Jagan continues to haunt Congress
Home Minister Sabitha Indra Reddy is the third minister of the Kiran Kumar Reddy cabinet to be in the dock for allegedly showing undue favours to a cement company which invested in the business of Jaganmohan Reddy, the son of then chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy.
Though Jagan, as the MP from Kadapa is popularly known, has remained behind bars since May last year, the latest chargesheet shows that the worries of the ruling party are far from over. With the role of some more ministers in quid pro quo deals under the CBI scanner, the Congress party may not find it easy to get rid of the allegations that it is protecting tainted ministers who were part of the YSR cabinet during 2004-09.
The TDP and the other opposition parties are demanding that the government drop all the tainted ministers from the cabinet. “It looks as if the entire state cabinet will go to jail,” said TDP leader Revant Reddy.
The government is defending the ministers named in the chargesheets on the ground that they acted in accordance with the rules while issuing government orders and had no knowledge of what was happening behind the scenes and who the real beneficiaries were.
The CBI believes that the then YSR government allotted limestone mines and land and granted other favours to companies and individuals who invested in Jagan’s businesses as a quid pro quo. Besides the ministers, several IAS and other officers have been named in the case by the CBI.
The Congress party is also facing trouble from within, with a section of ministers and leaders who were unhappy with YSR demanding that the leadership drop all the tainted ministers. Their continuance in the cabinet, the section feels, would negatively impact the party’s prospects in next year’s elections.It questions the stand taken by the government on the issue and wonders how it can defend ministers named by the CBI while accusing Jagan of wrongdoing. “We can’t have different standards for people named as accused in the same case,” said a senior party leader.
Pawan Fans are So Happy for….
However, this time Pawan Kalyan seems to have changed his strategy. Instead of a message movie, he is going to act an out and out commercial entertainer through ‘Gabbar-2’, the sequel of ‘Gabbar Singh’. We know the way ‘Gabbar Singh’ entertained the audiences. As such, ‘Gabbar-2’ will also be another mass and comedy entertainer. Sampth Nandi might direct this project as double ‘Rachcha’. On a whole, Pawan Kalyan’s fans are extremely happy with their hero’s decision of doing ‘Gabbar-2’.
Bunny’s Villain Supports Anjali
‘Each of us will have our own personal problems. We need to resolve them with patience. Anjali’s decision to hide from media and her own family members is not at all good. I do not understand, why she took such a decision. As an artist, Anjali is highly professional and completely dedicated. I hope to see her back in action very soon,’ arya said.
Mohan Babu with Bollywood Beauty!
Twenty years ago, Raveena Tandon was seen as one of the female leads of ‘Bangaru Bullodu’ starred by Balakrishna. Meanwhile, mohan babu earlier romanced with some of the bollywood beauties such as Divya Bharathi in ‘Assembly Rowdy’, Shilpa Shetty in ‘Veedevadandee Baboo’ etc.
Big B and Rajini attend Cannes film fest
While Amitabh will represent his first Hollywood film “The Great Gatsby” in Cannes, Rajinikanth will be unveiling the trailer of his new film “Kochadaiyaan” at the fest. Murli Manohar, co-producer of the southern film, confirmed Rajinikanth’s presence in Cannes at the same time as the Big B.
“It’s a big moment in the history of Indian cinema. Rajiniji is as excited as a child about the way ‘Kochadaiyaan’ has turned out. Technique-wise it takes Indian cinema to another level altogether. Rajiniji has shown the rough cut of the film to his close friends. The other day, A.R. Rahman saw the rough cut and was blown away,” said Manohar. “Kochadaiyaan” will be finally completed July 15. The release date is to be decided by the end of May.
Apparently, Rajinikanth, 62, has been advised against long air travel. But he is in no mood to stop himself from making that long journey to Cannes, where the annual movie extravaganza begins May 15.
A source close to the project said: “He is adamant on going. He has become extremely frail. But whenever anyone mentions his delicate health to Rajiniji, he gives the example of Mr.Bachchan, who has braved the most serious illnesses and done exactly what he wanted and gone exactly where he wanted in his career.”
