Saturday, November 15, 2008

TD men disobey Naidu

BY J.R.PRASAD

Hyderabad, Oct. 31: The Telugu Desam leaders are interested in getting media attention, side-stepping the party president, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu’s advice to take up protest programmes on issues affecting the common man. As the Assembly elections are fast approaching, the TD leaders are now becoming more media conscious creating problems for Mr Naidu.

This became clear on Thursday when the senior party leaders, Mr E. Dayakar Rao and Mr S. Venugopalachari, held separate media conferences on the same issue. After holding a meeting at the NTR Bhavan, Mr Dayakar Rao and Mr Venugopalachari held separate media conferences on the contentious Babli project. When asked why this was so, Mr Dayakar Rao said: "I conducted the meeting and told the media that I will hold a press meet. My colleagues disclosed the details before the scheduled press meet. What can I do?"

Meanwhile, former minister Mr T. Srinivasa Yadav did not attend the TD’s Hyderabad wing meeting held at NTR Bhavan. Mr Yadav had also stayed away from the party state committee meeting convened on Thursday.

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