HYDERABAD, Oct. 9 -- Winds of change are blowing across the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on the separate Telangana demand.
While Telangana TDP leaders are aggressively promoting T, the Andhra leaders have suddenly started speaking in favour of Telangana, as evidenced by the admission of Srikakulam leader K Yerran Naidu.
The T-leaders have become aggressive and even are targeting TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao personally. On the other hand, senior leader K Yerran Naidu, who is also part of a fivemember committee which advised party to take a pro-Telangana stand in 2008, demanded that the Congress should introduce a Bill in Parliament for T state.
After Union home minister P Chidambaram's statement, there was a region-wise split in all the parties.
TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu too repeatedly said that there was a division not only in the TDP but in all other parties.
Surprisingly, after the Telangana TDP Forum decided to stage a dharna in front of the residence of AICC president Sonia Gandhi, the Andhra TDP leaders too have made it clear that they never opposed the T and wanted the Centre to divide the State as the BJP and other parties were in favour of division.
Analysts felt that the aggressive stand of the Telangana TDP and the favourable statements of Andhra TDP leaders should be understood as nothing but attempts to protect the party in the Telangana region.
With repeated adverse statements by Andhra TDP leaders till now, the party leaders in Telangana have been facing embarrassing moments. As the party is facing a difficult situation in Telangana, the Andhra leaders have decided to tone down their aggressive United Andhra stance.
At the recent politburo meeting, TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu directed the party leaders from Andhra and Rayalaseema to visit Telangana and vice-versa. Naidu felt the warlike situation between Andhra and Telangana leaders would ultimately damage the party and wanted to buy peace with each other. This was another reason for the change in the stance by Andhra leaders.
However, critics felt that there was no chance of the Srikrishna Committee giving a clear recommendation for the formation of T and the Congress too would not take any firm decision in favour of T.
Once the Congress stand becomes clear after December 31, the TDP would start blaming the Congress for 'going back' on T. Then the Andhra and Telangana TDP leaders would jointly accuse the Congress of betraying the people of T and for creating ill-will among the people by going back on the promise of delivering Telangana. The Congress is responsible for the political turmoil in the state with its contradictory statements, a TDP leader pointed out.
Meanwhile, TRS leaders are repeatedly targeting TDP chief Naidu for allegedly plotting against Telangana after the Union home minister's statement. They even accused Naidu of funding the united Andhra movement after the Centre initiated the T-process.
Now, the positive statements from Andhra TDP leaders could send the message clear and loud that Naidu is not a hindrance to the formation of T while also serving to shift the blame on to the Congress for not keeping its word on T.
Asked about the change in his stand, Yerran Naidu told Express that there was nothing new in his statement on T. "The TDP took a pro- Telangana decision. But, the leaders in Andhra and Rayalaseema reflected the feelings of their respective regions.
We have never hurt the sentiments of T-people. Even Naidu repeatedly said he was not against T," Yerran Naidu said.
Yerran Naidu's statement has made it clear that the United Andhra movement was a movement of leaders and not that of the people, critics point out.
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