after several years. Thanks to Visalandhra, the five-part work was reprinted this month. The collection of poetry by Jandhyala Papayya Sastry deals with varied topics including festivals.
AKUPATCHANI GNAPAKAMIt is a collection of stories by Vamasi. Even in the era of Telugu TV serials, the good story has its relevance. Buyers are evincing keen interest in buying books written by Vamsi.
MAHAPRASTHANAMIn spite of innumerable new titles and reprints of other classics, Sri Sri's Mahaprasthanam holds its place and is ever green. The 30th reprint of the poem, which gave new direction to Telugu poetry and inspired many later poets, was a leader among all the titles.
THE SECRETWant to get control over thoughts and taste success in life? Then this book is a must for you. The book, written by Australian TV writer and producer Rhonda Byrne, motivates and inspires you. Take a sample:
"Learn to become still, and to take your attention away from what you do not want, and all the emotions change around it, and place the attention on what you wish to experience...... Energy follows where attention goes". - by Michael Bernard.
OKA CHARITRA-KONNI NIJALUWho cares when a politician speaks? But, people really care a politician, when he pens a book.
Within a short span of time of its publication this year, Congress MLA Daggubati Venkateswara Rao's Oka Charitra and Konni Nijalu has gone into reprint. All the 10,000 copies of first print have gone out of stock. The book provides an insight into TDP's internal politics as perceived by Daggubati. Buoyed by its success, Daggubati now plans to pen another book, Telugu Vaari Charitra-Verpatu Vadam.
VALMIKI RAMAYANAMNowadays, the best-sellers are religious books. A classic example is the Valmiki Ramayanam by Srinivasa Siromani, which was serialised in newspapers some 50 years ago. It has been reprinted recently. The original essence of Valmiki Ramayana is presented in terse and chaste Telugu without distortion. If you are really interested to read Ramayana in Telugu prose, this is a worthy collection.
VEDAALUAmong the present-day writers on religion, Dasarathi Rangacharya is the most popular. His Vedalau (all four Vedas in Telugu in one collection) is also a most sought-after book which the Vedas are explained in the prose form. This book is recommended to those who cannot read and understand Sanskrit but want to know the essence of the Vedas.
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