In November last, Telangana chief minister president K Chandrasekhar Rao performed Raja Syamala Yagam, a Hindu ritual which used to be performed by kings for victory in wars, at his farmhouse at Erravelli in Siddipet district.
The yagam was performed under the auspices of Sri Swamy Swaroopanandendra Saraswati of Saradha Peetham.
The Telangana Rashtra Samithi president believed that such a yagam would fetch him victory in the elections.
As he wished, the TRS achieved tremendous victory in the December 7 assembly elections by winning 88 out of 119 assembly seats in the state. Its tally has now gone up to 101 now due to defection of opposition MLAs.
Taking a cue from KCR, YSR Congress party headed by Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, also performed Raja Syamala Yagam for three days starting from March 27 to 29.
The Yagam, seeking divine blessings to him for achieving victory was held at Nellore under the auspices of the same Sarada peetham seer.
A total of 27 Ritviks participated in the ritual. The yagam concluded with “poornahuthi” (offering ghee and other material to the flames) on Friday afternoon.
Though Jagan and his family members did not attend the yagam, it was supervised by YSRC’s Rajya Sabha member Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy.
May be, the yagam will bring good luck to Jagan, too, as it did for KCR!
