My Hubby is cooperative!!!

Roja recently got off the political dais and got to share about her family. She said that her husband Selvamani has been full support to her and he has a great deal of interest in politics which has brought her here. Selvamani is a noted film maker in the southern circuit.

Roja also said that it is really heartening to see her two year old son who has just learnt to talk but then shows a lot of affection and concern for her mom even checking whether she had her morning coffee or not. Roja has also got a daughter and overall, this actor- politician is happy that her family symbolizes one happy unit.

Which sysmbol will PRP get !! Lion or Train????

The Praja Rajyam Party appears to be reconciled to the fact that it would be next to impossible to get "rising sun" as its election symbol from the Election Commission of India.

Party sources say the party is now asking for either "train" or "lion" as its election symbol for all its candidates in the next elections. Though Election Commission has expressed its inability to allot a common election symbol for the PRP since it is not yet a recognized party, things have changed after party president Chiranjeevi personally went to the EC office in New Delhi and made a strong request, producing all evidences to prove its potential to come to power. The EC is now considering his request, provided there is no objection from any other party for the common symbol.

However, PRP sources wonder which symbol could give a brand image to the party. Some leaders say train would be an appropriate symbol, because it is a common man's mode of transportation during long distance travels. Secondly, media gave extensive publicity about this "train" symbol, much before Chiranjeevi officially launched his party. So, it would go down well with the people. However, there are others who feel that lion would also be a good symbol, because it symbolizes aggression and royalty. It is the king of all animals, but does not harm smaller creates unlike tiger. This symbol can be attractively used during the campaign, they say.

Chiru as guest in Vaaradhi Foundation

Are bothe in fools Paradise????

TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu and TRS president K Chandrasekhara Rao have been on cloud nine, ever since the Congress received a minor jolt in the recent byelections to a few Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies.

They are under the impression that the Congress party's days are numbered in the State and that a Grand Alliance of TD-TRS-CPI and CPI-M would completely dismantle the Congress in the next elections.

KCR has gone a step ahead and told his party cadres that if there is a grand alliance, the Congress would not get more than four or five Assembly seats in Telangana and would draw a blank in the Lok Sabha polls.

Political analysts say the Opposition leaders are in a fool's paradise. Though it is not very easy for the Congress to retain its earlier strength in the State, including Telangana region, it is not tough either. Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy knows how to give steer the party in the direction of victory; and he has already started implementing his strategies.

Analysts say it could also be a strategy on the part of Chief Minister to deliberately allow the Opposition leaders to become overconfident and complacent with a few victories in some areas. And as if he is acting tough, he would take action against some Congress leaders, so as to create an impression among the Opposition parties that he got panicky. At the same time, it would also give a message to the overconfident Congress leaders to go on toes and pull up their socks.

Secondly, the Chief Minister will use all his tactics to engineer splits in the rival parties as the elections are nearing so as to upset their calculations at the ground level. He is learnt to have formed a team of his close confidants, led by his bosom friend K V P Ramachandra Rao, to find out loose links in the Opposition parties, who can play spoil sport with the chances of rival candidates. If sources are to be believed, this team has been allocated huge funds to lure such characters and destroy the rival camps.

Thus, it is evident that YSR would go all out in the coming days to save his throne and the party. Does the Opposition have any such strategies?

Pavan kalyan Dharna Pics

Balaiah and Purandareshwari Drama!!!

The way Yuvaratna-turned-hope of Telugu Desam Nandamuri Balakrishna and his sister Daggubati Purandareshwari are expressing their willingness to contest against each other, is giving an impression that both are enacting a big drama.

Balakrishna has made the statement because he has to make some sensational news. He is more interested in contesting Assembly elections, whereas Purandareshwari wants to contest again as an MP.

So, they have no clash of interests. But, it would always be interesting for the media to highlight the contest between sister and brother and they can make a big news.

Political observers, however, say it is all drama. In 1982 elections, the then Congress leader N Chandrababu Naidu, too, challenged to contest against his father-in-law and TD founder N T Rama Rao, but after the elections, he somersaulted into the TD. Who knows, Purandareshwari, too, might jump into the TD, if Balaiah becomes the Chief Minister!

So agressive!!!!

Megastar Chiranjeevi's Praja Rajyam Party, which has hitherto been lacking the punch and vigour, has now attained the required masala in politics, with Yuvarajyam president Pawan Kalyan entering the scene and attacking the Congress.

Apparently realising that PRP president Chiranjeevi's speeches are lack-lustre and failing to attract crowds, the party think tank is understood to have advised Chiru to rope in his brother Pawan Kalyan. And that started yielding results immediately.

Right from the day one, Pawan Kalyan has set aside all the so-called ideals of his brother. While Chiru was saying he was averse to making personal criticism in politics, Pawan straightaway resorted to personal attacks against Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, his advisor KVP Ramachandra Rao, Minister Md Shabbir Ali, PCC president D Srinivas and other prominent Congress leaders that kicked up a lot of heat and dust in the State politics. On the first day, he described Shabbir Ali as "Desa Drohi" (anti-national) for supporting the ISI agents and on the next day, he changed his wordings and said the minister was "Daiva Drohi" (anti-god). Though YSR did not directly react to Pawan's statements, it triggered wide spread reaction from the PCC and CLP offices.

And that was what Pawan wanted. He knows that the more he evokes such a reaction from rivals, the more will be PRP in the news. Pawan went a step further to display his aggressive posture, saying he was prepared to face even AK-47 bullets and attacks from the Congress workers, but would stick to his comments. "I am willing to go to jail even and face the lathi blows for the sake of the people. But I will continue to expose these corrupt Congress leaders," he said.

And it made the things easy for Chiranjeevi. He supported his brother saying there was nothing wrong in his observations. Looks like Chiru and Pawan have learnt the tricks of trade in politics!