Muppalla garu,
Without disclosing too much personal info ( I have been on BRF since 1999 but not as active as someothers) I will try to expand or explain as much as I can.
Muppalla wrote:[Could you eloborate on this post? It is very interesting to know that Naxal Vs. "settlers" equations. .
I should clarify that settlers here mostly refer to are from Krishna and Guntur districts. Most of these people migrated after AP formed or around that time frame upto early 60’s. In recent years (late 80’s and early 90’s) you will see people for Godavari districts as well .
If you take a map any district and mark out the areas (Around talukas or villages or village camps) where “settlers” are present there is absolutely or zero influence of naxals. The reasons being that “settlers” stand up or stood up ( There is lot of migration to HYD in last couple of decades) to the naxals. When I say stood up I mean literally (physically and theologically) which includes women as well. I am taking about examples where women refused to give money to naxals when they visited them at home. (The men were out on the field). This is from personal family/relatives experience. If the Naxals touched the women then the Naxals will meet their maker. It has to do with the strong common bond and then there is definitely unity among them.
It is the same thing for the minority community as well. I cannot go into too much details.
“Settlers” fight to keep what they earned through hard work and dedication. Kal moktha banchan Dora was what the attitude of rest of the people was. They have been dimitified and also have been under feudal so long that it is tough for them resist. But that is changing though. I have personal friends who grandfathers were absolute rules in their respective villages. But these guys now don’t pull anything close to that. Urbanization is really helping.
You might already know a village in certain districts typically has 2 names. For example Village A will have Village A camp and Village A. Camp is the section of the village where all the settlers live and is obviously prosperous than the other section.
Regarding older generation having fantacies of "T", I do not think it as anything based on ambition to carve out something of the pie. It is just that feeling of we still do not own anything since the times we are occupied by Nizam. .
This is true. Their logic especially for the older generation is than even though they know that by getting T they will see any significant improvement, it will be at least our people who be “eating”. They think they will better shot at eating more.
Starting with NTR and then CBN there is a perception that all the eating is done by Andhra people. There is where YSR brilliance comes in. He made sure his people in Cong in T also got the share of the loot.
I really did not go through the movers and shakers portion of current T-movement as I just took the baseline that this T-Sentiment is existing and it is perrenial. In fact exactly around 2004-2005 timeline, DC has conducted a survey in which there are about 51% opting for T-state and that surprised me as I was expecting around 75% people may be wanting T at that time. .
I am telling you if not for the crap that is being peddled in the last few months this % might be down even further. It would be interesting to see the breakdown of the 51% by district. Rajmata has opportunity to fix this. I think in coming months we will see something to that effect. Don’t rule out CM post for TRS people as well as some cabinet posts. Watch for Harish Rao for cabinet. I am not sure he is an MP or MLA.
Regarding the movers and shakers, I did not give that much of an importance when Dasari in his pretty good summary noted that T-NRIs as the movers. Now when you are referring to Madhu Yakshi (who is returned NRI to win the elections. He was a New York attorney when he was in US per Wiki) it looks like there is link after all. This fellow will join TRS and there should be no surprise.
I guess he is elected from Nizamabad. Is there a lot of T sentiment in Nizamabad? Is it a perceived one or real? It is one of the agriculturally progressing district and there are abundant number of "settlers" too. .
I don’t think T-NRIs have that kind a influence but they donated heavily initially for T. Remember KCR trips to US back in the day. He collected tons of money. But I am not sure donations are still pouring in at the same level.
As per MY, yes he is from Nizamabad and his wife is a physician. He is just making sure that he can get elected for the 3rd time.
As per T sentiment, it more in the lines of let us be more like pandavas and kauravas. It is funny. Some of the T- people vote of congress and then complain about YSR going on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem after elections.
Does the wealthy wanted T to create their own crony capitalism like that created by folks from Krishna+Guntur districts? This will end as a disaster for T. .
Not really… They just want bigger share of the loot and total dominance of the Andhra people is causing these bellyaches and mostly it is the jealousy piece.
For all practical purposes T is not forming. However, the anxiety is only because India currently have an extremely un-natural governance mechanism that is not really dicated by what is in the interest of the nation or even ruling party. There are no emotional or vision based attachments to the country or its progress. In the past inspite of illiteracy and corruption of the ruling elite there are certain ground rules which made it easy to predict. For example, Rajiv Gandhi went ahead with Assam Accord inspite of the fact that Congress will lose Assam. He lost the polls but he did not lose Assamese feelings on that day.
I could not have said better. The current leaders just want to stay in power no matter what ..National interest and larger strategic vision not in terms of economy but overall to build a state is completely lacking or is devoid of their thoughts. They think economic progress is panacea y of all the issues and everything will fall in the line which is not 100% true. In Cong ,Chindu, I think is better bet for the longer term.
thrown up by the Srikrishna Committee report on Telangana, which has given various options, including keeping the state united as well as formation of a separate Telangana.
