Senior journalist V Ravi Prakash, who had been in a virtual oblivion ever since he had been forced to quit as the director and chief executive officer (CEO) of popular Telugu television channel TV9, is back in the news.
In the recent past, YSR Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has been making a scathing attack on the main opposition – Telugu Desam Party, besides Jana Sena Party and the pro-TDP media houses like Andhra Jyothy, Eenadu and TV-5.
Andhra Pradesh politics have different angle when compared to the politics in other states. Here the media does politics and even becomes a political rival to a party.
Pan-India films are considered to be big among the films. Such films pull greater interest among the audience and thus the free publicity works in multiple folds.
It is very difficult to know what is there in the mind of Telangana Rashtra Samithi president and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.
The announcement by election strategist Prashant Kishor that he would be going to people, the real masters, to better understand the issues and the path to good governance has kicked up speculations on whether it was part of an understanding between him and Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.
The unsavoury comments made by Telangana Rashtra Samithi working president and state IT minister K T Rama Rao against the bad conditions in Andhra Pradesh have naturally evoked sharp comments from YSR Congress party leaders, triggering a virtual Andhra-Telangana row.
Prashant Kishore called it a split with congress as he turned down the offer to join the party.
For quite some time, Eenadu and Andhra Jyothy, which are known for their pro-Telugu Desam Party stand, have been giving huge coverage to the statements of retired IAS officers and experts from Brahmin community, criticising the Jagan Mohan Reddy government on financial policies and welfare schemes.
Election strategist Prashant Kishor has rejected the Congress offer to join the party as part of its Empowered Action Group meant to address the political challenges ahead of the 2024 national elections.
The just concluded 12-day pushkarams for Pranahita river were an occasion for the priests to make some money with many devotees preferred to offer Pinda Pradanams to their ancestors.
Political strategist and i-PAC chief Prashant Kishore is working for the YSR Congress. He is also working for the Congress in the national politics.
The appointment of newly-appointed minister for medical and health Vidadala Rajini as in-charge minister for Visakhapatnam by YSR Congress party president and chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has led to an interesting debate in the media circles.
The opposition TDP is leaving no stone unturned to wrest power in the state in the 2024 general elections.
YSR Congress party honourary president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy’s mother Y S Vijayamma has been keeping away from the party activities for the last three years.
