In what can be termed a major setback, prominent Vijayawada leader Vangaveeti Radha Krishna has quit the YSRCP this afternoon. Radha has submitted his resignation letter to the YSRCP President YS Jagan.

Vangaveeti Radha has been upset with Jagan ever since the YSRCP President turned down his wish to contest from the Vijayawada Central constituency. Instead, Jagan told Radha to contest from the Vijayawada East constituency and this didn’t go down well with Radha.

Radha has been away from all YSRCP related activities for the last few days. In wake of the nonstop rumours about Radha quitting the party, senior YSRCP leader Botcha Satyanarayana met with Radha this morning and urged him to stay back in the party.

With Radha’s exit, Jagan and his party have received a major jolt, especially with the general elections which are due in this summer. There have been several rumours that Radha will join Pawan Kalyan’s Janasena. We will have to wait for a few more days to see Vangaveeti Radha’s next big step.

In yet another merciless act of hate crime, a Sikh man was brutally assaulted in the United States by a white man, who kicked, punched and pulled the beard of the Sikh for not giving him rolling papers for cigarettes.

Twenty-four-year-old Andrew Ramsey wanted rolling papers from a convenience store in Oregon and since he did not have the mandatory identity proof, Harwinder Singh Dodd refused to sell it to him. Following that, Ramsey pulled his beard and punched Dodd in the face.

Ramsey “racially targeted” Dodd on the basis of his religion, FOX 12 reported citing a court document. When Ramsey was asked to leave the store, he pulled Dodd to the ground and kicked him, Justin Brecht, a legislative policy adviser in the Oregon State Capitol, was quoted as saying by the report, according to news agency PTI.

“Dodd was bleeding as he was mercilessly punched in the face…and kicked very brutally. It was very serious,” Brecht said.

The police have pressed charges of hate crime, disorderly conduct, criminal trespass and assault in the fourth degree on Ramsey, adding that the 24-year-old tried to steal Dodd’s turban and hurled a shoe at him.

According to a report, there has been a 45 per cent rise in hate crimes against Indians, especially Sikhs, and other South Asian Americans in 2018 as compared to the previous yea

Bill Gates, the billionaire founder of Microsoft stunned everyone by standing in queue for a hamburger at a local fast food joint in Seattle on Sunday. This picture of Gates standing in line went viral on the internet.

The 63 year old is one of the world’s richest man with net worth $95.5 billion while the burger would cost Gates just $7.68. The photo of Gates is posted in Facebook by former Microsoft employee and it had garnered over 15,000 LIKES and 12,000 shares.

Bill Gates was seen in jacket and pants, hands in his pockets and patiently waiting for his turn. He is known for his simplicity and often visits local joints in Bellevue, Washington, where he lives.

The YSRCP chief’s meeting with TRS working president KTR earlier this week has put the leaders, cadre and coordinators of YSR Congress party in a fix. With a divided opinion, the workers of YSR Congress Party are now worrying if it could dent their image and winning chances in the coming assembly polls.

Several leaders of YSRCP have alleged that Chandrababu Naidu’s campaign in Telangana has benefitted TRS party to the recently concluded polls. Now, they are facing a similar situation. Joining hands with KCR, who insulted the people and culture of Andhra many times, will complicate the equation for opposition party in AP now. Certainly, the voters in Andhra aren’t ready to accept TRS, the party which is responsible for the state division.

In the meanwhile, the old videos of KCR (during Telangana movement in 2014) and other TRS leaders like Harish Rao, Kavitha, KTR making harsh comments on culture of Andhra people, Telugu Talli and Andhra educational institutions are going viral on social media. Also, Harish Rao’s recent media byte wherein he spoke against Special Category Status is making rounds on social media platforms. Besides the opponents of YSRCP, these videos are being circulated by employee union leaders and activists who fought against bifurcation. Definitely, it is not something that YSRCP need now.

On one hand, the district-level leaders of YSR Congress party are boosted after their leader finished the state wide padayatra successfully. But, Jagan partnering with TRS to join the Federal Front is an increasing apprehension to them. Delighting his critics and infuriating his supporters, Jagan Mohan Reddy has played a bad goal.