TARGET --------->RAMOJI

Don't get surprised if Eenadu group chairman Ramoji Rao meets the same fate as that of Satyam ex-chief Ramalinga Raju in a few days from now.

Reliable sources in the government say Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy is bringing pressure on the Union Finance Ministry to see that the investigation pertaining to Margadarsi fraud and income tax evasion by Ramoji Rao be expedited and see that Ramoji Rao goes behind the bars at least for a few weeks.

Obviously, the Chief Minister wants that the Ramoji Rao arrest becomes big news for the media, so that it can overshadow the Ramalinga Raju episode. At least till the elections, Ramoji Rao arrest would be in the media limelight, so that the Raju episode gradually fades away from the public memory.

And Rajahmundry MP Undavalli Arun Kumar is working overtime to make it happen soon!

Balayya for Paritala Death Anniversary !!!

The time has come to commemorate the fourth death anniversary of 'Penukonda Puli' Paritala Ravi and this time all eyes are focused on this one as a key gesture is going to happen. There is news that the anniversary which will happen at the Paritala residence will be graced by the presence of none other than Yuvaratna Balakrishna.

Paritala has been a loyal TDP follower and he has worked as an MLA from the Penukonda constituency. He was also the minister for labour for a while before the fangs of factionism struck him and he was assassinated brutally. Incidentally, Paritala was the saving grace during the 2004 election as TDP won a humiliating defeat but Paritala managed to win.

Balayya has been the rising hope for the Telugu Desam members and they have seen a lot of enthusiasm from the public with his arrival. With Balayya making a stronger presence in the TDP camp and his association with these events, it remains to be seen how crucial he gets to be for the coming elections.