Now it’s two-sons theory for Babu

Express News Service
First Published : 31 Jul 2010 06:17:24 AM IST
Last Updated : 31 Jul 2010 08:53:54 AM IST

HYDERABAD: Henceforth Telugu Desam Party chief Chandrababu Naidu’s two-eyed theory on bifurcation of the state, would get a makeover but the core philosophy will remain the same. Now it will be two-sons theory.

Determined to continue to champion the cause of separate Telangana and at the same time support the united AP demand, Chandrababu Naidu reiterated that it would continue to be the policy of the party in future too. “If a father has to choose between his two sons who are fighting with each other, whom would he support. He has to support both,” he said, speaking to reporters this evening.

He, however, said he would analyse the reasons for the defeat of the party in the byelections and decide on issues like Babli that have no bearing on Telangana sentiment to focus on till 2014 elections.

“We will review the election results and continue to fight for people’s issues,’’ Naidu told reporters today.

There was a strong feeling that TDP would not change its stand on T with the announcement of some leaders that the party had not fought the elections on Telangana sentiment. The only issue in the election was that people were sympathetic to all the 12 MLAs who resigned. It was sympathy and not sentiment that worked in the byelections, the TDP think-tank opines.

According to analysts, poor performance of the party would affect the party badly in Andhra region too in future. Naidu’s Andhra eye too would get affected. ``If the party was routed in one region, the people of other region too would not think highly of the party,’’ feared a leader.

However, Naidu would focus on issues and launch series of agitations in Telangana region before 2014 elections. He is likely to do his home work to change political equations in favour of TDP rather than taking a clear stand on Telangana.