One leader – Two strategies

One leader. Two strategies. Several brain storming meetings everyday. This
is the daily schedule of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) N Chandrababu Naidu, after
the Centre has decided to initiate the process of the T.
Naidu allowed his party leaders to adopt two different strategies for
Andhra and Telangana. The script writer for the both the strategies is none
other than Naidu, according to party sources.
Suffocated with the Centre's T-statement six days back, Naidu has been
holding separate meetings with Andhra and Telangana leaders.
TDP MLAs from Andhra and Rayalaseema, who announced that they would
continue the `Samaikya Andhra Pradesh' movement, in fact, met Naidu at his
residence and discussed the current political situation threadbaret with
him.
Telangana TDP MLAs, who appealed to Naidu to set up separate unit of the
party for Telangana, later met Naidu and apprised him of the situation.
Naidu's strategy was simple, to keep the party intact in both the regions
and win in the both the regions in the elections, if the state is carved
out.
``At last, Naidu come with an intelligent idea of starting party T-wing. He
also gave his nod to Andhra and Rayalaseema regions to go ahead with their
agitation to muster support for the party there. This is to keep alive the
party in both the regions,'' a party senior pleading anonymity told Express.
Naidu's strategy has a strong reason. Immediately after the Centre decided
to initiate the T-process, Vemulawada and Karimnagar MLAs resigned for the
party. If Naidu did not take any decision, there would be a possibility of
all the T-MLAs revolting against Naidu challenging his leadership. It will
done much damage to the party, which has already suffered a jolt from
Congress. Then, Naidu consulted senior Telangana leaders and worked out the
strategy and came out with idea of separate units for the party.
It means, NTR Bhavan itself will sponsor the agitations in both the
regions, though covertly, and see that dissidence will be nipped in the bud
in T region.
It may be noted that except the couple of MLAs who revolted against Naidu,
today no leader spoke harsh against the party president, after his nod for
separate party units.
Naidu told media persons that all the parties split vertically becasue of
the Congress' midnight announcement. ``We have no clues how to wriggle out
of the crisis,'' Naidu admitted.
It remains to be seen whether Naidu's latest `separatist' strategy will be
worked out perfercly or boomrang on the party.