It is an open secret that the Telugu Desam Party is opposed to the bifurcation of the state despite the fact that its president N Chandrababu Naidu claims Telangana and Seemandhra as his two eyes. That is precisely why the people of Telangana have been voting against the TDP.

Yet, the Telangana TDP leaders have been posing as if they are the champions of Telangana. On Friday, the Telangana TDP forum leaders strongly opposed the proposal for Rayala Telangana as a solution to the statehood demand. Forum  convenor Errabelli Dayakar Rao and member Motkupalli Narasimhulu said there was no question of accepting Rayala Telangana proposal, as it was yet another political drama by the Congress party to retain its identity in the region.

“The people of Telangana will outrightly reject the Rayala Telangana proposal. The Congress should come out with its stand at the earliest to remove the uncertainty,” they said.

Similarly, the Bharatiya Janata Party also strongly opposed the Rayala Telangana plan.

“We will take up agitation if there is any such proposal. There is no second alternative to Telangana state with Hyderabad as capital. We don’t understand why the Centre is delaying on taking the decision though our party declared its support to Telangana,” BJP legislator Y Lakhsminarayana said.