Although the police top brass refused to reveal its hand, thousands of policemen were posted in Karimnagar where KCR was camping on Saturday, an indication that they may take him into custody even before he could travel to Siddipet in Medak district, 70 km away. All that a senior officer would say was that the action would depend on situation prevailing on ground.

Sensing the plans of the government, Mr. Rao said he would end his life for the cause of Telangana statehood if the government foiled his proposed fast. He said he would continue his hunger strike even in jail.

Police took into preventive custody dozens of TRS leaders and workers in several parts of Telangana. Prominent among those arrested was Janashakti leader Kura Rajanna. He was picked up while leading a rasta-roko at Siddipet after the police foiled his meeting with TRS workers. He was later shifted to Sangareddy. Some people who were arrested near Dubbaka launched a fast in the local police station.

In Karimnagar, police personnel outnumbered the TRS workers outside Mr. Rao’s residence. A mobile party also moved around continuously near the house.
Visitors screened

Visitors to the town screened at several check-posts en route the town. They even undertook a thorough check of hotels and the bus station much to the embarrassment of visitors.

TRS cadre managed to sneak into Siddipet town in spite of the tight vigil by the police. A few hundred party workers even made it to the elevated platform where Mr. Rao is scheduled to sit on fast.

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TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao’s sudden decision to leave for New Delhi on Thursday evening along with his family led to speculations in political circles that he was up to some game plan to contain the growing rebellion within the party.

Rao, it may be mentioned, is known for creating political drama whenever he smells a crisis in the party. Soon after the polling in the state, he had gone to Delhi and announced his support to NDA, giving an impression that NDA was all set to come to power.

His decision to call off the state executive meeting scheduled to be held on Friday and leave for the national capital had led to all kinds of speculation.

His nephew and party leader T Harish Rao sought to clarify that there was no political agenda in KCR’s Delhi visit. He told the media that KCR had gone to Delhi to take part in the oath-taking ceremony of newly-elected members of Lok Sabha on June 1 and that he would return the next day. But he did not explain why KCR first scheduled the state executive meeting and then left for Delhi abruptly, that too four days ahead of the Lok Sabha session. Harish Rao maintained that KCR’s trip is nothing but a holiday tour which he planned to spend with his family.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said that his Council of Ministers represented experience as well as youthful energy and talent.

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh expanded his week-old Government by inducting 59 more ministers, who took oath of office and secrecy at the Ashoka Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Talking to mediapersons after the new Ministers were sworn-in at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Prime Minister said his government’s strategy would be economic growth with fiscal prudence.

Dr. Singh, however, refused to elaborate on it, saying that the strategy would be revealed in the President’s Address to the Joint Session of Parliament and in the Budget speech of the Finance Minister.

To a query about the reasons behind the delay in formation of full Council of Ministers, Dr. Singh said that a lot of consultations were to be held before finalising the names, as he wanted to have a thorough examination of the available talent and experience so that the Ministry represented youthful energy and experience.

The portfolios of the Union Council of Ministers have been announced. Hereunder is the complete list of Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State and MoS with Independent Charge and their respective portfolios:

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HYDERABAD: Praja Rajyam has regretted that ‘injustice’ had been done to the State in terms of the poor representation in the Union Council of Ministers and charged Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy with lack of will to pursue the State’s agenda. At a press conference here on Thursday, senior leader T. Sitaram said that although 33 Congress MPs were elected from the State, Dr. Reddy managed to secure only one Cabinet rank Minister and four Ministers of State.

In comparison, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, that sent lesser number of Congress and Trinamool Congress MPs, had bagged many more berths while the NCP could get three. He regretted that the North-South divide still continued despite better performance. Of the 78-strong Union Cabinet, only 26 were from the South, he said.

TIRUPATI: Praja Rajyam president and Tirupati MLA K. Chiranjeevi on Thursday left no stone unturned to lift the sagging morale of his party cadres in the district.

On his maiden visit to the constituency that voted him, Mr. Chiranjeevi conducted a district-level review meeting and thanked the people of the district who had voted in favour of the party candidates. He also told the party workers in no uncertain terms the need to get in touch with the grassroots.

After offering prayers at Tirumala, Mr. Chiranjeevi drove down to the suburban Padmavathipuram where he inaugurated the party’s local office in the building adjacent to the residence of party leader Chadalawada Krishnamurthy. He was mobbed by party enthusiasts and youth wherever he went. In a closed-door meeting with district convener Jangalapalli A.Srinivasulu, former legislators A. Mohan and Ch. Krishnamurthy, office-bearers S. Muni Subramanyam and Kathula Sudhakar among others, Mr. Chiranjeevi was learnt to have made some plain-speaking on the reasons for the party’s defeat in the State and the factors that led to its poor show in the district as well.

The meet discussed at length the gaping gaps in the party’s administrative machinery and its failure to appeal to the masses, in spite of all the initial hype on the party and the halo around the leader. Mr. Chiranjeevi was learnt to have told the workers not to get dejected as the party had made significant strides in reaching out to the weaker sections, as could be seen from the voting pattern. He held separate meetings with leaders of the 14 constituencies to get first-hand information on the lacunae in the setup and the reasons for the dent in the expected vote share.

BIGGEST POLLITICAL PARTY MEETING EVER & FOR EVER AT TIRUPATI LORD VENKATESWARA

When it comes to reel life, megastar Chiranjeevi was one man who was the ruling emperor of Tollywood and he was on the throne for more than a decade. However, things do not look to be the same when it comes to real life and one truth that has been expressed by many is that there is no Chiranjeevi without his brother in law and the mastermind Allu Aravind.

This is no exaggeration in the views as many incidents that took place in the Praja Rajyam Party that has been founded by Chiru had demonstrated. Apart from that, many internal sources that work with the PRP have confirmed that Chiru does not even turn his head unless he takes a word of advice from his brother in law.

Now, Chiru has got a rather difficult situation at hand now as he is all set to enter the assembly and at the same time, he does not have Allu around since he lost. So many are waiting to see as to what or how will Chiru speak with his mere presence at the assembly. Many are also imagining a situation when chief minister Y S R could show his natural aggression and cut Chiru to size which would wipe the entire fame and charisma that Chiru developed from few decades. It is known that Chiru is more attached to image and respect than anything else.

It must be recalled that during the Vajrotsavam time, the tussle that broke out between Chiru and Mohan Babu. Chiru is said to have taken few minutes off before giving his response, he then discussed the matter with Aravind and is said to have uttered exactly those words that Aravind had prepared for. Coming back to the assembly, Chiru might face the risk of facing ragging from congress, TDP and he would not have his Allu Aravind around.

If Chiru keeps quiet he will be treated as dud and people forget him for ever. If he speaks, he needs to have thorough knowledge. Otherwise Rosiah may say, “Koorchovayya Chiranjeevi…idhemi cinema shooting kaadu chethikochchina dialogue evado raasisthe nuvvu notikochchinattu chadavadaaniki…’ And YSR may say, “Bavamaridi lekundaa nuvvu maatladalevule kaani…paruvupoka munde koorchunte manchidi”. Chandrababu may say, “edi maatladina logic tho undaali..chiranjeevi laa kaadu”.

Where Chiru keeps his head if those situations arise? Can he give retort? Or spoils his health and becomes an absentee in Assembly.

His image importance might be at jeopardy and many are wondering whether Chiru will keep look around or will he talk? Even better, there are those who say that he might take a break during the proceedings, calls Allu on mobile and then comes back with an answer or a statement. It will be interesting to see Chiru in the assembly now.

It’s like Arjuna’s battle in kurukshetram without Lord Krishna on his chariot.

The recent election scenario was a dramatic tale of twists and turns for the Telugu Desam party and just when people were thinking that it might well be losing its existence with key members walking away and joining the Praja Rajyam Party and Congress, they managed to bounce back and were also successful in forming a Grand Alliance (which didn’t work). Now, one episode has been the highlight of the election and that has been the presence of cine stalwarts and their campaigning. While on one end, there was megastar Chiranjeevi who jumped into active politics with his Praja Rajyam Party, the TDP roped in the Nandamuri big gun Balakrishna. After a lot of drama, even young tiger junior NTR joined the fray and that for a moment had spiked up the graphs of popularity for the TDP. Young tiger junior NTR has often been known for his high voltage emotional dialogues on the screen and they have enough ammunition to get the crowds to the theatres.

So he seems to have used something similar during the election canvassing when thousands gathered to have a look at him while he was rolling out his dialogues in full flow. The media projected him like a true successor to the legendary N T Rama Rao and in no time, junior became a demigod, thanks to the exaggeration from the news channels. Live coverages were provided to every speech of Junior NTR and experts started putting in high numbers for the Telugu Desam due to this. However, in no time, all those castles came down crashing to the ground once the election results were seen. The places where junior gave his speeches scored the least results for the Mahakootami and in no time, the same channels that termed him as the oxygen for TDP took the breath out of him and gave a realistic feel that reel life and real life are two different things. Even the likes of Balayya and Chiru failed to impress the crowds and it remains to be seen if folks like junior NTR, Balakrishna, Chiranjeevi have learnt their lessons from this or not.

Way back in the year 1983, the legendary N T Rama Rao created a landslide with his ‘Teluguvaadi Atma Gauravam’ concept but then it must be said that it was not only his charisma but also the resentment among the people over the languishing Congress government at that point of time. So if people like Chiru or Chandrababu expected that film glamour will fill their vote banks, then they have seen the outcome of it clearly now.

The announcement of Sabita Indra Reddy as the new Home minister was widely welcomed by everyone. Sabita has scored the distinction of not only becoming the first woman in the state to assume charge as Home Minister but she is also perhaps the first woman in the entire country to hold the distinction.

The Telugu Mahila Chief Roja was very liberal in her praise. She welcomed the appointment of a woman as the Home Minister. Roja also congratulated Sabita and hoped that the atrocities against women in the state will come down during her reign.

The Mahila Rajyam chief Shobha Rani on the other hand ridiculed the appointment of Sabita as the Home Minister. She said that it was a joke!

While Roja’s statement is being widely appreciated, Shobha Rani’s words have not gone down well with the people, even her own party men say that she has put her foot in her mouth with her foolish statement.

Roja Saying Congrats to Sabitha Indrareddy

Rebel Star Krishna Raju was the member of BJP a month before the elctions. thjere were rumors that Krishnam Raju would join Congress but finally joined PRP and contested for Loka Sabha from Rajamandry and last the elections to Congress candidate Undlavally Arun Kumar.

After loosing the elections, Krishnam Raju never seen at thePRP prty office. When the postmartem on defeat is going on at PRP office with all senior members of the party, Krishnam Raju never attended these meetings.

All of a sudden Krisham Raju met YSR at latter’s camp office and congratulated YSR for winning the elections.

When the media asked to react. Mr Raju said ‘ If at all I join congress, I will definitely inform you, People have voted Congress only seeing the development done by YSR’.

Praja Rajyam president K. Chiranjeevi, having come to grips with the party’s poor electoral performance, has launched a programme to revamp its set-up.

He has formed two committees – for reception and programmes, and improve access for the benefit of those from districts who want to meet him. According to a daily schedule finalised, Mr. Chiranjeevi will now be available at his residence between 7 and 9 a.m. and at the party office on Road No. 46 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and again between 4 and 9 p.m.

He will receive visitors for an hour both in the morning and evening daily.

This apart, the reception committee will have a representative from districts available at the party office to identify visitors and facilitate their meeting with the party president.

The representative will prioritise the visitors based on their work. It is learnt that the party has completed an exercise and is in possession of a list with names of those who worked in districts.

A day’s training and orientation programme has been chalked out for new legislators on May 31, On the same day, the PR chief will name the legislature party’s deputy leaders, secretaries and whip.