YSR Congress party president and leader of opposition Y S Jaganmohan Reddy seems to have mastered the art of politicking in the last five years.
He has learnt the tricks of the trade of wooing various sections of people with attractive announcements.
When Jagan was touring Nimmakuru village in Krishna district, the birth place of Telugu Desam Party founder and legendary actor N T Rama Rao, he announced that he would rename Krishna district as N T Rama Rao district, if his party is voted to power in 2019.
Though his announcement became a little controversial, it pushed the TDP into defensive and attracted NTR’s fans and also his family members.
On Friday, when Jagan was touring West Godavari district as part of his Praja Sankalpa Yatra, he came up with yet another surprising announcement.
He declared that if he becomes the chief minister, he would name West Godavari District as Alluri Sitarama Raju district, after the rebellious freedom fighter who was killed by the British for his armed rebellion.
“The present Naidu government has scant respect for such a great revolutionary. It did not even establish a memorial for him and neglected his birth place. If I am voted to power in 2019, I will name West Godavari as Alluri Sitarama Raju district,” Jagan said.
In fact, Alluri does not belong to West Godavari district – he was born in Visakhapatnam and fought with British in Narsipatnam of Visakhapatnam and other agency areas of East Godavari district like Rampachodavaram and Raja Vommangi.
Though he also toured parts of West Godavari district, he was basically from Vizag and East Godavari districts.
However, Jagan deliberately made the announcement to name West Godavari after Alluri, apparently to woo the Kshatriya (Raju) community, which is predominant in this district.
Already, the Raju community is up in arms against the TDP government for neglecting it. So, Jagan wants to capitalise on their unrest and garner their votes!
