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wolfschanzze
was KC Rao always a big political player.
I mean, I have always heard of the legendary NTR. Chandra Babu Naidu. Jagan Mohan Reddy. I knew of the Owaisi brothers.
For me at least, KC Rao became noticeable this year. How come I never heard of the guy before?
He was a fringe player, Neither does have his caste demographic numbers like Reddy,Kapu etc.(you know how it is in AP caste votes etc.)
He was in Congress, later jumped to TDP. in 2000 he was deputy speaker, When he was not offered a better post in TDP (Home Ministry) he resigned and resurrected the ghost of Telangana which was dead in 1960' claiming Seemandhra people were exploiting and suppressing Telangana people which is untrue.The irony is this guys ancestors are themselves migrants from Andhra region 2 generations ago and he wants to kick out all andhra people out of TG.
In true Goebbelsian style he used the "Big Lie" Propaganda the make untruths as truth .Naive TG people in rural areas,illeterates and students from rural areas believed him as he promised them the Moon, Almost a 1000 kids have committed suicide due to his words thinking they are helping the TG cause.
slip up of Chidambaram of TG statement in 2008 suddenly gave new life to TG as even youth were getting fed up and the movement was losing steam
From then on it was all games, he was pro congress till TG bill was passed, then open for BJP and again now with MIM as he wants to consolidate Minority votebank.Still his party doesn't have the cadre support of TDP or Congress in rural areas.
This guy is a opportunist, never trust him.
In political circles its general knowledge that during YSR rule his TG cause was pacified by huge sum of money, once YSR died he exploited the situation with no strong leader of congress in AP left.