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Wary Congress treads cautiously on scam-hit Andhra turf

May 20, 2013

For those who are familiar with Delhi would know that Janpath is a cool place for shopping. That is where Kiran Kumar Reddy picked up an item that his leadership told him, he should put to good use back home in Hyderabad. A broomstick to clear off the taint in #Andhra Pradesh #Dharmana Prasada Rao #Jaganmohan Reddy #Kiran Kumar Reddy #Politics #PoliticsDecoder #Sabita Indra Reddy #YS Rajasekhara Reddy
Understanding Sreesanth: Why he may have given in to temptation

May 19, 2013

"He is the John McEnroe of Indian cricket. People see his behaviour on the field and automatically assume that is the way he is in real life," says K N Raghavan, former International cricket umpire, who has known Sreesanth for the last twelve years. Reluctant to condemn him until the #Ajit Chandila #Ankeet Chavan #Cricket #IPL 6 #Rajasthan Royals #Sports #Spot fixing #Sreesanth
Why did BCCI fail to spot Sreesanth’s shenanigans?

May 18, 2013

"Please get a permission letter from the administrator of Nehru Stadium," said the guard at Kochi's cricketing venue. I tried reasoning with him that we were interviewing Sreesanth, unarguably Kerala's biggest cricket star. Sreesanth had agreed to do the television interview at the stadium and I obviously presumed the doors #BCCI #InMyOpinion #IPL 6 #Rajasthan Royals #Sreesanth
Lessons from Karnataka: Cong must stop backing corrupt leaders in Andhra

May 14, 2013

When he is being grilled by the CBI this week, do not blame Pawan Kumar Bansal if for a moment he regrets not having been a minister in the Andhra Pradesh cabinet. Because, if past record is anything to go by, the tainted former Union Railways minister would have happily continued #Andhra Pradesh #BJP #Congress #Corruption #India #Jagan Mohan Reddy #Karnataka #Kiran Kumar Reddy #PoliticsDecoder #Sabitha Indra Reddy
Karnataka results: Advani’s criticism of BJP reeks of hypocrisy

May 13, 2013

Senior BJP leader and former deputy prime minister L K Advani is no fan of B S Yeddyurappa. So much so that in his blog analysing the Karnataka results, he even does away with the nicety of referring to his former colleague by his proper name, reducing Yeddyurappa to 'Yeddi'. #Bhartiya Janata Party #BJP #BS Yeddyurappa #Karnataka Election Results 2013 #Karnataka Elections #Karnataka Elections 2013 #LK Advani #PoliticsDecoder
Deve Gowda, Kumaraswamy mutely watch Siddaramaiah’s rise

May 10, 2013

If HD Deve Gowda spends a sleepless night tonight, blame it on Siddaramaiah. Because it was after a bitter falling out with the former prime minister that Siddaramaiah walked out of the Janata Dal (Secular) in 2006 and decided to turn a Congressman. And when the opportunity came tantalisingly close #Congress #Dalit #Karnataka 2013 #Karnataka Elections #Kuruba community #Mallikarjun Kharge #Nation #PoliticalPlay #Politics #Siddaramaiah
Hyderabad road rage: It’s time Ram Charan Teja got a dose of reality

May 10, 2013

There is an important lesson for Hyderabad motorists if what happened on Sunday is anything to go by. The next time any vehicle - not just an ambulance - is honking behind you in traffic, give way. Because if you don't, you may be at the receiving end of road rage, #Bollywood #Chiranjeevi #HowThisWorks #India #Ram Charan Teja #Tollywood #Zanjeer
Karnataka election: BJP’s messy governance helped Cong win

May 9, 2013

The BJP has been shown the door in Karnataka, that it called its gateway to south India. It has been a humiliating defeat because the ruling party was reduced to fighting for the second place instead of a place in the government. And by virtue of this thumbs down, it #BJP #Congress #Karnataka 2013 #Karnataka Election #Mallikarjun Kharge #Veerappa Moily
Karnataka poll result KBC: Kaun banega Chief Minister?

May 8, 2013

If there is one thing BJP leaders have been averse to discussing during this Karnataka election campaign, it is BS Yeddyurappa and how their former colleague is likely to split the traditional BJP vote. So what do they talk about instead? The leadership crisis in the Karnataka Congress. Law minister Suresh #BJP #Congress #India #Karnataka 2013 #Politics #Yeddyurappa
Congress set to dethrone BJP in Karnataka

May 7, 2013

So the people of Karnataka have punched. And going by the bhavishya-vaani of three different exit pollsters, delivered a knockout punch to the BJP. It is pretty much certain that Karnataka is set to usher in a Congress government on 8 May. The scenario that is emerging (depending on which exit #BJP #BS Yeddyurappa #Congress #Karnataka 2013 #Karnataka polls #Nation #Politics

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