(Image: Some youngsters threaten suicide if Telangana statehood is agreed.)"Already gone!" was what Naidu had to say, when NDTV questioned him about fleeing investments from Hyderabad. Ofcourse, he mistook it for a question about his own political career.
TDP's Umamaheshwara Rao said that it was a conspiracy by the leaders of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to divide Andhra Pradesh to decrease the political importance of the state at the national level. He pointed out that two key Congress leaders in the decision M Veerappa Moily and P Chidambaram were from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu respectively.
MLC Rajakumari too was vociferous in her opposition, "The Center's decision to give separate Telangana is being described as a gift given by Sonia Gandhi on her birthday. Is the state a cake to be cut into pieces and distributed?"
Kodali Nani, the Producer-MLA from coastal Andhra, was clearly angry. He made it clear that this was a naked attempt to undermine the release of NTR Jr. starrer "Adhurs". "Even during audio function they were talking about KCR's fast. This is an elaborate ploy against the movie. People are jealous of NTR Jr's dancing and weight losing skills", he said with a wink.
Chief Minister Rosaiah was the most surprised. "But I did tell them Telangana was a bad idea. Im not sure they understood my English." Son of former-CM YSR, Jagan, had a simple response, "If only Paa were here!"
KCR was so jubilant he gobbled a few biryanis and whiskeys at home. He is now quickly planning for "Make-me-CM" fast unto death.
Chiranjeevi though decided to claim victory, "Currently Congress is leading the race for resignations. But if you look at the percentages, with 11 out of 18 our MLAs already resigning, we have won this race hands-down."
Disclaimer: Some of the quotes may or may not be fictional.
