It has been long time since one has heard about former minister Dadi Veerabhadra Rao, who once played a prominent role in the Telugu Desam Party and was one of its important leaders in north coastal Andhra.Just because he was denied the MLC for a second term, Dadi came out of the TDP and joined the YSR Congress party before the last assembly elections. But he could not stay in the YSRC for long, as he did not get any expected prominence there.

So, he quit the YSRC in 2015 and started sending feelers to TDP president and chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu that he was ready to get back into the party.But, Naidu did not give any response to Dadi. Apparently, the local TDP leaders in Anakapalle opposed his re-entry into the TDP fearing that he would dominate them.

Frustrated with his failed attempts, Dadi again started attacking Naidu but as there were no takers to his outburst, he went into political oblivion.Now, Dadi is trying to get back into active politics by joining the Jana Sena Party floated by actor Pawan Kalyan.He and his son Ratnakar Rao sent messages to Pawan Kalyan, who has been on his Visakhapatnam tour at present.

On Tuesday, Pawan went to Dadi’s residence and spent some time with him. He later told media that he had invited Dadi to join the JSP and play a crucial role in defeating the TDP.“He is an experienced politician. His services are very much required for new generation politics,” Pawan said.

For the record sake, Dadi said he would take a decision on joining Jana Sena after discussing with his followers.

Senior Congress leader and party MLA from Jagityal T Jeevan Reddy sprang a surprise on the media persons when he got down from the car of chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s daughter and Nizamabad MP Kalvakuntla Kavitha at Jagityal on Monday.Apparently, Jeevan Reddy toured parts of Jagityal constituency along with Kavitha and other Telangana Rasthra Samithi leaders.

Though it is not uncommon for a local MLA to participate in the government programmes, the way Jeevan Reddy travelled together with Kavitha and other TRS leaders in her car led to several suspicions.Sources say with the elections to the state assembly round the corner, the TRS chief has been trying every trick to weaken the Congress party by luring tough and senior party leaders, who have a lot of hold in their respective constituencies.

He already brought in former minister Danam Nagender and is all set to trap another former minister Mukesh Goud. KCR is learnt to have promised to fulfil whatever conditions they put before joining the TRS.Now, Jeevan Reddy is one of the senior most and toughest Congress leaders in northern Telangana.Already, there is a talk that Kavitha is planning to contest from Jagityal in the next assembly elections, as her chances of winning the Nizamabad MP seat are bleak. But as long as Jeevan Reddy is there in Jagityal, it is not easy for her to win the assembly seat.

So, KCR is planning to lure Jeevan Reddy into the TRS by offering him a respectable position, besides promising him to nominate him to Rajya Sabha or even give party ticket for Karimnagar Lok Sabha seat.He is also offering an assembly seat to his son. If the deal works out, Jeevan may soon get into the TRS, sources said.

The statement made by controversial film critic Kathi Mahesh that he was interested in making an entry into politics by joining YSR Congress party has triggered a debate in media circles.While a section of media feels Kathi, being a Dalit leader, would bring a lot of mileage to YSRC, majority of the media persons feel that he would only be a nuisance value for YSRC president Y S Jagan, at a time when the situation is very conducive for him to win the next elections.

First of all, Kathi is just a hype in the media and does not have any political background. He was never in public doing service, let alone being a political activist.Except expressing his views on social media platforms, he does not seem to have any conviction towards serious politics. There are no reports of Kathi doing any social service.

So, when Kathi has no track record of winning even a sarpanch election, it is ridiculous on his part to expect that Jagan would field him as party candidate in Chittoor parliamentary constituency. Secondly, people like Kathi who are known for their loose talk land not only themselves but also the parties in which they join in deep troubles with their controversial comments.

Already, Kathi landed in jail on Monday night for his loose comments on Ramayana and Mahabharata.Already Jagan is facing headache with leaders like R K Roja who made wild allegations and cheap comments against the political rivals.Does he need Kathi now? It is better Jagan does not entertain such persons, leave alone giving them party tickets.

How much is Naidu spending on Amaravati? What are the details of the GOs issued by his Party? How much has been spent on Pattiseema? Are you looking for information on the above issues or just about anything?Please don’t waste your time because Andhra Pradesh is the only State in the country that does not have an Information Commission at all.

The Andhra Pradesh State Information Commission (SIC) is completely non-functional with not even a single information commissioner appointed.Therefore, when there is no one to provide the petitioner with information, how will the misdeeds of the government come to light? This is Naidu’s smart strategy of countering the criticism against his unbridled corruption since bifurcation.

The only State in the country without a single information commissioner! Is this he means by 40 years of experience in smart ‘looting’?The Supreme Court has now sent a notice to the State but Naidu is too busy in trying to find land for the High Court in AP, so the judiciary must be a bit patient or else, it can file an RTI application in AP……ER SORRY! Not possible!

Ever wondered the possible reason behind why Balayya goes on a slapping spree when his fans arrive near him? Now Balayya is a very religious person and wears these customized rings, bracelets and chains.In the past, Balayya used to shake hands with his fans and on a couple of occasions, he found much to his dismay that the rings on his hand were missing. Since then, he has been displaying his anger on fans.

Recently, at the receiving end for neglecting his constituency Hindupur, Balayya undertook ‘Palle Baata’, a people’s outreach programme as part of which he has been meeting people from all walks of society.On Friday, he shook hands with several women from his constituency who had come to meet him and Balayya’s ring slipped from his hand and fell down.

However, a woman activist noticed the ring and handed it over to Balayya who was not even aware of it. Balayya thanked the woman and appreciated her honesty.We should thank the lady as well or else Balayya would have gone on another slapping spree, perhaps.