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TDP crippled with group wars in Krishna

While Chandrababu is taking pains to revamp the party with his pada-yatra, his cadres cripple the party by indulging in group wars in the party’s strong hold Krishna district. Probably, it is happening so because there were too many big heads in a small area that forces them to cross swords with their colleagues to safe guard their political interests. Powerful leaders like Kodali Nani and Vangaveeti Radhakrishna have left the party due to the same reasons and joined YSRCP. But, their friendship with TDP leader Vallabhaneni Vamsi Mohan seems adversely affecting his career in the party. More over, his rival Kesineni Nani’s group in the district has wrested power from him in the urban area. Hence, Vamsi and his followers have shown no hesitation in expressing their displeasure over this development. Although, Vamsi was given strong assurances by the party high command, he feel elbowed by Kesineni Nani, who dominates in Chandrababu’s pada-yatra in the district. However, Vamsi has rubbed the wrong side of his party president Chandrababu during his pada-yatra at Keesara. If sources are to be believed, his followers have shouted slogans ‘Jai Balayya, the next CM of the state, Jai Jr.NTR’ behind Chandrababu, that irks him. It was not clear whether they were Vamsi followers or it was a game played by Kesineni Nani followers to trap their rival Vamsi. Need not to say that Chandrababu has taken a class to Vamsi in his car van. Ever since, Vamsi has been left behind in Chandrababu’s pada-yatra, while Kesineni takes the charge. Now, Vijayawada east in-charge Gaddhe Ram Mohan, west in-charge Buddha Venkanna and central in-charge Bonda Uma also gearing-up to take full charge of Chandrababu’s pada-yatra in their respective areas, leaving no space to Vamsi and his followers. If, this situation continues further, need not to say YSR Congress party is there to take a plunge for Vallabhaneni Vamsi and to his followers.

Ponnam lands in troubles

Ponnam Prabhakar, known as one of the vociferous leaders of pro Telangana leaders, has slipped his tongue by comparing Rajhamundry MP Undavalli Arun Kumar with Peddapuram Prostitute. While talking about Undavalli, he said that Undavalli, who often changes his stand and cheats the people with his arguments, is no less than to Peddapuram veshya (prostitute). Obviously, it was received by the women organizations of Samaikyandhra movement, who condemned his statement and also lodged a complaint at 3Town police station in Vizag city today against Ponnam Prabhakar for hurting their feelings.

BJP to face elections in Modi's leadership

The newly elected president of the BJP, Rajnath Singh, who srongly believes that his ego of being president of the party should not be a constraint in bring the party back to power has formally agreed to work under the leadership of Narendra Modi in the upcoming elections, who emerged as the new hope for the beleaguered party. During their recent meeting held at New Delhi, they have discussed about this issue in detail and formally agreed to go ahead with this proposal. Although, it is not yet official, they have given clear indications to media in this regard. Modi was given a free hand to chalk out his action plan for this purpose. Most probably, he may form his own team and convey his strategy to party high command very soon, so as the party can make it official. Although, several leaders in the party stand by Modi, a significant number in the party oppose his leadership. In addition to this, Bihar Chief Minister and the NDA partner Nithish has made it clear that if Modi is projected as Prime Ministerial candidate of the BJP, his party will bid good bye to the alliance. However, Modi is expected to overcome these teething problems soon after it was made official.

KCR goes extreme against Congress

The visibly fuming KCR has turned into a fireball against the family members of Sonia Gandhi. He said that from late Jawahar Lal Nehru to present Sonia Gandhi every member of their family have been cheating the Telangana people all these years. While, late Nehru has merged the region into AP, his daughter late Indira Gandhi has cheated the people of the region by defusing the Telangana agitations with her tactical political games. Now, her daughter-in-law Sonia Gandhi also adopts the same policies of their family and has been cheating the people again and again till now. He threatens the Congress high command to burry their party in the region during the next general elections, if it fails to declare Telangana state immediately.

Vertical split in T Congress leaders

During the 4 hour heated discussions held at Congress MP Vivek’s house today, Telangana Congress leaders split vertically over quitting their posts. While the seven MPs have decided to quit their posts, MLAs and ministers have opposed their decision. Parliament members Gutta Sukhendar Reddy, Madhu Yashi Goud, Ponnam Prabhakar, Rajayya, Komatireddy Raja Gopalareddy, Mandha Jagannadham and G.Vivek have decided to send their resignation letters to party president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday through fax in speaker format. They have decided to enclose a letter giving the reasons for their resignations and explaining about fate of the party, if it prolongs the Telangana issue any further. A seven day grace period will be given to party high command to decide whether to declare Telangana or to let them leave the party also. This will obviously develop tremendous pressure on the Ministers and MLAs, who don’t want to quit now. Minister K.Jana Reddy has opined that it is inappropriate for themselves to threaten the party high command, while it is likely to take favorable decision on Telangana issue. So, they differ with Congress MPs and decide to wait for a couple of weeks. But, their decision to hang to their posts will worsen their position in the region as TRS and T-JAC has decided to concentrate their attacks on them from tomorrow onwards. TRS president KCR and his party leaders have already started a verbal war against these leaders. They have served an ultimatum to the Congress MLAs and Ministers asking to quit their posts immediately or face dire consequences.

Congress become soft target for T activists

As expected all the Telangana protagonists have concentrated their attacks on Congress party and its Telangana leaders. While, KCR goes beyond limits in abusing Minister K.Jana Reddy, CPI general secretary of the state Narayana has flayed the Congress party for making joke of the all party meeting with its announcement. Although it appears to be criticizing the center for its failure on making a decision on Telangana issue, underneath there are political intentions for every party. Like MIM snapped its ties with Congress on silly reasons with a view to grow itself to state level, TRS also eagerly grabs this opportunity to emerge as the savior of the Telangana, in an attempt to elbow the Congress party out of the region from the upcoming elections and to emerge as the main political party in the region. BJP also joins this bandwagon but foreseeing a much higher target of wresting power from Congress at national level. It is TDP, which lost this great opportunity to gain any political mileage as it is obliged to maintain a low profile to avert embarrassment to its president Chandrababu, who is now in coastal Andhra districts. However, the Congress Ministers, MPs, MLAs are still couldn’t afford to attack their rivals nor could bear the grunt. There is no one to give asylum to these beleaguered leaders. Neither the party high command nor the state government comes to their help in this critical situation.

Brazil Nightclub Fire Kills 245

Brazil night club fire: A fire in a nightclub killed at least 245 people in southern Brazil on Sunday when a band's pyrotechnics show set the building ablaze and fleeing partygoers stampeded toward blocked and overcrowded exits in the ensuing panic, officials said. Police Major Cleberson Braida told local news media that the 245 bodies were brought for identification to a gymnasium in the city of Santa Maria. That toll apparently would make it the deadliest nightclub fire in more than a decade. The cause of the fire is not yet known, officials said. Officials earlier put the death toll at 180. Civil Police and regional government spokesman Marcelo Arigoni told Radio Gaucha earlier that the total number of victims is still unclear and there may be hundreds injured, The newspaper Diario de Santa Maria reported that the fire started at around 2 a.m. at the Kiss nightclub in the city at the southern tip of Brazil, near the borders with Argentina and Uruguay. Rodrigo Moura, whom the paper identified as a security guard at the club, said it was at its maximum capacity of between 1,000 and 2,000, and partygoers were pushing and shoving to escape. The fire led President Dilma Roussef to cancel a series of meetings she had scheduled at a summit of Latin American and European leaders in Chile’s capital of Santiago, and was headed to Santa Maria, according to the Brazilian Foreign Ministry. Santa Maria is a university city with a population of around a quarter of a million. A welding accident reportedly set off a December 25, 2000, fire at a club in Luoyang, China, killing 309. At least 194 people died at an overcrowded working-class nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2004. A blaze at the Lame Horse nightclub in Perm, Russia, broke out on December 5, 2009, when an indoor fireworks display ignited a plastic ceiling decorated with branches, killing 152 A nightclub fire in the U.S. state of Rhode Island in 2003 killed 100 people.

Center to restart consultations on Telangana

AICC secretary and state in-charge Gulam Nabi Azad has said that the Center wants to talk to all the leaders of the three regions of the state to find an amicable solution to the bifurcation issue. He said the party will invite the leaders of 3 regions and also Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy and PCC president Botsa Satyanarayana for consultations on this issue. He said there will be no deadline to make an announcement on this issue as it is quite complicated and sensitive. However, he told the media that home ministry will speak about the time frame of this issue in a few minutes from now.

Chandrababu breaks pada-yatra

TDP President Chandrababu Naidu’s ‘vasutunna meekosam’ pada-yatra for the second time had a break today. Earlier he breaks it to pay tributes to his senior leader and MP K.Yerram Naidu, who died in a car accident near Srikakulam. But, this time he has to take break due to swollen little finger of his leg. His personal doctor Rakesh has treated him and suggested for a one week rest. But, Chandrababu has agreed to take only 3 days rest due to the pressures from family members and party leaders. Probably, he may take rest at his party leaders’ house in the district.

Govt gives permission for Samara Deeksha

When, T-JAC Chairman Prof.Kodhandaram threatens to surround CM camp office and the Secretariat if the government fails to give them permission for their 36 hours-Samara Deeksha, finally government responds positively and grants permission to them. So, T-JAC leaders, OU students, Telangana protagonists have accompanied T-JAC Chairman Prof.Kodhandaram to Indira Park, where he just begins his Samara Deeksha. Speaking on the occasion he said it is pity that the state government takes so much time to give permission to their peaceful dharna. He described getting permission is the victory of the people of Telangana region.

High tense situation in twin cities

T-JAC decision to go ahead with its 36 hours ‘Samara Deeksha’ at Indira Park today, despite denial permission from the police leads to tensions in the city. Police have virtually clamped all the roads that lead to Indira Park and arrested Swami Goud and K.Taraka Ramarao a short while ago. OU students, who planned a rally to Raj Bhavan, were also taken into custody. T-NGO leaders have warned the government of dire sequences if they were not allowed to stage Samara Deeksha. T-JAC Chairman Prof.Kodhandaram has condemned the arrests and threatens the government to launch ‘Samara Deeksha’ where ever they were stopped. TRS leaders Harish rao and several others arrival to Assembly area further escalates tensions. So far, the situation is under control but may turn worse if the T-JAC takes any drastic decisions.

Azarenka wins Australian Open final 2013

Victoria Azarenka has won her second straight Australian Open title, beating Li Na 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in a dramatic final that included a break for fireworks and two medical timeouts. Li tumbled twice to the court after twisting her left ankle. She had the ankle taped after falling in the fifth game of the second set. On the first point after a 10-minute pause in the third set while fireworks crackled overhead from nearby Australia Day celebrations, Li fell over again and slammed the back of her head on the court. The 2011 French Open champion was treated immediately and had another time out before being allowed to resume the match. Azarenka won five of the next six games to claim her second major title and retain the No. 1 ranking

Padma Awards announced, Ramanaidu gets Padma Bhushan

Padma Awards 2013: The list of recipients of the prestigious Padma Award for 2013 was announced on Friday after approval from President of India, on the eve of Republic Day. In total 109 Padma Awards would be conferred this year - 5 Padma Vibhushan, 27 Padma Bhushan and 77 Padma Shri Awards. Movie Mogul Ramanaidu has been conferred the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India - the Padma Bhushan Award, in recognition for his stellar contribution to Telugu cinema. The filmmaker got the official confirmation on Friday morning. The Guinness Record holder's name was nominated of the honor along with director Bapu by the AP Government in November last year. The legendary filmmaker hold the Guinness World Record for being the most prolific film producer in the world with over 130 films to his credit. He was conferred the Dada Saheb Phakle Award -country's highest award in cinema - in 2010. Veteran filmmaker Bapu who made a comeback with Balakrishna starrer Sri Ramarajyam was also awarded the Padma Shri Award. The filmmaker who films are known for their Telugu nativity, have won many National Awards. Padma Vibhushan Prof Yashpal, Haider Raza, Raghunath Mohapatra, Rodham Narsimha. Padma Bhushan Rajesh Khanna (posthumous), D Ramanaidu, Rahul Dravid, Sushil Kumar, Mary Kom, Sharmlia Tagore Padma Shri Veteran filmmaker Bapu, Sridevi, Ramesh Sippy, Ritu Kumar, Kailesh Kher, Vijay Kumar, Fauza Singh, Gautam Gambhir, and Alok Kumar, Hilda Mit Lepcha, Mizoram educationist J Malsawma, Noted Assamese tea industrialist Hemendra Prasad Barooah, Xatriya dance exponent Ghanakanta Bora Borbayan, Mmountaineer Premlata Agrawal, wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, Para athlete Hosanagara Nagarajegowda Girisha, London Olympic silver medallist shooter Vijay Kumar, boxer Ngangom Dingko Singh, Rower Bajrang Lal.

Telangana MPs shoots letter to High Command

AICC Secretary Gulam Nabi Azad’s announcement about the likely extension of the deadline for few more days or weeks has sparked fire in Telangana region. Soon after his announcement, TRS has aimed it guns on Congress party leaders in the region and demands them to quit their posts immediately. Unable to sustain the pressures from TRS, today they have wrote a letter to party high command asking if it couldn’t announce its decision on January 28th as promised, at least it should declare another date to announce its decision on the Telangana issue. But, none of them could explain what makes them stop from quitting their jobs. Are they delaying because they are still hopeful on a favorable decision or are they afraid to leave the party as there is no other alternative in Telangana except TRS, which they least prefers to join? Are they afraid of their party high command? The beleaguered Telangana leaders have several questions to answer. Hope a day will come to know their minds.

Gadkari shrinks himself to take upon IT officials

Former BJP president Nithin Gadkari, who missed his second term due to timing of the IT raids on his Purti Power Project group of companies, has comes heavily on Income Tax officials after arriving at Nagapur on yesterday. Speaking to media at airport he said “So far, being a president of a political party, I have to refrain from speaking openly due to my limitations. But, now I am a free man. I know how they (IT Officials) are hatching conspiracies against me sitting in their offices. Some people in the department sympathetic to me and to my party have explained me about all this conspiracy and about the people involved in it. Once our party comes to power there will be no Sonia Gandhi and no Chidambaram to save you (IT officials),” said Gadkari. By, stating so he shrinks himself to a galli size leader

YSR Congress party blames judiciary system?

It seems YSR Congress party is very much frustrated with High Court’s attitude than for being rejected Jagan Mohan Redddy’s bail petition on yesterday. The news item published in Sakshi News in its today’s edition has clearly reflects its negative opinion on our judiciary system. Although, it couldn’t dare to directly blame the Supreme Court or some other courts for refusing bail petitions of Jagan Mohan Reddy, the story indicates that the judiciary system is also comes under the influence of the government, in other words under the Congress party. Part of the news item read like this: "Ours is a country where democracy, constitution, legal system and laws go hand in hand. But, even common nowadays understands how the Congress party and CBI jointly conspiring against Jagan Mohan Reddy. Congress and CBI together conspires against Jagan and planning to confine him to jail forever fearing of loosing of its identity in the state if he is released from the jail. CBI, which is not raising any objections to the bail petitions filed by the other accused in the same cases, is objecting Jagan’s bail petition only." "During the emergency period the Judges of Supreme Court have bluntly told Jayaprakash Narayan, Madhu, Madhu Dhandavate, George Fernandes and Kuldeep Nayyar that “You are not even eligible to ask for a bail.” But, the same judges after retirement have agreed that they have made a mistake in saying so. We are sure that the same situation will repeat in the future in Jagan’s case also. Is this an undeclared emergency period to keep Jagan Mohan Reddy in the jail for so many months by intentionally prolonging the CBI investigation? We are sure people will definitely give the same kind of verdict that they gave after emergency,” says Vasireddy Padma the official spokes person of the YSR Congress party.

TRS bumper offer to Cong leaders

TRS leader Harish rao has come with a bumper offer to Congress leaders on yesterday. Speaking to media he said “It is time for Congress MLAs, MPS and Ministers to quit their posts and join our fight for Telangana cause. We will take care of those leaders who sacrifice their posts right now. We even welcome them to join our party if they wish and give full assurance for the existing positions in the upcoming elections. But, if they comes to us in the last minute we will not encourage such opportunistic leaders, who keep glued to their posts till the last minute and plans to take plunge into our party for safeguarding their political future. If, the Congress leaders fail to step down from their posts immediately, we are going to teach them a good lesson very soon.” Harish rao, while giving them offer also creating a do-or-die situation for the Congress leaders. Whether, the Congress leaders accepts his bait or challenge to be seen in the days to come.

Deadline issue helps Babu for a smooth sail?

As against expected troubles for Chandrababu in Krishna district for his pro Telangana stand, his pada-yatra is going smoothly and he enjoys overwhelming response from the huge turnout of the people. Although, Lagadapati Rajagopal has tried to encourage Seemandhra leaders in the region with his one-day drama while his entry into the district, there were no takers for him. He was able to escalate tensions between Congress and TDP cadres for a while but his efforts fails to make any negative impact on Chandrababu’s pada-yatra, probably because the people and the political parties in the state were grasped with the January 28th deadline on bifurcation issue and the consequent reactions to Azad’s statement. Nevertheless to say this situation helped him a lot for a smooth sail in the district. Neither he nor the people are keen to raise the point about his party pro Telangana stand during his pada-yatra. So, Chandrababu is moving ahead with his pet subjects of attacking on Congress and YSR Congress parties. Chandrababu before beginning his pada-yatra from Kondur village in the district has paid tributes to his party leader late Paritala Ravi on the eve of his 8th death anniversary.

Seemandhra leaders meeting with Rahul cancelled

The proposed meeting of Seemandhra leaders with Rahul Gandhi on today evening was cancelled due to untold reasons and the leaders are returning home today itself. Although, Rahul is keen to have a meeting with them, probably he might have advised by the party not to meet them fearing it may send wrong signals to leaders on other side. More over, if he meets them the experienced politicians may wisely make him spell his stand on the bifurcation issue, which would be an embarrassing to him to the party. It also obviously provides a chance to Telangana leaders to seek appointment with him on the next day. So, instead of hugging an embarrassing situation, it would be better to skip the meeting.

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