Suryapet literally sent shivers down the spine of anti-Telangana parties in Andhra Pradesh. Lakhs of people who attended the Telangana Rashtra Samithi’s Samara Bheri meeting cheered loudly as speaker after speaker lashed out at the drama being played by Congress, TDP and YSRCP on statehood issue.
Noted singer and artist Deshapathy Srinivas was the center of attraction at the Samara Bheri meeting. Each line in his speech was received by a thunderous applause by the audience. Srinivas recounted how valiant leaders from Telangana like Arutla Rama Chandra Reddy and Arutla Kamala Devi fought on behalf of Telangana people. He asked the Telangana leaders whether they would stand on the side of Telangana martyr’s mothers like Shankaramma (Srikantha Chary’s mother) or on the side of Vijayamma, mother of a looter like YS Jagan.
TJAC Chairman Prof Kodandaram urged the people not to fall for petty schemes being touted by Seemandhra parties. He said TJAC is going to launch a series of agitations in the coming months.
TRS Chief KCR delivered yet another wonderful and stirring speech. His one hour speech was laced with witty and caustic remarks on Chandra Babu Naidu and YSRCP. KCR announced that people of Telangana do not want Rajanna Rajyam or Chandranna Rajyam, but only Telangana Rajyam. When he asked people in the meeting to raise their hands if they want Telangana Rajyam – lakhs of hands raised instantaneously.
KCR recounted how Telangana was looted during Chandra Babu Naidu and YS Rajasekhar Reddy regimes. He asked the people of Nalgonda why Pothyreddypadu project was completed within 5 years and SLBC project is incomplete even after 3 decades.
TRS MLAs KTR, Eetela Rajendar, Harish Rao, TNGO leader Swami Goud, TJAC leaders Srinvias Goud, Suryapet TRS incharge Guntakandla Jagadeeshwar Reddy and scores of Telangana activists and leaders sat on the dais.