Gandikota Vasu @VasuSouthFirst

Founder, https://t.co/Uo7uGeIvRd, ex Editor of The New Indian Express. Thesouthfirst.com Hyderabad, India Joined December 2012

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Gandikota Vasu @VasuSouthFirst

6 days ago

“Give me my son. If not, at least give me his ashes.” That is the heartbreaking plea of Sai Krishna’s mother. The 25-year-old Vijayawada youth allegedly disappeared after being taken into police custody. Now, allegations of torture, death and a cover-up have triggered outrage across Andhra Pradesh. thesouthfirst.com/andhrapradesh/…

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7 days ago

Deep dive: Singareni Collieries Company Ltd and the Rs 1600-crore cover-up. The Singareni saga has many parallels with the Satyam scandal of almost 20 years ago. thesouthfirst.com/opinion/singar…

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a week ago

The curious case of million tonnes of coal allegedly “missing”. Production figures adjusted. Questions over a possible cover-up. And a PSU that has gone from ₹4,000 crore in FDs to ₹4,000 crore in overdraft. Inside the troubling story unfolding at Singareni Collieries which has many parallels with the Satyam scandal of almost 20 years ago. thesouthfirst.com/opinion/the-cu… #Singareni #Telangana #CoalScandal #Investigation

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2 weeks ago

The debate is no longer whether @RahulGandhi is willing to fight the BJP. The debate is whether @INCIndia is ready to keep pace. That’s the challenge that could decide the future of India’s opposition politics. My latest: thesouthfirst.com/opinion/resist…

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2 weeks ago

The Rajya Sabha nomination of Meenakshi Natarajan, AICC incharge for Telangana, rejected by Returning Officer. Meenakshi filed nomination from Madhya Pradesh. Congress leaders rushed to EC headquarters but were denied entry. The Congress said Natarajan was not facing any criminal case, and only a notice had been issued to her, which did not warrant a mandatory declaration in the poll affidavit. thesouthfirst.com/telangana/meen…

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2 weeks ago

What’s cooking? Andhra deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan to spend three days in Delhi meeting NDA leaders along with a large delegation of his party men. South First had earlier reported on how Kalyan has been unhappy with the way he and other Jana Sena ministers are being treated in the state government. thesouthfirst.com/topstory/delhi…

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3 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan feels sidelined in government. His critics say dissent has little space in his own party. A Cabinet walkout, a Rajya Sabha nomination and a question that refuses to go away: Does Pawan practise the consultation he seeks from others? My piece for @TheSouthfirst. #PawanKalyan #AndhraPradesh #Politics thesouthfirst.com/andhrapradesh/…

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3 weeks ago

What is Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy smoking? His party, Congress, speaks of democratic principles on a daily basis and yet he names Hitler as his inspiration for launching the anti encroachment unit, HYDRAA. Veteran journalist N Ram, who moderated the session organised by leading media house, The Hindu, burst out laughing.

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3 weeks ago

Domination of industrialists/businessmen in the politics of Telugu states continues. As expected, Pawan Kalyan announced businessman Lingamaneni Ramesh as the Rajya Sabha candidate on behalf of Jana Sena. Of the four seats up for grabs from Andhra, Telugu Desam gets 3 and Jana Sena 1 as part of the understanding. @ncbn is expected to announce Telugu Desam candidates anytime @TheSouthfirst

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3 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu is pushing Centre to go ahead with delimitation in Andhra irrespective of what happens to the defeated Delimitation Bill meant for the entire country. But, why does he want it. Read this: thesouthfirst.com/andhrapradesh/…

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3 weeks ago

PLAYING WITH FIRE: Pavan Kalyan should realise he is a non entity in Telangana. And as for Andhras in Telangana, they are now what Telugus in Maharashtra or Karnataka are. Be here, do your jobs and businesses and prosper. That’s where the line will be drawn. By trying to woo the Andhras, both Congress and BJP are risking antagonising the core Telangana voters. thesouthfirst.com/opinion/stop-g…

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3 weeks ago

PLAYING WITH FIRE: Are the Congress and BJP misreading the strength of Telangana identity in pursuit of GHMC arithmetic. History suggests that’s a risky gamble and could badly boomerang. #Telangana My piece for @TheSouthfirst thesouthfirst.com/opinion/stop-g…

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4 weeks ago

BREAKING: Andhra Congress unit president YS Sharmila, daughter of former united Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy, is being sent to Rajya Sabha from Karnataka. Decision conveyed by AICC president Kharge to the Andhra Congress leaders. It was a promise made by the Congress leadership to Sharmila when she joined the party @TheSouthfirst

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a month ago

THE MINISTER WHO SAT ON A STOVE: If any Indian politician wants a masterclass in how to politically self-destruct during a crisis, they need only study the step-by-step template unwittingly provided by Bandi Sanjay over the past 10 days. From defending his son in a POCSO case, to turning a party office visit into a spectacle without visible backing from his own leadership, every move meant to contain the fallout appears to have only widened it. thesouthfirst.com/opinion/the-mi…

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a month ago

Union Minister XXXXX, who secured a gag order from court not to link him with his son’s arrest in a POCSO case, on Wednesday visited the BJP office in Hyderabad where he spoke yet again only about this case and nothing else. Gag not for him but others! WHAT HE SAID: Show me if there was any other occasion anywhere in the country when a father himself handed over his son to the police. WHAT IS THE FACT: He himself claimed at the time of surrender of his son that they waited for a week hoping to get anticipatory bail. In other words, the accused was hiding even after the police issued summons to appear and surrendered only after all options exhausted.

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a month ago

How often do we see Congress and the BJP on the same page on any issue? But, in Telangana, they are. On whether Union Minister of state for Home Bandi Sanjay should take moral responsibility for what his son allegedly did and got arrested under POCSO.

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a month ago

OFFERED WITHOUT COMMENT Telangana BJP and Congress leaders' response on demands that Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay should resign following the arrest of his son in a POCSO case

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a month ago

‘Right to life cannot be threatened’: SC upholds shelter order for stray dogs; permits euthanasia thesouthfirst.com/beyond-south/r…

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a month ago

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “mere se jud jao” remark to Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy triggered intense political chatter. Was it just a quip? Or a carefully crafted political message? Why is Telangana BJP being so soft towards Revanth government? My analysis on the politics, the messaging and the larger BJP game plan in Telangana thesouthfirst.com/telangana/sing…