Success, they say, has many fathers. An unforgivable screw-up resulting in an offspring whose paternity is in doubt will lead to finger-pointing all around. This sums up the all-party political dilemma over the creation of Telangana, announced by the Congress with various ifs and buts on 9 December 2009.
The letters show that Chandrababu Naidu, in a missive dated as far back as 18 October 2008, had this to say: "The politburo of TDP has discussed thoroughly on the conclusions arrived at by the core committee and agreed with its recommendations in favour of (the) formation of a separate Telangana state." Apparently, he reconfirmed this position in another letter of December 2012 to Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde. There is thus little wriggle room for him now.
As for Jagan Reddy, he appears to have worded his pro-Telangana stance a bit more smartly. He wrote: "Our party addressed this issue at the first plenary of held on 8-9th July 2011. As per the decision taken in that meeting, we reiterate that our party respects the sentiments of the people of Telangana." Now, "respecting" the "sentiments of the people of Telangana" can be interpreted either way. He can claim he empathised with the concerns of the people of Telangana, but redress can be done within a united Andhra Pradesh.
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