The Hindu : `Jai Bharat' appendage to CM's speeches

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Friday, Mar 26, 2004

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`Jai Bharat' appendage to CM's speeches

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD, MARCH 25. The Indian victory over Pakistan in the cricket match at Lahore on Wednesday cast its spell on NTR Bhavan, the TDP headquarters, on Thursday morning.

The TDP president, N. Chandrababu Naidu, was so pleased with the win that he could not hide his feelings, which were manifested when he raised the slogan `Jai Bharat'.

Mr. Naidu is generally known to round off his speech with `Jai Hind' and `Jai Janmabhoomi'. But, the `Jai Bharat' part he added to the twin-slogans for the first time while winding up the proceedings of the `mana votu, mana bhavishyath' programme launch caught everyone's attention.

When asked by newsmen, Mr. Naidu spilled the beans. He made no secret of his excitement at the victory and how the prestige of India went up. `Jai Bharat', he said, was one step more than `Jai Hind'.

Mr. Naidu went on to say that the Indian victory was a `shining' example of the feel good factor. The entire country felt proud and celebrated the occasion. Cricket has done its bit by bringing laurels to the country. Now, it was left to politics to enhance the confidence levels of people in public life.

He made a strong case for demonstration of the national spirit witnessed in Indian victory when the country went to polls. The polling must be high in keeping with that spirit.

In his opening remarks while launching the programme, Mr. Naidu hoped that the ongoing cricket series would help in improving relations with Pakistan. It was a moral victory, he added.

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