Want to contact the Justice Srikrishna Committee examining the request for Telangana? The Committee is now seeking the opinions of political parties, organizations, individuals & groups on the vexed issue, and its contact details, including email, telephone numbers and address have been given out as below. You can do the following to reach them:
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Why Telangana state should be formed? There should be valid reasons. And the following are the top-10 reasons being expressed by T-activists. Just judge by heart if they are valid or invalid.
1. Our language is different and our slang is different. This is what Telangana leaders repeatedly say defending their argument for the formation [...]
Normal life was disrupted in non-Telangana regions of Andhra Pradesh, as the bandh called by the All-Party Joint Action Committee (JAC) in support of United Andhra Pradesh began on Monday.
“We called for a complete bandh to send a message to the Centre that majority of people want a United Andhra Pradesh,” Prof Samuel, Convenor of [...]
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Posted 05 January 2010
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Also tagged: Andhra Pradesh, Bandh, Chittoor, Hyderabad, India, JAC, Politics, Samaikhya Andhra, TDP, Telangana, Telugu, United Andhra, Vijayawada
There was an interview with Vundavalli Arun Kumar and Jaya Sankar in Sakshi about Telangana and United Andhra. Vundavalli Arun Kumar clarified all the points raised by Jaya Sankar about Telangana.
Few points in the interview: The text in italics is my commentary.
Vundavalli: There was Telangana movement in 1969, and In 1972, when we had [...]
While the growth and development of Andhra Pradesh in the last decade has been lopsided, the bifurcation of the state is not the panacea, feels a leading Indian economist.
Professor Nirupam Bajpai, director of the South Asian programme at New York’s Columbia University, says while Andhra Pradesh has done relatively better in the last ten years [...]
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Posted 22 December 2009
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Also tagged: Andhra Pradesh, Asian, bifurcation, columbia, development, division, economist, Formation, Government, Hyderabad, India, Indian, Manmohan Singh, new york, Politics, Samaikhya Andhra, South, State, Telangana, Telugu, Telugus, United Andhra, university, UPA
Even as all eyes were focused on the high drama involving Vijaywada MP L Rajagopal, many other leaders continued their indefinite fast in support of United Andhra Pradesh at as many 49 places across coastal Andhra and Rayala Seema regions.
Condition of one of them — Telugu Desam Party legislator D Umamaheshwara Rao — had worsened [...]
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Posted 22 December 2009
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Also tagged: Andhra Pradesh, Congress, Fast, Government, Hyderabad, India, Kadapa, Kodela, police, Politics, Potti Sriramulu, Protests, Rayalaseema, Samaikhya Andhra, State, Telugu, Telugus, United Andhra, Vijayawada
KURNOOL: Kotla Sujatamma, former MLA, whose fast in support of unified Andhra Pradesh entered third day, showed signs of stress on Sunday. She suffered headache caused by migraine.
Doctors who examined her said fasting was slowly taking a toll on her health, though the vital functions remained normal for the time being. Hundreds of supporters gathered [...]
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Posted 21 December 2009
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Also tagged: Andhra Pradesh, Doctors, Fast, Health, Kurnool, Migraine, MLA, Samaikhya Andhra, Stress, Telugu, Telugus, United Andhra
Says Centre would announce revised decision on division of State by Thursday
KURNOOL: T.G. Venkatesh, president of Rayalaseema Hakkula Ikya Vedika and MLA, indicated that the Central government would announce a revised decision on the State division by Thursday. Talking to reporters here on Sunday, he said the Union Ministers and other top heads involved in [...]
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Posted 21 December 2009
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Also tagged: Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, bifurcation, Centre, Formation, Government, Hyderabad, India, Kadapa, Manmohan Singh, MMS, MPs, PM, Politics, Prime Minister, Rayalaseema, Samaikhya Andhra, State, Statement, Telangana, Telugu, Telugus, Union Government, United Andhra
KADAPA: Union Minister of State for Steel A. Sai Prathap on Sunday night indicated that the Congress leadership may make a statement on Monday that would lead to resolving the current political turmoil.
Recalling his discussions with AICC president Sonia Gandhi and Union Ministers Veerappa Moily, Pranab Mukherjee and P. Chidamabaram, the Minister said they indicated [...]
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Posted 21 December 2009
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Also tagged: Andhra Pradesh, bifurcation, Crisis, Government, Hyderabad, India, MPs, Samaikhya Andhra, Sonia Gandhi, Statement, Telangana, Telugu, Telugus, union, United Andhra, UPA
Government offices, public property damaged following Y. S. Vivekandanda Reddy’s arrest
Burning issue: MRO office which was set ablaze following Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy’s arrest at Pulivendala.
KADAPA: A tense situation prevailed on Sunday in Pulivendula and Kadapa where mobs protesting against the arrest and hospitalisation of Congress leader Y. S. Vivekandanda Reddy attacked public property on Saturday [...]
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Posted 21 December 2009
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Also tagged: Arrest, Fast, Government, Hyderabad, India, Kadapa, NIMS, Protest, Rampage, Rayalaseema, Samaikhya Andhra, State, Telangana, Telugu, Telugus, United Andhra, Vivekananda Reddy
HYDERABAD: The impasse continues with no signs of any way out. Lagadapati Rajagopal and others are still on fast for a United Andhra Pradesh, Chiranjeevi embarks on a yatra for the same purpose.
Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) pooh-poohs the United Andhra movement warning that there will be a bloodbath if the Telangana process is derailed. Both the [...]
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Posted 21 December 2009
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Also tagged: Andhra Pradesh, Autonomous, bifurcation, Brand, China, Formation, Governement, Hong Kong, Hyderabad, India, One, Samaikhya Andhra, Systems, Telangana, Telugu, Telugus, Two, United Andhra, UT
HYDERABAD: Normal life in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh remained affected as the agitations in support of a united state entered its tenth day on Saturday.
On second day of a 48-hour bandh in Krishna, West and East Godavari, Guntur, Anantapur and other districts of both the regions, sporadic violence was reported besides [...]
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Posted 21 December 2009
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Also tagged: Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, East Godavari, Eluru, Fast, Hyderabad, India, Kadapa, Krishna, Protests, Rayalaseema, Samaikhya Andhra, Telangana, Telugu, United Andhra, West Godavari
HYDERABAD: Parliamentarians from coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions should quit their posts to mount pressure on the Centre to reverse its decision on the Telangana issue, Praja Rajyam chief Chiranjeevi said on Sunday.
“Yes, they should resign from their posts to mount pressure on the Centre,” he told reporters in Vijayawada.
Replying to a query, he [...]
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Posted 21 December 2009
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Also tagged: Andhra Pradesh, bejawada, Chiranjeevi, Fast, Guntur, Hyderabad, India, Lawyers, MPs, Open Letter, Praja Rajyam, PRP, Rayalaseema, Resignation, Samaikhya Andhra, Students, Telangana, Telugu, United Andhra, Vijayawada
Congress Member of Parliament L Rajagopal, who has been on an indefinite fast in Vijaywada in support of an unified Andhra Pradesh, was taken into police custody and forcibly shifted to a hospital on Saturday, prompting his supporters to stage road blockades and demonstrations across the coastal city.
“The MP was lifted from his hunger camp [...]
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Posted 19 December 2009
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Also tagged: Andhra Pradesh, Fast, Health, Hospital, Hyderabad, India, Lagadapati, Rajagopal, Samaikhya Andhra, Telangana, Telugu, United Andhra, Vijayawada
Summary of comments below: Except a handful of people, comments by people of all regions is that they want the state to stay united. They don’t want an Italian to assume the role of Mountbatten. We had enough damage from one partition. We don’t need another. The key question asked below is, ‘What were the [...]
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Posted 19 December 2009
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Also tagged: Andhra Pradesh, bifurcation, comments, Congress, development, division, Foolish Decision, Formation, Hyderabad, India, Parliament, Politics, Potti Sriramulu, Samaikhya Andhra, Sonia Gandhi, State, Telugu, United Andhra
HYDERABAD: In a bid to mollify anti-Telangana protesters and pave the way for smooth creation of a separate state, the Centre is weighing the options of declaring Hyderabad a Union Territory (UT).
Sources in touch with the Congress high command said the latter avers that according Union Territory status to Hyderabad would pave the way for [...]
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Posted 19 December 2009
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Also tagged: Andhra Pradesh, bifurcation, Congress, division, Formation, MIM, Politics, Samaikhya Andhra, TDP, Telugu, TRS, Union Territory, United Andhra, UT
VIJAYAWADA: After being virtually bundled out of the state capital, Vijayawada MP Lagadapati Rajagopal on Tuesday vowed to fight back and enter Telangana by undertaking a padayatra soon. Making his stand clear, Rajagopal continued his indefinite fast at the Swarjya Maidan here on Tuesday demanding the Centre to come out with a clear statement on [...]
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Posted 19 December 2009
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GUNTUR: Vowing to sacrifice his life for the sake of united AP, TDP leader and former home minister Kodela Sivaprasada Rao began fast-unto-death here on Thursday. District party president and MLA Prattipati Pullarao too joined him the protest.
The leaders sat near Potti Sriramulu statue near Hindu College in the city. Speaking to reporters, Kodela said [...]
Half a century ago, on December 19, 1952, to be precise, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru announced the formation of a new State of Andhra. It was separated from an unwieldy and composite Madras State, which then comprised people speaking Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam, along with a few other languages. Comprising mostly Telugu-speaking people, Andhra [...]
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Posted 19 December 2009
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Thanks to the Centre’s announcement of starting the process of a separate State of Telangana, the situation in Andhra Pradesh has reached a flashpoint with MLAs, MPs and Ministers turning into two warring groups. The urgent need of the hour is to defuse the situation and remove mutual distrust. Even bureaucrats have identified themselves with [...]
A new state cannot be created in the ad hoc manner like the demand for Telangana was conceded, writes Seema Mustafa.
A Chinese analyst in an article hinted just a few weeks ago that with a ‘little action’ India could be broken into little pieces. As expected the article had elicited strong response from the establishment [...]
In a major political development, Praja Rajyam Party chief and Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi resigned from the state assembly on Thursday, in a bid to throw his weight for a united Andhra Pradesh.
Chiranjeevi, who had fought the last elections promising a separate Telangana state, changed his position late on Wednesday night after constant pressure from his [...]
Is small beautiful? Are small states better governed? Here we present a debate featuring two veteran political leaders in the wake of the Telangana statehood row.
Mani Shankar Aiyar , former minister for Panchayati Raj.
The question whether smaller states are better governed than bigger ones is irrelevant. In our experience, both large and small states will continue to [...]
Ducking and running for cover following the Telangana muddle, the United Progresive Alliance government is now looking to once again pursue the case for a united Andhra Pradesh after divisions surfaced in the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs convened by the prime minister on Tuesday night.
With key UPA allies — the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam , the Trinamul Congress [...]
An emergency meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) convened by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday night took no decision on the vexed Telengana.
Choosing to keep mum on the issue, the meet felt any decision will only trigger more protests and violence, while stressing the need to restore peace and harmony in Andhra Pradesh.
Agriculture [...]
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Posted 16 December 2009
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Also tagged: Andhra Pradesh, DMK, India, Manmohan Singh, NCP, Politics, Samaikhya Andhra, Sonia Gandhi, Telangana, Telugu, TMC, United Andhra, UPA
The fissures in the Congress over the Telangana issue came to the fore in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday when Y S Jaganmohan Reddy , along with some other party Members of Parliament, joined a Telugu Desam Party protest against the decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh.
Jaganmohan, son of late Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy [...]
Congress Member of Parliament L Rajagopal, who had threatened to go on an indefinite hunger strike to oppose division of Andhra Pradesh, began his fast in Vijaywada on Tuesday.
“I wanted to undertake the fast in Hyderabad on Monday but I was not allowed to do so, I am continuing my fast here,” Rajagopal told media-persons. [...]
Telugurashtram.com is an effort to educate the people of Andhra Pradesh about the benefits of staying united. A separate state of Telangana will not solve the problems of the people in that region. If separate states were the solution to better governance, we would have seen a trend of that sort the world over. One [...]