Andhra Pradesh Discussions

[harsh1802]

JP’s take: Lok Satta Party president Jayaprakash Narayan, however, felt that the turnout reflected the “unbelievably high” and “shameless” use of money and liquor power coupled with polarisation on caste and faction lines.

I second that. We are a shameless bunch of people.

[Babji]

Date:26/04/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/04/26/s...2656680400.htm

Praja Rajyam to review its poll performance
HYDERABAD: Two days after conclusion of polling, Praja Rajyam on Saturday started an elaborate, district-wise exercise to review and evaluate its performance.

After this exercise, a report will be submitted to party president K. Chiranjeevi, following which it will be analysed by the party’s Political Affairs Committee. From then onwards, they would be working towards making the required arrangements in tune with the counting on May 16, said party general secretary P. Vinay Kumar.

At a press conference here, Dr. Vinay said the district-level meetings would include convenors, joint convenors and co-convenors, along with the district in-charge deputed by the State party unit. On Saturday itself, he said that together with another general secretary P. Mitra, he had sat through meetings pertaining to Warangal, Nizamabad, Adilabad and Karimnagar districts.

Everyday since polling concluded, they were getting reports from the districts and based on the feedback, they were very sure of bagging 31 Parliament and 160 Assembly constituencies, he said. Considering the enthusiasm among party leaders in the districts and if it indeed turned out to be a wave in favour of Mr. Chiranjeevi, they would end up with 38 Parliament and over 200 Assembly constituencies, he added.

Dr. Vinay and Yuva Rajyam general secretary Dasoju Sravan said they were very happy with their performance considering the hard work they had put in during the past year and a half, December, 2007 onwards.

This was despite all the hurdles placed in their way by the combined might of the ruling Congress and Telugu Desam parties, they said.

Fissures develop in Kutami
By By Our Correspondent Apr 26 2009 Hyderabad

April 25: Fissures developed in the Mahakutami (Grand Alliance) even before the election results are out.

The CPI(M) state secretary, Mr B.V. Raghavulu, and his CPI counterpart, Mr K. Narayana, are angry with each other over the friendly contest between the two parties in Mangalagiri Assembly seat. Mr Narayana alleged that the Marxist party’s leadership blackmailed his party and said the TRS chief, Mr K. Chandrasekhar Rao was better than Mr Raghuvulu.

Apart from this, the separate Telangana issue and the strategy to be adopted at the Centre during the post-poll scenario has also divided the Mahakutami partners. While the CPI(M) leadership reiterated its opposition to the bifurcation of the state, the TRS chief stepped up pressure on the TD demanding a resolution in the first session of the new Assembly.

The TD leadership is maintaining strategic silence on the Telangana issue after the polls. Meanwhile, leaders in the Mahakutami are also making divergent statements on their prospects in the elections.

While the TD chief is claiming that the Mahakutami will win more than 200 seats, his partner in the Mahakutami, Mr Raghavulu said on Saturday that no party would get a clear-cut majority. Mr Raghavulu predicted that a hung house would emerge. “In a three-cornered contest, we can’t predict a clear-cut result,” ...

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/hyder...lop-kutami-831

[harsh1802]

I really want this to be over. I can't wait for the new government to form so tht they could carry on with the projects in AP.

I'm sick and tired of hearing this election related news articles.

[hyderabadnawab]

The funny thing is all 3 parties are claiming they are sure of winning 200 seats.

[Babji]

Naidu sets stage for ‘sonrise’ in Desam
By By Our Correspondent Apr 26 2009 hyderabad

April 25: The stage is being set for a “sonrise” in the Telugu Desam, if the murmurs in the party headquarters are to be believed.

The Telugu Desam chief, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, has cleverly started sidelining the party’s star campaigners, filmstars Balakrishna and Junior NTR, and is now subtly promoting his son, Mr Lokesh Naidu, as his successor.
Mr Naidu, who was all praise for Balakrishna and Junior NTR before the polls, is not talking much about their contribution now. He did not call on Junior NTR after returning to Hyderabad and did so only after a vernacular daily carried a report mentioning this.

During a media conference held at his residence the other day, Mr Naidu kept on stressing that it was his pet Cash Transfer Scheme that would lead the TD back to power.

Party insiders said that Mr Naidu’s shrewd political strategy came to the fore when he termed the Cash Transfer Scheme as his son Lokesh’s brainchild. This happened soon after Junior NTR started making waves through his campaign. Later, Mr Lokesh was sent to Kuppam, Mr Naidu’s constituency, to look after the electioneering there.

Mr Naidu is known for his canny political moves. During the coup against NTR, he took the help of NTR’s son, Mr Harikrishna, and the veteran’s son-in-law, Mr Daggubati Venkateswara Rao. Later he dumped both of them.
An angry Harikrishna then said that Mr Naidu had a “use and throw” attitude. Mr Venkateswara Rao had recently cautioned both Balakrishna and Junior NTR to be cautious of Mr Naidu’s moves.

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all is well in ...

[Babji]

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Congress, TD woo Chiru
By By Our Correspondent Apr 27 2009
Hyderabad April 26: The Praja Rajyam is being wooed by both the Congress and the Telugu Desam for support in a possible hung House. Insiders are divided over which party to support, but TD-PR caste rivalry might just tilt the balance in favour of the Congress.

Even though PR chief Chiranjeevi has not revealed his mind, some leaders like Mr T. Devender Goud and Mr Bhuma Nagi Reddy, ex-TD leaders, are asking him to not join hands with the TD chief, Mr N. Chandra-babu Naidu.

Leaders like Mr Ch. Hari-rama Jogaiah and Mr P. Upendra, who joined the PR from the Congress, are also backing this proposal. These leaders contend that tying up with the TD would threaten the very existence of the Praja Rajyam. “The same thing happened to the BJP when it aligned with the TD in the state,” said a senior PR leader. “The BJP’s growth was stunted in the shadow of the TD.”

However, other former TD leaders like Mr C. Rama-chandraiah and Mr K. Kala Venkata Rao, are said to be pushing for an alignment with Mr Naidu. Based on the Kapu-Kamma rivalry in coastal Andhra, the PR leadership is said to be weighing the option of joining hands with the Congress. Congress leaders are confident that the PR would back the Congress in the event of hung House.

“Chiranjeevi is an intelligent man. I don’t think that he would align with Mr Naidu, whose nine-year regime put people to hardships,” said Mr K. Rosaiah, the finance minister. Asked about the PR’s plans, the party’s political affairs committee member, Mr P. Upendra, said, “We are exploring various options.” He was quick to add that the PR itself would get enough seats and Chiranjeevi would be the CM.

The TD leadership has started luring the PR for a post-poll alliance. The TD politburo member, Mr Yanamala Ramakrishnudu, said the PR would join hands with the TD as Chiranjeevi had good relations with Mr Naidu. It is learnt that the TD leadership fears that the Telangana Rashtra Samiti chief, Mr K. Chandrasekhara Rao, would move out of the coalition.

time for horse trading ...

CPI: No plan for T-state
By By Our Correspondent Apr 27 2009 Hyderabad

April 26: The Communist Party of India state secretary, Mr K. Narayana, on Sunday sprang a surprise by denying a proposal that the Mahakutami should pass a resolution seeking formation of Telangana.

Addressing a press conference here, the CPI leader said the grand alliance was formed with a sole purpose of defeating the Congress government in the state. “How can Telangana be formed if the political parties do not have ideological approval for the new state or lack sincerity for the cause,” Mr Narayana said.

Referring to Telangana Rashtra Samiti chief, Mr K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s call to all parties to pass resolutions, the CPI secretary said his party was committed to a new state but it would be impractical for all national parties to pass resolutions to this effect.

Earlier, the CPI state executive members and district secretaries met at the party headquarters and reviewed the poll trend. Maintaining that Praja Rajyam gained significant ground in the second phase, the meeting felt that the development would turn in favour of the alliance.

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[ranga]

Originally Posted by Babji

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time for horse trading ...

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The pro congress Deccan Chronicle has conveniently forgotten the Backward classes utter dislike for the Reddys dominated congress.How will chiranjeevi resolve this issue when he has given more number of tickets to the backward classes. Rosaiah is a typical fiddler on the roof charecter.What is so hunky dory of the present regime when prices of essential food items have risen to unprecedented levels with galloping unemployment power shortage and outings.Despite these problems the idiot YSR is hoping to get the maximum number of seats both in the assembly and Lok sabha.He is treating the people of A.P has the real asses.If he really wins it wii be the biggest tragedy for the state.my gut feeling is that he will loose horribly.PRP is yama for the congress.

[Babji]

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Desam used Amar to block RIL gas to AP
By By Our Correspondent Apr 29 2009 Hyderabad

April 28: The “power politics” of the Samajwadi Party leader, Mr Amar Singh, at the behest of the Telugu Desam, delayed the supply of Reliance gas to the state resulting in a loss of Rs 300 crore. It also put the Rabi crop in danger.

Though the gas was ready for supply by March 20, the Election Commission intervened and delayed it for more than a month after Mr Amar Singh complained that the Congress would use it for undue poll benefits.
In the meantime, the government was forced to buy 20 million units per day at Rs 9 per unit thus incurring expenditure of Rs 10 crore per day.

The petroleum ministry had called a meeting of the Empowered Group of Ministers on March 23 after the Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) sought permission to supply gas on test basis to projects.

Sources said that the Telugu Desam leaders, who learnt about the RIL move, brought Mr Amar Singh into the picture and he dashed off a letter to former chief election commissioner, Mr N. Gopalaswami, seeking his intervention to prevent supply of ‘free power’ by the Congress government. Mr Amar Singh was also in touch with the Praja Rajyam.

The SP leader said in his letter that the gas was meant to be supplied only to projects in Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh ruled by the Congress and termed it a violation of the model code of conduct. Following this, the ministry cancelled the meeting on March 23 and sent the relevant files to the Chief Election Commissioner, who sat on it for weeks.

The gas supply was cleared only on April 26, after the new CEC, Mr Navin Chawla, took over.

Shame! shame!

[Babji]

http://election.rediff.com/cms/print...s-fortunes.htm

AP, Orissa, TN hold the key to Congress fortunes
T V R Shenoy | April 30, 2009 | 16:08 IST
...
The Congress performed magnificently in 2004, winning 29 of the state's 42 seats, with its then ally the Telangana Rashtra Samiti picking up five more. The Congress also swept the polls in the Andhra Pradesh assembly, winning 185 seats in a House of 294. (This is especially creditable because the Congress contested only 234 seats, leaving the rest to various allies.)

When you think about it, it was actually the United Progressive Alliance's performance in just two states -- Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu -- that propelled it to power ahead of the National Democratic Alliance. Tamil Nadu has 39 Lok Sabha seats, to which you can add Pondicherry's single constituency. Between them, then, that adds up to a formidable 82 seats.

Back in 2004 the Bharatiya Janata Party won precisely nothing in these two states, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (then a BJP ally) got zero, and the Telugu Desam Party won just five seats.

The BJP has few realistic chances of doing better in 2009 than it did five years ago. Even if it wins a seat or two -- doubtful according to most reports -- those will not be enough to tilt the balance of power. It is, however, a different matter for the two regional parties, the AIADMK and the TDP...

Let us also remember that the Congress rode to power five years ago on the back of a grand coalition. Whether tacitly or openly, Congress candidates in Andhra Pradesh were supported by not just the TRS but even by the Left. (Both the Communist Party of India and the CPI-Marxist won one seat each from Andhra Pradesh in the Lok Sabha polls.) Today all those groups have drifted toward TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu as part of a broad Third Front strategy...

Naveen Patnaik has pulled off a neat trick in his state, deftly moving across the spectrum in about a week from an alliance with the BJP to one with the Left Front. But this does not gladden the Congress one bit, which was hoping to return to power. Both Naidu and Patnaik have shown amazing flexibility in forging partnerships, wooing the BJP and the Left as circumstances dictated. But they have been equally firm in refusing to share power with the Congress, which remains the major competitor of the TDP and the Biju Janata Dal in their respective states. The last thing that both parties want is a Congress ministry in Delhi. It was precisely that thought that drove both into the BJP camp ten years ago.

Ideally, the Congress wants to retain all that it won in Andhra Pradesh five years ago while picking up seats in Orissa. But what happens to its hopes of retaining power should it retreat in Andhra Pradesh without advancing in Orissa? Add a poorer performance in Tamil Nadu than in 2004, and suddenly the Congress's chances look distinctly shaky.

Both on and off the record Congressmen are confident that they will do better than before in the Left Front bastions of West Bengal and Kerala. They may be correct. After all, the Congress won precisely zero of the 17 Lok Sabha seats it contested in Kerala -- which has 20 in all -- and you can scarcely do worse than zero. And it won only six of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, nothing to boast about.

The point is that these gains could be meaningless for two reasons. First, it scarcely matters whether a Left Front or a Congress candidate wins in any given constituency since they always seem to end up on the same side in Delhi. (Contrast that with the steady anti-Congress strategy of the TDP and the BJD whether in Delhi or in Hyderabad and Bhubaneswar.) Second, more important, any gains made in the Left Front fortresses are useful only if the Congress hangs on to the seats it already holds.

Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu held the keys to power in 2004. Add Orissa to that mix and you account for 41 of the 145 seats that the Congress won in 2004. (I am not counting those won by its allies.) How many of those shall it hold in 2009?

[Babji]

Source URL: http://www.deccanchronicle.com/hyder...win-favour-231

Officials woo Naidu aides to win favour
By By Our Correspondent May 04 2009 Hyderabad

May 3: IAS and IPS officials sensing a possible change in the guard in the state are reworking their relations with the Telugu Desam.

They are not meeting the TD chief, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, who has just left on a holiday, but Mr C.M. Ramesh and Mr Sujana Chowdary, two businessmen close to him. Mr Naidu made their status in the party clear by hosting an “exclusive” dinner at a star hotel immediately after the polls.

The signal given by Mr Naidu was received well by the babus. Two senior officers who were sidelined in the Congress government had met Mr Ramesh while some babus from the districts are in touch with Mr Chowdary. Their effort is to get plum posts, if the TD returns to power.

Officers are more particular about the posts in cash-rich irrigation, commercial taxes, excise and land revenue and finance departments. Another officer who was virtually pushed out of Secretariat is now trying his best to head the Chief Minister’s Office.

Two officers who worked with Mr Naidu earlier are also testing their luck, but as they refused to meet the “businessmen,” their chances seem to be bleak.
In fact, this was new phenomena to the Telugu Desam which generally did not allow contractors and industrialists to take part in the crucial decision making or governance.

CBN's mantra to remove corruption in GoAP ....

[harsh1802]

Is TDP heading to the secretariat?

[Babji]

Originally Posted by harsh1802

Is TDP heading to the secretariat?

according to most unofficial guess works... chances are, there will be a hung assembly in AP ...
If Kutami wins, CBN will be the CM (chances are, 40% )
If Congress wins, YSR will be the CM (chances are, 40%)
If PR wins, Chiru will be the CM (chances are 20%)
If Congress forms the Govt with the help of PR, (or the other way around...) who would be the CM? Dy CM? Speaker? questions ...
in the mean time:

Congress readies power list
By By Our Correspondent May 04 2009 Hyderabad
May 3: The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, who is on a holiday in Shimla along with his family, has reportedly asked his political aide and Rajya Sabha member, Dr K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao, to start preparations for the next Cabinet formation.

Dr Reddy is confident of the Congress coming back to power and has asked Dr Rao to be ready with a list of names for all political appointments including the Cabinet. According to sources, this will come in handy when the poll results are out on May 16. The Chief Minister is expected to be in Delhi at that time to be help the party high command if the UPA is in a position to form the government again and play a key role in mobilising support from other parties if the need arises.

“There will be no time left for any meaningful exercise after May 16 due to hectic political activity both at the Centre and the state. That is why we would like to finish the exercise in advance so that depending on the results some changes can be made in the list,” sources said.

It is mandatory for Congress Chief Ministers to get this list approved by the party president, Mrs Sonia Gandhi after due consultations with her political aide Mr Ahmed Patel. Meanwhile, Dr Ram-achandra Rao’s peshi in the Secretariat was abuzz with political activity on Sunday. Several party leaders met him and apprised him about the political situation and poll trends in their respective segments. Many of them submitted their particulars to Dr Rao requesting him to consider them for political appointments.

According to sources, the state leadership had enough inputs on segment-wise projections of the party’s strength in the recently concluded elections, the performance of party leaders, those worked for and against the party’s official nominees. All this will be considered while preparing the list for political appointments, the source added.

Source URL: http://www.deccanchronicle.com/hyder...power-list-196
Date:04/05/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/05/04/s...0454120400.htm Back

Congress sees a clear verdict
... Congress leaders, especially those close to Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy in particular, are firm that “voters gave a clear verdict as they are not in any kind of confusion”. “It will be either the Congress or the TDP. There is no question of a hung Assembly,” they averred on Sunday in a chat...
New voters: “The significant increase in turnout was because of new voters. Given the different factors including caste, money and local issues, this turnout will not benefit a single party,” Congress leaders opined...

[harsh1802]

I'm ok with any one of them.....no hung please.

[harsh1802]

GMR looking at buying (part of) Liverpool.

The owners of an Indian IPL cricket club have emerged as the latest suitors to buy into Liverpool.

Leading members of the Indian-based GMR group, which is owned by Grandhi Mallikarjun Rao, were in Merseyside this week.

They sat alongside the American co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett in the Anfield directors' box for the 4-4 draw with Arsenal.

The GMR group run the Delhi Daredevils IPL side but are believed to be looking to expand into other sports.

The talks come as Hicks and Gillett must soon refinance the £350m loan which enabled them to buy the club.

Other possible suitors include Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai's ruling family, as well as Nassar Al Kharafi of Kuwait.

COol.

[Babji]

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KCR gets land to build house
By By Our Correspondent May 06 2009 Hyderabad

May 5: The Telangana Rashtra Samiti president, Mr K. Chandrasekhar Rao, is richer by two acres in his new Mahbubnagar Lok Sabha constituency.

A former MLA of the party has reportedly agreed to provide two acres of prime land on the Jadcherla-Mahbubnagar highway, about six km from Mahbubnagar town for construction of a palatial house for Mr Chandrasekhar Rao.

Party sources said a new “Dakshina Telangana Bhavan”, a party office-cum-residence for Mr Rao and a guest house will come up on the site. Mr Rao who announced he would construct a house in Mahbubnagar LS constituency has zeroed in on this piece of land.

The TRS chief was recently gifted with an Audi car.

The land was reportedly offered by former TRS MLA, Mr Laxma Reddy. “It’s a two-acre land. The land will be utilised for constructing a house for the party president,” Mr Laxma Reddy told this newspaper and parried further questions on the land.

Rumours are agog in party circles that Mr Laxma Reddy presented the land in return for an MLC seat. The land is valued at around Rs 10 to 12 lakh per acre and will be registered soon, sources added.

“Mr Rao has planned to construct a party office and a residence for his stay in the constituency. He wants to be accessible to the people,” a TRS leader of Mahbubnagar said.

According to Mr Narender, a ZPTC of Dhanwada in Mahbubnagar, the party president has selected the site near Mayuri on the Mahbubnagar-Jadcherla highway. “The party president had seen a site at Bhagiratha Colony and another near Mayuri. The Mayuri site is believed to be finalised,” he said.

poor KCR... Isn't 2 acres too small for a man working so hard for the welfare of ...
and I thought, the price for a seat of MLC would be worth much more ...

[Babji]

Date:09/05/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/05/09/s...0953930400.htm

KCR weighs pros and cons

Special Correspondent
Eyes Speaker post for extending support in the event of hung Assembly
Party’s SC leader G. Vijayarama Rao sounded for Speaker post
TRS also keen on ministerial berths in the coalition government

HYDERABAD: Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao had to play a wait and watch game during the last two days of his stay in New Delhi as leaders of national parties were busy with the fourth and upcoming fifth phases of elections.

Mr. Rao who left here for the national capital on Wednesday evening with fond hopes of meeting leaders of various parties ahead of counting of votes had to be content with drawing up strategies for the party in the event of a hung Assembly. Sources said Mr. Rao was focussed on conditions that the TRS could impose in return for extending support to the party that was within the striking distance of coming to power.

It was stated that he discussed with his colleagues the need for TRS to claim the post of Speaker in the new Assembly. The post of Speaker was crucial for TRS in the backdrop of several desertions from the party in the present Assembly. Mr. Rao was said to have taken stock of the Speaker K.R. Suresh Reddy’s tendency to go slow on MLAs of TRS who severed links with the party.

Sources added that Mr. Rao had even sounded out former TRS leader in Assembly G. Vijayarama Rao to be prepared to take over as Speaker should the choice fall on the party. Mr. Vijayarama Rao would also be acceptable to many parties as he belonged to Scheduled Caste community.

The TRS was keen on Speakership in addition to Ministerial berths in a coalition government as the party could take credit if a resolution on separate Telangana was moved in the House.

Camp on May 16: Meanwhile, the TRS office here is being equipped with additional facilities in view of the proposed camp for candidates who contested elections from May 16 when the counting of votes would be taken up. A 125 kv generator was installed besides air-conditioning all the 46 rooms in the premises.

indications so far, TRS and PR (and one of the left wing parties) are more inclined towards joining Congress lead Govt in AP ...
so, YSR has good chances to come back as CM ...

[bobbie501]

This is turning to be a big joke simply sharing the powers dwindling towards each other while criticizing before the elections & now thinking about how to survive.How fool is this $hit KCR.He doesn't deserve to be in politics there's no difference between the Britishers & this Idiot who rely on divide n rule.

[ranga]

Originally Posted by Babji

Date:09/05/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/05/09/s...0953930400.htm

indications so far, TRS and PR (and one of the left wing parties) are more inclined towards joining Congress lead Govt in AP ...
so, YSR has good chances to come back as CM ...

Congress is going to loose power because of Praja Rajyam drawing away more than 15% of the congress votes.Mahakootami will form the Govt with CBN has CM of A.P but for how long?IF TRS breaks away from Mahakootami on account of delay in the formation of Telengana then other formation like congress Prajarajyam TRS may join together to form a govt after the fall of Mahakootami Govt.How long this will sustain GOD only knows.BTW A.P is heading for a period of instability along with a big financial crisis.

[Babji]

Date:10/05/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/05/10/s...1053830400.htm

Central nod for classical status

Special Correspondent
Decks cleared for Rs.100 crore annual allocation for Telugu development
Official Language Commission submits action plan to State on areas where Rs. 100 cr. can be spent
Telugu Classical Language Central Research Institute and Telugu Development Council mooted

HYDERABAD: The conditional grant of classical language status for Telugu by the Union Cultural Affairs Ministry on October 31 last, secured a formal approval of the Central Cabinet on Friday.

With this, decks have been cleared at the highest level to an annual allocation shortly of Rs.100 crore for development of the language.

Now the Centre may take the responsibility of fighting the case filed in the Madras High Court by a Tamil Nadu advocate R. Gandhi, pleading to scrap the status given to Telugu. Following the ‘inordinate’ delay in the delivery of court verdict, the State Official Languages Commission, led by its chairman A.B.K. Prasad, had filed a special leave petition before the Supreme Court, pleading that the issue was beyond the territorial jurisdiction of the Madras High Court and so, its order must be quashed.

The Krishna District Writers’ Association and two other literary organisations had impleaded themselves in the case. Legal experts see a judgment by the apex court upholding the Central decision and honouring the Commission’s plea as a foregone conclusion.

Meanwhile, the Official Language Commission has submitted an action plan to the State government, specifying the areas where Rs. 100 crore could be spent. A lacuna, however, is that the sum will have to be routed through the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore.

The Commission may not have a say in the spending, except making suggestions. To avoid this problem, the Commission has proposed setting up of a Telugu Classical Language Central Research Institute here and a Telugu Development Council to guide it.

Survey: The institute, with four wings, will take up a survey on the antiquity of Telugu, script, edicts through ages and its folklore traditions; undertake a fresh look at Nannaya to Palkuriki Somanadhudu to Srinadhudu to poets of “prabandhas” and “satakas” and publish their classics and bring out audio/videos.
It will also make efforts to help those pursuing Telugu studies in Malaysia, Indonesia, South Africa and within the country.

‘Basha Mandakini’: Meanwhile, the State government has been asked to make efforts to retain Telugu in the Central “Basha Mandakini” project, as it was deleted recently, and get Telugu recognised as the second language in Tamil Nadu where two crore Telugus live.

cool

[Babji]

Originally Posted by ranga

Congress is going to loose power because of Praja Rajyam drawing away more than 15% of the congress votes.Mahakootami will form the Govt with CBN has CM of A.P but for how long?IF TRS breaks away from Mahakootami on account of delay in the formation of Telengana then other formation like congress Prajarajyam TRS may join together to form a govt after the fall of Mahakootami Govt.How long this will sustain GOD only knows.BTW A.P is heading for a period of instability along with a big financial crisis.

PR is more inclined to join Congress
TRS is wise enough to know that there is No Telangana without the blessings of Congress
financial crisis is not limited to Hyd/ AP