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TDP activist goes the whole hog against Naidu

By N. Rahul

HYDERABAD, MAY 28. A TDP activist from Kavali in Nellore district, Mani, turned out to be a crowd-puller with his penchant for punning on words and lacing his speech with rhyme at every step at the mini Mahanadu here on Friday.

His entertainment skills blended with spontaneity as he analysed the reasons for the poll debacle of the party warmed the cockles of many a heart, so much so that the TDP chief, N. Chandrababu Naidu, hardly took his eyes off him. The time limit was relaxed in his case as he was allowed to speak for well over half-an-hour. Mr. Naidu initially cautioned him not to take names as Mani accused a former Rajya Sabha member of cornering a plum post at the expense of the party.

Mani's outburst that Mr. Naidu gave key posts to inefficient persons forced the latter to intervene.

Keeping up the rhyme in literally every sentence, Mani lamented that Mr. Naidu ignored persons like him who worked selflessly for the party. He resigned his job as a lecturer, which earned him Rs. 20,000 a month to work for the party. And now, he is in no position to even feed his wife and children.

Mani accused Mr. Naidu of patronising a coterie. The administration at the TDP headquarters blocked the fax messages with crucial information, which were sent from the district units. The messages were shown to Mr. Naidu only if they were favourable. The adverse ones would be confined to the dustbin.

Mani even questioned the delay by Mr. Naidu in selecting candidates. Taking advantage of the short time left for the campaign, those who did not get ticket indulged in sabotage of the chances of candidates. He cited the case of the Bapatla Parliamentary constituency where a TDP candidate for the Assembly polls within the constituency openly campaigned for the Congress when it came to voting for the Lok Sabha.

Indiscipline in the party started right from the chairman of the `Disciplinary Committee.' Amid applause, he appealed to Mr. Naidu to shed his habit of pardoning party workers who committed mistakes.

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