Legendary actor NTR launched TDP and uprooted Cong Party from power all with in a span of 9 months. This stunned Congress high command led by Indira Gandhi. She tried various means to dislodge NTR from power, but remained unsuccessful thanks to the immense mass following NTR enjoyed.
Even later he turned King Maker during VP.Singh time, taking on Indira Gandhi's son Rajiv Gandhi by directing Bofors gun towards him. Later it was the turn of Sonia Gandhi.
But Cong leadership this time in order to put TDP President Chandra Babu in a fix gave green signal to NTR statue launch. As expected it divided the party when Chandra Babu decided not to attended the unveiling of the statue of NTR in Parliament Hall.
However Cong high command happiness at having divided TDP successfully seems to be shortlived as 'NTR' is now dividing Cong.
A group of Congress MPs -- Union minister Panabaka Lakshmi, MPs K S Rao, A Sai Pratap, Anantha Venkatrami Reddy -- petitioned party chief Sonia Gandhi and complained that NTR was not a national figure.
They allege that NTR was their bitter enemy till his final breath and how can she give green signal to the statue erection. They bought to her notice that there are many great telugu leaders who did not make to the statue scene at Parliament precints.They even allege that NTR daughter Purandareswari turned the affair into family one, by not inviting even AP CM Kiran Kumar.
NTR is proving to be the Congress 'Death Knell' even after his death!
Even later he turned King Maker during VP.Singh time, taking on Indira Gandhi's son Rajiv Gandhi by directing Bofors gun towards him. Later it was the turn of Sonia Gandhi.
But Cong leadership this time in order to put TDP President Chandra Babu in a fix gave green signal to NTR statue launch. As expected it divided the party when Chandra Babu decided not to attended the unveiling of the statue of NTR in Parliament Hall.
However Cong high command happiness at having divided TDP successfully seems to be shortlived as 'NTR' is now dividing Cong.
A group of Congress MPs -- Union minister Panabaka Lakshmi, MPs K S Rao, A Sai Pratap, Anantha Venkatrami Reddy -- petitioned party chief Sonia Gandhi and complained that NTR was not a national figure.
They allege that NTR was their bitter enemy till his final breath and how can she give green signal to the statue erection. They bought to her notice that there are many great telugu leaders who did not make to the statue scene at Parliament precints.They even allege that NTR daughter Purandareswari turned the affair into family one, by not inviting even AP CM Kiran Kumar.
NTR is proving to be the Congress 'Death Knell' even after his death!
