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Mission Kakatiya Creates Uproar In South Telangana

During the Telangana agitation, Lagadapati Rajagopal said, “If Telangana is created then the next evolution would be a fight between North and South Telangana.”

Responding to this, KCR said, “Once Telangana is created, it will be our problem. Why are Andhra leaders concerned about it?” But the recent resentment in South Telangana over various issues lends credibility to what Rajagopal said at that time.

The TRS government has released Rs 172 crore installment for ‘Mission Kakatiya’, a mammoth project that intends to restore the water tanks in Telangana. However, people of South Telangana are not amused at naming the project after the ‘Kakatiya dynasty’.

“Kakatiya kings built water tanks only in Northern Telangana whereas our own kings built the water tanks here. So, why should the entire scheme be named after the Kakatiyas?” question the people of South Telangana.

Also, North Telangana people celebrate Bathukamma whereas South Telangana people celebrate Bonalu. They are not at all happy with the government giving unprecedented hype and coverage to Bathukamma and just paying ‘lip service’ to Bonalu.

Even for the Republic Day Parade, it was Bathukamma that was preffered by the TRS at the expense of Bonalu.

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