| TRS president goes around hamlet interacting with inhabitants |
Priest predicts change in government in State
Forecasts Telangana statehood by next Ugadi
Political update: TRS president K. Chandrashekhar Rao going through the newspapers in the early hours of Monday.
WARANGAL: To build up the tempo for the ensuing byelections, Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president K. Chandrashekhar Rao spent a day among tribals and celebrated Ugadi festival with them here on Monday.
Later addressing a public meeting late on Sunday night at Thorrur, Mr. Rao made a night halt at Jama Thanda in Nellikudur mandal of the district and spent the night in a poor tribal’s hut. He slept on the floor using a traditional mat in the humble dwelling of one Ninya Naik and his wife Laxmi Bai. The hamlet comprises around 70 houses.
Bullockcart rideWaking up in the morning (6.30 a.m.) and brushing his teeth with a neem stick, he went round the village interacting with the people. Coming back to the Thanda centre, he took his bath in the open area.
Around 8.30 a.m. he rode a bullock cart, as the tribals followed him, to reach the Hanuman temple and took part in the ‘panchanga shravanam’ (almanac reading).
The priest Seetarama Sharma, who recited the ‘rasi phalam’ ( astrological predictions), stated that there would be a change of government in Andhra Pradesh.
He also had a good word for the TRS party leadership stating that a separate Telangana state would be a reality before next Ugadi, the Telugu New Year Day.
Mr. Rao tasted the ‘Ugadi pachchadi’, the traditional edible mix of sweet and sour ingredients and bhakshyas, a local festival special.
Later, moved by the plight of a tribal family, whose head Ninya has migrated to Hyderabad in search of work, Mr. Rao announced that he would donate Rs. 50,000 each to the two daughters of Ninya for their education.
He also directed former Member of Parliament D. Ravindra Naik to chalk out a Rs. 50 lakh project to mitigate the drinking water woes of the tribal hamlets in the mandal.
The tribals were overwhelmed by the stay of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi president as they got to see a battery of newsmen covering the event for TV channels and swarmed around the VIP guest to get their share in the coverage too.
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