Jaya Ho Rahul, Tussi Great Ho!

For Rahul Gandhi, scion of India's first family, controversy is not new. That he spews venom on right-wing Hindu parties is also not unknown. As the rising star of the leading political party, he has a responsibility to leave no opportunity to thrash the very ideology of the rival party.

His stinging comment on Hindu fundamentalism made to a U.S. agency, which saw light through the Wikileaks, hence came as no surprise. People fuming at him for his pungent comment are only wasting their energy cursing him. He has only done what is expected of him.

His only fault was making the comment to a foreign agency that is in no way connected with India and shaping its policy. He has created a stir and now stands exposed for speaking ill of fellow Indians with an alien body, thus earning disrepute from all quarters. Now, one more facet unfolds here.

Rahul made the comment very long back, but it surfaced ahead of the crucial plenary meeting of Congress. Hence, deliberately or otherwise, the party was forced to discuss the issue at its biennial conclave, relegating to backburner the ways to disentangle from the mounds of corruption cases it was mired in. Rather, the party was forced to run to Rahul's rescue, blasted the so-called 'Hindu terrorists' and painted a larger-than-life danger posed by them. When Rahul was already in the soup, Digvijay & Co added spice and gingered up the issue!!!

The entire world acknowledges the danger posed by Jihadi terrorism and even intellectual Muslims dissociate themselves from the views of the handful of misled youth, saying they have drawn extreme inferences from the Holy Quran. But Rahul remains silent. When a couple of incidents attributed to Hindu extremists occur (they deserve to be condemned in equally strong terms), Rahul makes an issue, that too to a U.S. agency, which is viewed as humiliation by many.

Unmindful of the unrest he has created, the clairvoyant Rahul continues his tirade on "Hindu Jihadists" with ease: The ease which he exhibited while helping NREGS labourers at work, the ease he exhibited while boarding a local train in Mumbai and the eloquence he exhibited while interacting with college students!!!

Jaya Ho Rahul, Tussi Great Ho!

(JA)GUNFIRE MOVES TO COASTHANDHRA.....!

Now, there is no looking back... Jaganmohan Reddy has shed all inhibitions and niceties to launch a fusillade against his new enemy... The Congress.

Agreed, he could garner support of immeasurable proportions immediately after YSR's demise, but the adoration started to wane. When it came to a "here-or-there" warning from the high command, not many were in favour of being seen as indulging in anti-party activities. So, the cautious-treading helped many and only a handful, the likes of Ambati Rambabu, Konda Surekha and Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy, were openly and vociferously expressing support to Jagan.

Instead of continuing with the status quo, the Congress high command decided to replace Rosaiah with a new incumbent Nallari Kirankumar Reddy as the Chief Minister, that almost stirred a hornet's nest. People, party leaders and activists had, by then, invariably started to accept Rosaiah as their chief minister, hardly swallowing the different names in their inner hearts. Delhi's decision was perhaps timely in view of the impending monstrous deadline of Dec 31 when the Justice B.N.Srikrishna Commission is expected to table the report on the Telangana statehood issue. But, the move appears to be ill-planned and in the hurry, the high command missed out 'the right alternative'.

Jagan is a threat. So, the high command plumped for Kiran given the latter's ability to become a match for Jagan. Yes, Kiran and Jagan share the same traits and features like young age, powerful community, the so-called 'feudalistic background' and the ability to carry on the 'YSR legacy'.

Right from the swearing-in ceremony, it has been amply proved that Kiran can no longer keep the Congress MLAs in leash. This is because the legislators were unable to digest the sudden elevation of a peer into a leader.

After creating a cyclone in Rayalaseema, Jagan is now kicking up a hurricane in Krishna. It has to be seen whether his coastal sojourn will receive similar response in other districts...!