Media Ignores Sharmila Yatra

The ‘Paramarsha Yatra’ taken up by YSR Congress Party leader Sharmila in the Telangana districts has failed to get noticed by the people due to poor coverage by media. Except a paragraph or two, no Telugu or English daily allocated much space to Sharmila’s yatra, second phase of which was completed in Nalgonda on Tuesday. 

Interestingly, even Sakshi Telugu daily promoted by YSR Congress party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, has relegated her tour details to inside pages, unlike the extensive coverage given to Jagan during his Odarpu Yatra. 

Sharmila toured six Assembly constituencies consoling 30 families, which lost their bread earners on hearing the news of YSR’s demise in the district. The YSRCP leader garlanded the statues of YSR, which were set up by his followers at several places.

But, the media did not give her enough coverage, as a result of which the purpose of the tour was lost.