chaanakya wrote:ShyamSP wrote:
Realignment already happened and nothing big will come.
If BJP supports it Congress+TRS+MIM gets Telangana and it will be tough for TDP to truck with BJP in non-Telangana. For Seemandhra, Congress and BJP are both culprit for playing division politics on the AP state. Seemandhra will become like Tamil Nadu with no place for Central parties in the future.
If BJP doesn't support the bill, they continue to play blame game on Congress and BJP+TDP can give tough fight in next elections. TDP can sweep Seemandhra saying voting for Congress and YSRC will lead to split in the future.
Harsh reality is that Telugus will become Kashmiris without any care for Nation. BJP will fail the nation by encouraging divisions.
Thnanks for reply. Your answer is a food for thought, for me.
But I don't think telugus would behave without caring for the Nation. They are too much invested in the development and well being of this country to become one. I can give you umpteen examples of their contribution starting with National Flag. But I can understand your dismay. We have been divided and got over it without much rancor.
Saar,
I think people underestimate the importance of united Thelugu state in keeping south Bhaarath within the Indian nation. If India was a Hindhu state, then Hindhuthva would have played the unifying factor. But, India is a secular country. So, what keeps the people united? Regional/linguistic states. Take away the linguistic states and what have you left? What will keep the people united? Secularism? Gandhism?
Then, there are 3 forces in South-Bhaarath: Thelugu nationalism, Maraata nationalism, and Thamil nationalism. During the colonial rule, Maraata nationalism has distanced itself from South-Bhaarath and has trucked itself with North-Bhaarath(Generally, the northern Maraata regions are closely tied with Guj). That left 2 forces in South-Bhaarath. Of these two, Thelugu nationalism became centripetal force and Thamil nationalism developed into centrifugal force. The inglish provoked and supported the Thamil nationalism and shaped it into a force that is not very keen on India.
After 1947, India was able to tame Thamil nationalism by supporting Thelugu nationalism by giving a separate united state for Thelugus which put paid to the plans of Dhravida-naadu. This paved for the proper and full integration of the South-Bhaarath into India. (The opposition by Kannadigas and Thelugus to the idea of Thamil nationalism is what stopped the Dhravida-naadu idea from fructifying apart from the lack of support by the common Thamil people to such ideas. Thelugu nationalism and Kannada nationalism are very similar and infact, both can be seen as an extension of each other). So, Dhravida-naadu idea had to be exported to Lanka. Now, if the Thelugu nationalism gets defeated, then the Dhravida-naadu idea again comes into play.
A very important point is: in a chess board, some squares are very important to control a whole lot of other squares. Similarly, Thelangana region is the link between North-Bhaarath and South-Bhaarath. It is the pivot. If the pivot is kept separate, both South-Bhaarath and North-Bhaarath will get delinked.
North-Bhaarath is the strategic depth of South-Bhaarath and South-Bhaarath is the strategic depth of North-Bhaarath. Both have to support each other. And both are linked by Thelangana region. Whenever this link get broken, it becomes easier for the external forces because both south and north become vulnerable.
There seems to be historical precedence in this matter. Kakathiya empire rose in Thelangana region starting from 1050 CE. At around the same time, one sees that Jihadhis start attacking the north-Bhaarath and start tasting successes. Even though Gazni had sacked Somnath in 1026 CE, there were no major gains. But, suddenly starting from 1050 onwards, the north becomes increasing vulnerable to the jihadhis and starts losing. Why? Maybe the answer lies in the rise of Kakathiya empire in Thelangana region which delinked the south from the north. Starting from this time, south behaves as if it does not care for what is happening in north. And as a consequence, north continues to battle jihadhis without any help from the south(including Maraatas). At the height of kakathiya empire, north was defeated by the jihadhis and their seat was established in Dilli. Even then, South ignores and continues as if it does not care until finally the invasion by the Mallik Kafir.
Then, Vijayanagara was formed. But Thelangana was not part of Vijayanagara. So, Vijayanagara could not integrate South and North Bhaarath. Even during Maraata empire, Thelangana remained out of their power. But they managed to circumvent Thelangana region and establish some kingdoms in south. Yet, that was not enough. Thelangana region is the pivot to unite North and South. The existence of Nizam's state was crucial to the survival of inglish. If inglish had annexed Thelangana, then it would have united the North and South which would have paved the way for quicker disintegration of inglish empire. South remained largely separate from the larger independence movement precisely because of Thelangana not being part of inglish empire. Even then, it was mostly the Thelugus who were most participative in the independence movement. It was the Thelugus who bought into the kongis/Gandhi or even revolutionaries(Seetharama Raju and tribal revolt). Communism was unleashed to divert the Thelugus particularly the Hindhu angst in Nizam region. Even though Communism was intellectually born in Vangal. It acquired its violent edge and revolutionary spirit in Thelangana and Thelugu regions.
The greatest achievement of Sardhaar Patel is the assimilation of Thelangana into India and thereby paving the way for the assimilation of South-Bhaarath. If Thelangana had managed to remain independent or part of Pakisthan, then the entire South-Bhaarath would have either seceded or become similar to North-east. Just as the existence of BD, keeps the entire North-East destabilized, the existence of pakjab keeps the Kashmir and Punjab destabilized, the existence of separate Nizam state would have kept the South-Bhaarath destabilitzed.
Finally, the politicians are crooks. Maybe some exceptions exist, but generally they are crooks. Even otherwise, for them it is personal. Their choices are always about personal power. If out of power politicians see that they can acquire power by raking up separate state demands, then what stops them from doing so? KCR was inspired by Shibu Soren. If KCR succeeds, he will inspire many more. Again a redux of the country in 1050 CE.
