Ambati Rambabu started the war for Jagan against the Congress High Command and Surekhamma took the next step. The real war starts NOW. They suspended Ambati and they are going to suspend Surekhamma. All they did was to talk the truth as to what is happening to the party. Doesn’t the Congress party have democracy in their setup? What did they do to incur the suspension? The Congress High Command says these individuals criticized the party. Are these the only people that did not abide by party constitution? Let’s look at the previous incidents that the High Command either ignored or encouraged.
Kaka called late YS Rajasekhara Reddy, who lifted Congress Party to form governments in State and Center, both in 2004 and 2009 on his broad shoulders, a Satan. V Hanumanth Rao, Amos, Sankara Rao, Madhu Yashki, Palvai Govardhan Reddy called other names. A man or woman has two basic steps – birth and death, after which everything becomes irrelevant. A dead man can’t defend himself. Our Indian culture tells clearly that once the man is dead, remember only the good and try to forgive the bad. These people do not have the minimum decency to keep their mouth shut. What they are doing is that they are opening their foul mouths that were shut when the Great Leader was alive. Gali Muddu Krishnam Naidu and Chandra Babu also talked ill of the departed leader. We can understand them, as they belong to the worst creed. They said the same things about their own leader, NTR. So, we do not expect anything better from them. But what did the High Command do to issue the Congress leaders show cause notices? Were they too busy or they thought in democracy anyone can criticize the departed Mahanetha or simply encouraging these low-lives to tarnish the legacy of YSR? What did they do to rein in on Yashkis, VHs, Palvais and sundry when they discouraged the official party candidates in bi-elections and worked against them? Or if they say they worked for the party in the elections, did the High Command ask them and issue show cause notices for utterly failing to get deposits for most of the candidates? What High Command may do is to give these so called leaders nominated and Rajyasabha positions for their effective leadership in getting deposits in some constituencies. Is this the way to run a party? The fake Gandhis (Firoze and Italian) think Congress party is their own property? A Gandhi (Rahul) can become a Prime Minister but cannot see a son of a great leader the CM of a state? Why does the Congress High Command let son of Karunanidhi to serve as a Union Cabinet Minister, even though he does not attend LokSabha and only answers the questions, if he feels like, in Tamil? What does the High Command think they are? They are on going to bite dust in no time if they keep doing what they are doing! Even the great Indira Gandhi fell miserably. And nobody thinks or in truth Sonia Gandhi is even close to her mother-in-law. She sure will be taught a fitting lesson and very soon too.
What Surekhamma pointed out in her letter is stark reality of the state of Congress party in Andhra Pradesh now. She is also an elected MLA and she also wants to get re-elected. For that to happen, all she is saying is that these people who are running the government and the party in the state are incapable of leading. She is right - look at the results in bi-elections. Losing deposits in four seats? Pathetic. Forget about TDP losing deposits. They are bound to with Chanukya Chandra Babu as their leader. Only time he led the party to victory was with the image of AB Vajpayee, 13 day BJP government collapse and Kargil War.
Congress Party in Andhra Pradesh is a sinking ship. The High Command is navigating it in to abyss. Andhra Pradesh is ready to become another Tamilnadu. No place for Congress party but regional parties. Karnataka is already gone away from it and would be very difficult for Congress party to come back with their inept local leadership. Kerala is won as an alliance, never on its own. So whole of South India is gone from Congress kitty. Same thing with UP, Bihar, West Bengal, Maharastra, Orissa, J&K, etc,. Congress party is not as strong as what they think or some people fear. They are lead by people like fake Gandhis, Pranab Mukharjee (can’t win without CPM or TC support), Chidambaram (ballot thief), Moily (can’t win anything anywhere), corporate lawyers who worked for Bhopal Gas tragedies, etc. So, nobody thinks they are as powerful as the High Command thinks.
The High Command has been screwing up the party in Andhra Pradesh ever since the Jananetha YSR departed in the unfortunate accident. He is much more than Gandhi family to Andhra masses. His son, YS Jagan enjoys massive support of the people. Several communities support wholeheartedly - Reddys, Christians, Muslims. Most Brahmins, Kapus, BCs, SCs and STs support him. There is no replacement for Jagan in Congress or Andhra Pradesh now. The cinema actor turned political joker cannot replace him even in dreams. Chandra babu and TDP are spent forces. They are not even relevant in Andhra politics in my opinion. Credibility is the major issue for the man who can do anything for power. Rosayya doesn’t mind burying Congress party for a few months more of power. It was the Great Jananetha YS Rajasekhara Reddy that gave these so called High Command and fake Gandhis the power they are enjoying now. They owe their comfort to the departed leader. None of these elected leaders from Andhra Pradesh can honestly claim any credit for the party triumph. NONE. No one other than YSR was responsible for both 2004 and 2009 mandates.
In the above background, I do not think we have anything to lose but the misery of staying in the sinking ship that is being navigated by arrogant and blind High Command. Let’s ride the rough waters to reach the shore. Yes, we can do it! In the mean time, we all salute Ambati and Surekhamma.
Go Jagan Go. Roar like a tiger. Let the war begin and we will win against people that vilify YSR!
Gurava Reddy, Atlanta
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