Nagam T-Nagara Boom Cracks TDP

'T-Nagara', a public meeting organized by senior TDP leader Nagam Janardhan Reddy in support of the on going agitation for separate statehood has brought cracks within the party. In fact, Janardhan Reddy defied the party diktat and went ahead with holding the meeting. However, later Chandrababu Naidu's announcement that Nagam has the clearance to conduct T Nagara, didn't go well with several leaders, including a few from Telangana like M Narasimhulu. They demanded disciplinary action against Nagam for taking independent decisions.

Some of the Telangana leaders in Telugu Desam Party like R Prakash Reddy and E Dayakar Rao were of the opinion that no action should be taken against Nagam since he was fighting for a separate state. "The TDP is not against separate Telangana," they said. Asked why Nagam was organizing meetings on his own, they said it had the acceptance of party president N Chandrababu Naidu and minus the party flag and tag, it would become easy to enlist the support of all pro T organizations.

Sensing the divergent views among the party leaders, Naidu held a meeting with senior party leaders and heard the view point of both sides. Naidu felt that Nagam's meeting should not be opposed lest the party may face embarrassing situation in the region. He, however did not indicate whether he would initiate any action against Nagam but postponed the issue for May 12 when the politburo would meet to discuss the agenda for the three-day 'mahanadu' to be held from May 27 at Gandipet. Sources in the party indicate that the politburo would also take a decision on the size of the coordination committee on Telangana and the names of the members. In all probability, a 12-member coordination committee would be constituted. Nagam, who was the convener of the TDP T forum, is unlikely to find a place in the committee.