Seemandhra Union and state ministers have started giving up their fight for keeping the state intact. Instead, they have intensified efforts to get the the best possible deals for Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema, as well as for their respective districts in order to earn brownie points from their electors. It was evident on Wednesday when minister C Ramachandraiah announced that he does not want to live in a fool’s paradise over stalling the bifurcation, after he had strong indications from the Centre that division would be taken forward at any cost. “It is time to protect the interests of the people of Seemandhra as bifurcation of AP is certain,” Ramachandraiah said. Divulging that he had sent a report to the ...

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