Celebrations erupted in TRS camp on Friday as the party headed for a sweep in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Elections (GHMC).
Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu in a public statement has asked everyone concerned not to fall into the trap of opposition parties that were trying to polarize society and gain political mileage from the existing reservation turmoil.
18 months after bifurcation, the scene couldn't have been more starkly contrasting. KCR is sitting firmly ensconced in Telangana and on the verge of victory in GHMC too.
BC leader and TDP MLA from Hyderabad, R Krishnaiah has threatened a stir against including Kapus in the BC list.
Whenever TDP leaders visited Governor Narasimhan over the implementation of section 8 in Hyderabad, he used to take representations from them but there would be no further action on the matter. This gave rise to the allegation that the Governor was pro-TRS.
KCR promised 12% reservation to Muslims if Telangana becomes a reality. Venkayya Naidu promised special status to AP for a period of ten years.
If the reports from the Congress party in Andhra Pradesh are to be believed, former Union Minister Kotla Suryaprakash Reddy, who represented Kurnool in the Lok Sabha in the past, is likely to join the Telugu Desam Party sooner or later.
Coming out after casting his vote in the GHMC polls along with his family, Balayya was mobbed by the media personnel.
Amidst vociferous demand from all the Opposition parties for invoking Section 8 of AP Reorganization Act, Governor ESL Narsimhan summoned Hyderabad City Police Commissioner M Mahender Reddy to apprise himself of the outbreak of violence in Old City during polling in the GHMC elections held on Tuesday.
Questioning cine actor Nandamuri Balakrishna how he could cast his vote in Telangana being an MLA of Andhra Pradesh State, Karimnagar former MP Ponnam Prabhakar said casting vote by Balakrishna was against the law.
The violent incidents that had taken place at Kapu garjana rally held at Tuni in East Godavari district on Sunday last has landed the Kapu strongman Mudragada Padmanabham in deep trouble.
Noting seems to be working out for AP Chief Minister N.Chandrababu Naidu over shifting AP Secretariat from Hyderabad to new capital Amaravathi.
The Telangana agitation was successful because the people there were united and managed to put the agitation ahead of caste and other considerations.
It is really amusing to see the Congress Party which is demanding implementation of section 8 in Hyderabad.
Puri Jagannadh who has been struggling to find his lost rhythm is all set to do his next film with Nandamuri Kalyan Ram.
