Many in Delhi are surprised with the turn of events in last 2 days. While CM Kiran Kumar Reddy is projected as a Samaikyandra champion, many analysts are taking it with a pinch of salt and doubting his motives. They say that if he truly wanted to stop Telangana process, he would have refused to meet GoM, if not resign, thereby delaying GoM’s process of discussions. Instead he met them and the GoM is finalizing its report on 21st Nov! It would have been impossible for GoM proceed further when CM of the territory to be bifurcated does not meet or discuss with them. Instead, his Government cooperated with Centre in every possible way to fasten the process and he ...

According to national media the draft Bill for Telangana statehood may be brought to the Cabinet on November 27 or 28. The GoM is planning to finalize their report on Nov 21. Once the Cabinet clears the draft Bill, it must forward the same to the President, who will then refer it to the Andhra Pradesh assembly for its views. However, the views of the Andhra legislature are not binding on the Centre. Then the bill is planned to be placed in the winter session of Parliament which may start in the 1st week of December.

Union Minister JD Sheelam demanded before the GoM that Hyderabad be made a UT on lines of Puducherry. After demanding UT status for Hyderabad, Seemandhra leaders, including union ministers were criticized by MIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi. As MIM’s concern would mainly be around losing political representation in Hyderabad as UTs won’t have an elected legislature, Seemandhra leaders made minor adjustment and are now demanding Hyderabad be made another Puducherry. Puducherry is also a UT but has an elected legislature with partial statehood powers due to a constitutional amendment. That would mean MIM can survive as a political party by retaining it’s constituencies in Hyderabad. Seemandhra leaders hope this should cool down MIM’s tempers. But by making this demand, Seemandhra leaders ...

30 year old Naveen Chintapandu alias Mallanna is easily the most talked about journo in Telangana today. He plays ‘Mallanna’ in Channel V6’s runaway hit show TeenMaar and is also the creative force behind it. Telangana Talkies got hold of him for Tete-a-tete over what made his character ‘Mallanna’ such a household name in every Telangana home. Q: How are you enjoying the success of ‘Teenmaar’? How has the response been? A: I feel good about it. I get lots of calls from even old women who never watched news that they see my program regularly. One fan from Suryapet even said he removed Sun Direct as it doesn’t show V6 and instead got cable to see Teenmaar! So many ...

Donakonda Mandal of Prakasam district seem to have emerged as a dark horse in the race for Seemandhra’s capital as per GoM sources of few media persons in Delhi. The chief secretary seem to have proposed Donakonda as it has air base, well connected railway line and seems to be geographically well positioned in center in the residuary Andhra Pradesh. It also has vast lands available and plenty of green cover for a new capital to spring up. It needs to be seen how those lobbying for Vizag and Vijayawada suburbs would react to this proposal.