ANDHRA PRADESH NETA NATTER | Anam And The Three Votes He Did Not Get… In 2024
Some questions may be challenging. And it may be better left unanswered, or rather not asked. Endowments minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy experienced this during a conversation with members of the Reddy community of Ponguru in Marripadu mandal, which is part of Atmakur constituency. Anam said he believes that the voters in the society made a mistake by voting for YSRC candidate Mekapati Vikram Reddy instead of TD candidate in the 2024 elections. His question as to why people supported the YSRC candidate just because he belonged to the Reddy community ironically missed the point that both belonged to the same social group. Anam pointed out that he lost the village by three votes but insisted that it did not matter as he won the constituency by more than 8,000 votes. Still, he felt the need to explain why the villagers were wrong. Meanwhile, Anam was in YSRC and joined TD just before the elections, but that did not stop her from gently reminding the village people that the government spends around ₹ 35 lakh every month on pensions in the village, among other welfare schemes. However, Anam clarified that she will not stop any benefits, she just wants people to stop thinking irrationally.
TD MLA turns delivery into ‘kid’ to get food for thought
Online food delivery? Complete. This came not from those employed by the companies but from Telugu Desam MLA from Penamaluru constituency, Bode Prasad, who, wearing a food delivery platform t-shirt and protective headgear, started delivering some orders. A family who received the package was shocked to realize that it was the MLA at their door. He did the same in districts like Prasad, Kanuru, Poranki, Yanamalakduru and others. He later said it was about seeing first-hand the challenges and problems faced by delivery ‘boys’. Once deliveries were made, it was time to think about the working conditions of delivery staff, with the MLA saying they were working under significant pressure to deliver on time.
Adimulam in neutral territory for exclusive videos
Left high and dry. This seems to be the case in the political career of Satyavedu MLA Koneti Adimulam. Listed as a legislator of the ruling Telugu Desam, his position within the party and government system appears uncertain. Adimulam won the 2024 Assembly elections after getting a TD ticket at the last minute, but soon the alleged private videos surfaced, causing embarrassment to the party which immediately suspended him. More trouble awaited the former Congress and YSRC leader. Since his suspension, he complains that the authorities no longer care about him, and that he is excluded from official programs, ignoring protocol protocols. According to his critics, Adimulam now has too much time to figure out where things first started going bad for him, as his suspension left him alone and left party-appointed in-charges and officials to manage constituency affairs seemingly taking direction from elsewhere.
Subhash thinks he might have taken a wrong step
Dance when you can. But as AP labor minister Vasamsetty Subhash discovered, even this simple gesture can sometimes result in extra attention. During Sankranti Sambaralu, the priest started dancing, many people around him watched him sideways. Subhash, however, was unimpressed and recalled that even CM N. Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan had gathered to shake a leg by doing Dhimsa with tribal women during their previous visits to Agency areas.
Knock, knock: No one in the poll
In the ASR district, the Joint Family Survey, a so-called ‘important’ government project, has started to move slowly, much to the chagrin of district congregation CEO Narayana Murthy. With officials apparently carrying out the survey at speeds close to a leisurely afternoon, Murthy expressed his frustration at a review meeting in Paderu, reminding staff that their job was not to do voluntary sightseeing but to visit each house and ask the 38 questions in the survey, warning of strict action if anyone continued to delay in this task. It remains to be seen whether Murthy’s warning will lead to further yawning among the staff, who have been asked to visit some healthy places as part of this study, or whether it will speed up the research.
Vizag still paying VIPs’ surf and turf hotel bills
When the festivals come, so do the bills. After all, there are all these expenses, including those that need to be paid for hosting VIPs, politicians and civil servants. But in the spirit of never dying, Vizag’s authorities continue to prepare for the next major festival in the city, Visakha Utsav; Bills worth around Rs 90 crore are still pending from past events like International Yoga Day and Partnership Summit. Judging by the whispers left behind by the crashing waves on Vizag’s sandy shore, a large portion of these bills were due to officials and elected representatives opting for stays in star hotels for past events when perfectly acceptable rooms were available at government accommodations at the Port Guest House and the government Circuit House.
Contributions by Md Ilyas, Sampat G. Samritan, Pathri Rajasekhar, Aruna, Vadrevu Srinivas, Avinash P. Subramanyam, KMP Patnaik
