Arrival of new entity - Telangana People Front (TPF) - to spearhead the Telangana movement has perplexed seasoned observers of Telangana movement. What is rationale behind its formation? What prompted Mr. Gaddar to float new front when the deadline of Justice Srikrishna Committee report fast approaching. How exactly this new event should be understood? Before I get your attention to the possible reasons for this new front, let me dwell upon the Gaddar Phenomenon.
Gaddar Phenomenon:
Like all others fellow Telangana compatriots I am big fan of Gaddar the singer/writer. His contribution to Telangana folk literature is outstanding. Kind of influence he had on the generations of writers and folk singers is immeasurable. He mastered the art of explaining otherwise complex things like capitalism in a common man’s language. Most of the times that is in the form of songs. Very recently I was going through research article of P Kesava Kumar on Gaddar in Economic and Political Weekly. What I understood from that article and also from my own understanding of his personality that his commitment to the people‘s cause is unquestionable. However there is also different school of thought that is making round in Telangana is that Gaddar commitment to people’s causes mellowed after 90’s.Like all others he too was bugged by materialistic world and thus diluted his long maintained principles. After the announcement of TPF, he started talking about “Collective Leadership”. For any organization to succeed the need of the hour is to have “Collective decision making” infrastructure rather than “collective leadership”.Prouncment of “Collective Leadership” speaks of his inherent fear for criticism from different quarters. This one quality any leader best not to posses. Though he was great revolutionary, intellectual, singer and writer, but his leadership skills were never tested. It is also said of him that he is very much temperamental in nature. These qualities-as his critics are saying-are to be true, leading any popular front is not going to be easy.
Is this the clash of ideologies?
TPF Idea must have been mooted long ago in his circles, but it came into light after Mr. KCR’s closed door meeting with CEO’s.This for me, is clash of ideologies. May be Gaddar and his ilk wanted to take Telangana in the communist way; Here is KCR who is striking middle ground between communism and capitalism. This seems to have not digested well by Gaddar and his ilk. To create jobs and wealth for the people, Telangana has to embrace responsible capitalism. Gaddar and his ilk way of thinking do not hold any water in the present times. For some, it may look like clash of ideologies.
Arrival of Dalit Politics?
Dr.Ambedkar envisioned that smaller states help the dalits to become ruling class. If this the motive behind TPF, all right thinking citizens should welcome this whole heartedly. In the north of vindyachal,dalits have conquered the feudal powers. In the south of vindyachal also it happened in TN,Kerala.Going by the Dalits intellectual inclination for smaller states both in Andhra and Telangna,makes me to think that this might be the rationale behind it. I wish this should be base for this new front.
Political game?
Gaddar ambivalent comments on TDP make some to think that Gaddar has some clandestine understanding with Mr. Naidu. Naidu did everything possible to get his party on track in Telangana such as creating artificial divide between north and south Telangana, casting aspersion on TRS, arm twisting Telangana leaders and pitting one leader against other. Nothing seems to have worked for him. May be under the cover of Mr. Gaddar, TDP may be planning to breathe easy. For me this seems to be naïve argument. Reason being Gaddar’s love for Mr. Naidu is known to everybody. As his critics are saying if this Gaddar is neo-Gaddar, there is possibility. If this is the motive, he becomes gadaar of Telangana movement. I do not think he takes that risk and feel that this is far from political game.
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