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  2. I am a Brahmin but he is not a Reddy

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    / April 18, 2012 / 2 Comments
    “I am a Brahmin and I am the Congress general secretary,” said Rahul Gandhi during a review meeting of the abysmal results in the Uttar Pradesh elections, after the Brahmin lobby reportedly tried to pin the blame the debacle on the party’s aggressive wooing of the minorities and other castes....

  3. The art of maintaining two political accounts

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    / March 24, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Politicians are usually the best psephologists. Never mind what they say on record, before the election results come in. Today if you speak to any politician in Andhra Pradesh, irrespective of the region, community and party he comes from, he indulges in not-so-subtle Jagan bhajan. Not that you need him...

  4. Nothing political about my fast

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    / January 9, 2012 / 1 Comment
    By Y S Jaganmohan Reddy With a view to alleviate the lot of the hapless farmers, I am undertaking a two-day Rythu Deeksha at Armoor in Nizamabad district from Tuesday. The aim of this initiative is to bring to the Government’s notice the plight of the farming community in the...

  5. I am helpless

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    / August 15, 2011 / 2 Comments
    By Y S Jaganmohan Reddy   I want to ask only one question. I want people to see when and why all this started. On November 29, 2010, I resigned from the Congress, and on December 29, I was issued income-tax notices. Immediately after that, a Congress minister wrote an...

  6. I am looking for fresh faces, not MLAs

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    / May 16, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By Y S Jaganmohan Reddy It is because of God’s grace and the blessings of my father that I have won by a margin of 5.43 lakh votes. Both the Congress and the TDP lost their deposit. The reason Congress lost is because they lost their values. A 125-year-old party...

  7. Keeping YSR alive

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    / May 16, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By Uma Sudhir   The epitaph of Y S Rajasekhara Reddy reads : `Visionary-Statesman. The world will remember the courageous & compassionate Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, the one who laughed often and loved much.’   At 6:15 am on Friday, the 13th, when I and my camera crew arrived...

  8. Fanning YSR’s legacy

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    / May 5, 2011 / 2 Comments
    By T S Sudhir   For 14 hours everyday, in the last two weeks, the 365 crore rupees worth Y S Jaganmohan Reddy has been talking about a ceiling fan. The side story that the aggressive promotion drive has triggered a spurt in sales this summer in Kadapa is irrelevant....

  9. I am a gentleman

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    / January 11, 2011 / Leave a comment
    By Y S Jaganmohan Reddy I have come to Delhi today, cutting short my Odarpu yatra in Visakhapatnam district. I am on a day-long deeksha today to ask Delhi to react to the plight and the problems of the farmers in Andhra Pradesh. I want the nation to focus on...

  10. The countdown begins

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    / December 7, 2010 / 2 Comments
    By Y S Jaganmohan ReddyIt has been nine days since I quit the Congress party and by now, most people know why I had to take that decision. The party seniors in Delhi did not hesitate to break families and topple regional leaders in their urge to perpetuate their hegemony...