Ramoji Rao's 'Raja Guru' Image

Ramoji Rao has been the invincible king maker in Andhra Pradesh as many say. He conspired a great deal with Chandrababu Naidu helping him put in getting bigger hold on Maha Kootami. Babu has been in regular contact with Ramoji Rao and the latter would regularly give advice for him as Raja Guru. He advised Babu to plan to put a toe on TRS by playing game with seat allotments in last minute. But much before everything, KCR has taken Chandrababu into his grip playing the same game in advance. That brought shivers on a whole but immediately Ramoji Rao has switched his plan model. He made Naidu nominate 22 TDP candidates in the 45 seats allotted for TRS in last minute. That has made KCR get shocked. Ramoji’s Raja Tantram worked that way at last. But, looking at the flip side, Ramoji is a failure in this election season as media baron. The strike by Eenadu hawkers is still continuing and the News Paper is not reaching all corners. And in that place, Sakshi is grabbing the opportunity and reaching every nook and corner. People are losing interest and credibility on Eenadu due to its non availability and getting carried away by Sakshi in many places. That is a big blow for Ramoji Rao in this election season. Although Eenadu group is managing to make the News Paper reach every place by contract hawkers things are not working as before.

Balaiah poor show in Chitoor!!!

Tirupati: Filmstar Balakrishna’s supporters blamed the scorching sun while TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu held the district unit responsible for the not so good turnout at the former’s roadshows.

Locals say Balaiah is not Jr NTR. Whatever the reasons, Balaiah’s roadshows in Naidu’s home district of Chittoor have come a cropper with a poor turnout at the various places since Monday.

Naidu is said to have monitored Balaiah’s roadshows on a minute-tominute basis and reportedly took to task the district leaders for failing to mobilize crowds in Satyavedu, Nagari, Puttur, Chandragiri and Piler constituencies.

What is worrying for Naidu is that some survey reports do not paint a rosy picture for the TDP in Chittoor district. However, Balaiah supporters as well as some local leaders are putting the blame on the scorching heat, almost touching 45 degrees Celsius in many parts of the district. “The response to Balaiah was very good till a few days ago. It has not been that good only because of the high temperature,” said one loyalist.

Praja Rajyam loses hope in Telangana

With polling just 15 days away, the Praja Rajyam leadership has decided to focus on Andhra and Rayalseema regions as it is losing hopes on the Telangana region where it has no organisational base.

The ongoing tour of the PR chief, Mr Chiranjeevi, in Godavari districts strengthens this view as he would continue to tour these districts till April 3, says a source.

Interestingly, Chiranjeevi’s actor brother and Yuva Rajyam president, Mr Pavan Kalyan, is taking up a three-day tour in Vizianagaram, Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam districts. Mr Pavan, who is also looking after Telangana affairs cancelled his tour in Mahbubnagar district to campaign in north Andhra. Party sources said the leadership feels that focusing on regions where the party has a clout is better than concentrating on the entire state, “We enjoy considerable sway in Andhra and Rayalaseema regions. So we will focus our attention in these regions to win maximum seats,” said a senior leader on condition of anonymity. Right from the inception of the party, the PR has failed to evoke a good response in Telangana despite its categorical support to separate statehood for Telangana.

KCR has no different from prostitute

Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhara Rao is no different from a prostitute, says his former colleague Mandadi Satyanarayana Reddy.

According to him, if a prostitute sells her own body, KCR was selling the TRS party itself for the sake of money. The Telangana issue had taken a backseat and money making had become a paramount. “At least prostitute like Madhuravani in the Telugu drama Kanyasulkam have some self-respect. But KCR doesn’t even have that. He mortgaged Telangana Talli with Telugu Desam president N Chandrababu Naidu,” he alleged.

Well said, Mandadi. But did you forget that you, too, had paid lakhs of rupees to KCR to buy ticket in 2004. Were you not a prostitute then, sir?