Patience, Son!

Telangana CM K. Chandrasekhar Rao has finally broken his silence and put to rest reports that his son K.T. Ramarao would soon be anointed CM due to KCR바카라�s ­failing health. KCR hurriedly convened a party executive meeting to categorically state that he is very much in command. 바카라�Why do you guys want to create confusion among people by raising the matter of change of leadership? I have no health- or age-related issues. I am fit to rule the state for the next 10 years바카라�. Anyone found discussing this may have to face action,바카라� the TRS leader told his party ­colleagues. Those who expressed their views in the recent past are silent now.

Just a few days ago, KCR had told a TV channel that his party바카라�s young leaders are looking towards his son KTR to take over the reins. But TRS secretary-general and its parliamentary leader K. Keshav Rao told dismissed such talk as mere rumour. It바카라�s likely that senior leaders such as the secretary-general prevailed over KCR. Or it could be fear of a possible 바카라�revolt바카라� by some of those who were with him during the separate statehood movement. Keshav Rao, who made it clear that he would not like to be dragged into the controversy, attended the meeting where KCR warned party colleagues against airing their views on 바카라�change of guard바카라�.

The opposition BJP attacked KCR for declaring that he will be CM for the next 10 years. 바카라�How can he do that? Only a feudal lord does it,바카라� says the BJP state unit바카라�s chief spokesperson K. Krishna Saagar Rao. On the CM바카라�s threat to expel those who dare to air their views, the BJP leader said, 바카라�This shows no internal ­democracy exists in the ruling party. It is a four-man party belonging to one family.바카라�

The BJP is apparently trying to reach out to KCR바카라�s nephew and Telangana finance minister T. Harish Rao. His supporters had staged a protest at the TRS headquarters last year when KCR declared his son as his political heir and made him the party바카라�s working president.

By M.S. Shanker in Hyderabad