According to sources from Hyderabad there are some similarities between the late Chief Minister and Telugu Desam founder president Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, popularly known as NTR, and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao. Meanwhile everyone knows that Mr Rao is the biggest fan of NTR; the CM has said this himself many times, and even named his son Taraka Rama Rao.
Previously NTR had a farmhouse at Gandipet and built his home Shanthi Kutiram there. Reports added that he would go there very often and took many important political and administrative decisions at the Gandipet Shanthi Kutiram. Presently Mr Rao also has a farm house, at Erravalli village in his home constituency of Gajwel and like NTR, he also loves to spend time there and takes important decisions from there, such as the decision to dissolve the state Assembly early.
Moreover as the Youth Congress president of Medak district, Mr Rao was a strong follower of Congress stalwart A. Madan Mohan. Futher after NTR launched the Telugu Desam in 1982, in undivided Andhra Pradesh, Mr Rao joined the party and was elected MLA several times and reportedly he was also a minister in the NTR Cabinet. Moreover two men have in common is a strong belief in astrology and Vastu. Finally NTR’s lucky number was 9 and Mr Rao’s lucky number is 6; the numbers appear similar when viewed from different angles.
