Will Mandadi Yadi Reddy emerge as the new Srikantha Chary to propel the Telangana movement. As people see a parallel between 2009, when Chary set himself ablaze in support of Telangana cause,and 2011,when Yadi Reddy hung himself to death for the separate statehood demand,loud voices are being heard on the sacrifices of students and youths.However,people are not sure whether the UPA Govt at the Centre is ready to bifurcate the state in the near future. I heard the news of Yadi Reddys death. In the last 19 months,nothing has changed.If it was Srikantha Chary in December 2009,its Yadi Reddy now.Eee vipareetam aapedi yevaru koduka (who will take the lead in stopping these suicides), Banda Radhamma asked,crying inconsolably at the `kachir banda (where villagers assemble and discuss ) in Oorugonda village of Atmakur mandal,Warangal district.
A sprightly woman despite her advancing age (79 years),Radhammma claimed that the people of the region were fed up with the dilly-dallying tactics of the Congress government. If it doesnt open its eyes soon,there would be more suicides.The days of the Congress are numbered as people would teach it a fitting lesson, she observed. Gopal Reddy,Pensioners Association secretary,said the Delhi rulers were oblivious to the strong sentiments of the people of the region.There would be more Yadi Reddys in the making.The region is suffering because of lack of development in the last two years.The Seemandhra leaders are laughing over the sacrifices of our boys, he rued.He said frequent bandhs,mass cooking and noncooperation stir by employees have had little impact on the Delhi rulers.
While advocates are boycotting court duties,the student community is the worst hit with the closure of educational institutions.The students are losing precious time.The academic schedule is affected with the students taking to the roads in support of T-stir.Will the Centre not take cognizance of their fight, questioned retired professor E Sudarshan Reddy.Yadi Reddys suicide was the fifth suicide in the region since June when the movement got a new thrust.
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The Telangana Muslims,in an attempt to come up with a unified stand on the bifurcation of the state,have started discussing the contentious issue even in mosques,where they gather five times a day to say their prayers. The T-Muslims are meeting sometimes after the Asar (later afternoon ) prayer to find out whether the creation of a Telangana state would bring them any benefits or miseries. The MIM, that has seven MLAs and two MLCs,has said that while it is opposed to the division of the state,it would not accept Telangana without Hyderabad as its capital.On the other hand,the Muslims of the newer parts of Hyderabad as well as of the districts are largely in support of the creation of Telangana.
The deliberations among the Muslims intensified following the latest round of crisis that erupted as a result of resignations of MPs,MLAs and MLCs from Telangana from the legislative bodies.The Muslim community members ranging from local leaders of different political parties, Govt employees,religious heads and youth seem to have broken all kinds of barriers for the first time to join in group discussions in mosques.The management committees of the mosques,realizing the importance of the issue,are allowing the people to hold meetings.There is no bitterness,no animosity and no rivalries.All are coming on one neutral platform to debate the issue.The objective is to see whether a consensus could be reached on the formation of T, an imam of a mosque in Sangareddy,Medak district,said.However,at the village and mandal level,most of them are participating in the movement but have no umbrella body to represent their concerns and aspirations,he added.
"After Asar,the community members congregate in the mosque and discuss the political developments in Telangana.For the last one month,the number of participants in the debate is increasing,"another imam of a mosque in Nalgonda district said.On Fridays,the local leaders of all political parties such as the Congress,TRS and TDP come to mosque and participate actively in the discussion.
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(Source - TOI)
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