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Andhra Pradesh

Dilemma, verily!

Camp loyalties in the Congress are likely to take a toll on the attendance of corporators at the wedding of son of their senior colleague Samanthapudi Narasaraju on Tirumala hill on February 28. As Narasaraju belongs to MP Lagadapati Rajagopal’s group, corporators owing allegiance to the other two important groups in the party – of MLAs Devineni Rajasekhar and Vangaveeti Radhakrishna – are in a fix whether or not to attend the marriage. If they do, they may earn the wrath of their leader, they fear. So much so, the corporators of these two camps are busy searching for excuses. While some corporators are insisting on being provided accommodation on the hill, some others are assuring Narasaraju that they would certainly attend the reception in the city.

What next?

Competition seems to be forcing BSNL to look for all possible ways to publicise its products and schemes. While it is already conducting a number of road shows to effectively reach out to potential customers, the State-owned telecom major is now following the practice that trade establishments and others who want to publicise about attractive sale offers usually adopt. Rickshaws fitted with public address systems are making rounds to all colonies and residential localities, and along comes the high-pitched shouting through the public address system about BSNL’s latest offers. The impact is discernible, as even homemakers are getting to know about the telecom company’s schemes. So, what next?

Double bid

BJP national secretary Prakash Javadekar, during his recent visit to the city for the party meeting, came up with a novel suggestion for those who have suicidal tendencies. He implored them to join the BJP. Talking about ‘Mee Shreyobhilashi’, a Telugu movie he saw in the city at the behest of his party colleague Naresh who acted in it, Mr. Javadekar explained how the film rightly conveys the message of hope against adversity. He told the party delegates that the film portrays a band of people who once decide to commit suicide for their own reasons but give up the idea and gang up to do an impossible task for common good. “My advice to such people is to join the BJP. The positive attitudes of the activists will make them change their mind,” he said, making a double bid to sell his party as well as the film.

G.V.R. Subba Rao,

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