They say that the fight for Telangana took place over nearly five decades before bearing fruit. Now, the latest news from political circles is that the T-Ministers have been instructed to hone up on their English speaking skills in the pursuit of making Telangana, an investor hub and Hyderabad, a global destination.
Reportedly, many of the Ministers have hired personal tutors to brush up on their communication skills. Nevertheless, this is a job easier said than done.
When the Ministers and MLA’s were taking oath in the Assembly for the first time after being elected, many of them could not even read their oath in Telugu properly. It was for reporting this fact in a satirical way that ABN and TV9 were then banned.
As usual, the T-gang has a ready response to their poor illiteracy levels.
“Generally, the literacy level in Telangana is low because of the injustice meted out to the region during the united Andhra Pradesh regime. At 66 per cent, the state's literacy level is below the national average of 74 per cent. We have kept three years as the target to surpass the national average,” said deputy chief minister Kadiam Srihari, who holds the education portfolio.
So, true to their nature, it is because of Andhra that these fellows are lagging behind in their English skills, not because they are an agrarian state.
In all honesty, learning to speak correct and fluent English will probably turn out to be a more challenging task for these Ministers and MLA’s than achieving Telangana.
