Telangana Rashtra Samithi president and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is learnt to have decided to go on a tour to Dubai from Sunday.

Though it has not been officially communicated yet, party sources said KCR has decided to go to Dubai and spend three days there. He is likely to be accompanied by his close followers in the party, apart from a few officials.

Party sources say KCR wanted to meet Telangana NRIs in Dubai and personally thank them for their contribution to the success of TRS in the recent assembly elections.

A large number of Telanganites from Dubai and other Gulf countries came to their native places in the state to cast their vote for the TRS.

There was a talk that the TRS had also sponsored the flight charges of the Telanganites to come to their native places for voting. Naturally, these NRIs and their family members voted for the TRS.

Besides, several rich Telangana NRIs also contributed party funds to the TRS in a big way, sources said.

However, analysts wonder whether KCR has to go all the way to Dubai just on a thanksgiving mission.

“He can as well call the NRI representatives to Hyderabad and felicitate them. Otherwise, he can send his senior party leaders or even his son K T Rama Rao or daughter K Kavitha to Dubai on his behalf,” an analyst said.

Even if KCR himself wanted to go to Dubai to personally thank the Telangana NRIs, one wonders why he was going for three days.

“It doesn’t take a few hours to address a meeting and come back. May be he wants to take a break from the routine for a couple of days,” the analyst said.