This photo, courtesy hmtvlive.com shows Shri Tammineni Veerabhadram, General Secretary, Telangana State, of the CPIM (Communist Party of India Marxist), on his walking campaign in Mahabubnagar District of Telangana State. I greatly appreciate the physical strains he is taking ostensibly to strengthen his party in Telangana State, and also to criticise the despotic rule of Shri K. Chandrasekhara Rao, Chief Minister of Telangana, his son, his nephew, his daughter, and his follower. So far so good. Because of strenuous efforts of Shri Veerabhadram, his party may win one or two seats in the 2019 Election to Telangana Assembly, or INdia's Parliament. Okay, but will that be sufficient? In India, at the National level, there is a vacuum. People are highly dissatisfied with both the top National Parties and their associates i.e. BJP, NDA, Congress, UPA, Shiv Sena, and Regional Parties which support them. This is a beautiful opportunity for Left Parties to fill the vacuum, by 2019. There is two years time. By that time, if people are dissatisfied with BJP, Congress, and the Regional Parties, Left Parties should be able to fill the gap. But they are not ready. There are numerous issues which affect the functioning of Leftist Parties in India, and impair the capabilities of the Left Parties to come to power at Center.
Personal views of ybrao-a-donkey which are not intended to be imposed on others. I have no special love or malice towards any individual or group.
Communist Parties in India seem to have as leaders, only persons belonging to castes which are 'landed' and wealthy. Of course, those leaders may be exceptions from their castes, in the sense that they might have made sacrifices for their party, and they may be serving 24/7/365 their parties 'gratis' (without receiving / expecting any remuneration). But justice should not only be done, but also appear to have been done. CPI and CPIM, and other Leftist Parties have to give a thought to the aspect of JUSTICE APPEARING AS BEING DONE.
One method of JUSTICE to make APPEARING TO BE DONE, IN CHOOSING PARTY LEADERS
When elections are conducted in 'meetings' where proposers and seconders have to stand and put forward their candidate openly, very few members dare to propose and second candidates who do not belong to the group organising the meetings, funding the meetings, and conducting the elections. The very idea of organising meetings, funding the meetings and rallies of the party, is to get elected as a key Office bearer.
THERE SHOULD BE NO NEED OF NOMINATIONS TO GET ELECTED
Every registered eligible voter may be considered as a candidate automatically. His membership number can be taken as his identify, and as his election symbol. Every ballot paper can contain all the membership numbers, and names of the voters of Constituency, and voters may be requested to tick the number of the candidate, whom they want to elect.
As nominations are dispensed with, it is to be presumed, that primarily every voter has given his consent to be a candidate and get elected.
SECRET BALLOT MUST BE MADE COMPULSORY, so that voters can vote frankly and fearlessly.
After getting elected, if any voter wants not to take up the post, if there are significant genuine reasons for such refusal, fresh elections may be conducted for that post.
ERRONEOUS BELIEF THAT CASTEISM IS RAMPANT ONLY IN INDIA
It is a misconception to believe that casteism prevails only in India. It is Universal. In India, Casteism is much talked about, and the word 'caste' is unnecessarily and exceedingly used by the Government Departments, Corporations, and Govt. Companies. Inquiring about caste, where somebody seeks special benefits on the ground of his belonging to a particular socially backward caste, is understandable. In such cases, inquiring about caste should come up, when the context arises.
WHY REFERENCE TO CASTE IN Police First Information Reports, and Statements obtained from Witnesses?
This custom might have started during the British Rule or even earlier. Today, almost all Police Stations in India, while obtaining First Information Reports, and Statements from Witnesses, invariably refer at the beginning itself to the caste of the complainant/witnesses. Police can inquire about caste of complainants / accused / witnesses when need arises during investigation. Asking caste, should not be a starting point for obtaining statements from witnesses. Caste may become important, when a question of customs-traditions, applicable law arises, but that should be an item of secondary trigger, not primary trigger.
ROLE OF CASTEISM IN APPOINTMENT OF HIGH COURT JUDGES IN ANDHRA PRADESH, AND SUPREME COURT JUDGES FROM ANDHRA PRADESH
This aspect, we have covered in our blog post No. 754 at this blog. Click here to go 754
Are Telugu channels in India, mostly owned by persons belonging to same caste?
My father is about 90 years old. As he needs my assistance in watching TV, I spend about 3 hours every evening with him, for operating remote, while skipping through ubiquitous advertisements. Fortunately, SVBC Channel of TTD (Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam) is one channel which in its nAda nIrAjanam program (A program of approaching the God, hailing him through 'sound and music' [i.e. Indian Classical Music and Dance, both of Carnatic (South Indian) and Hindusthani (North Indian) genre], does not cause 'khEd' with intervening advertisements. Advertisements are broadcast at the end of program, and not in the middle. My father spends lot of time on Telugu News Channels. I mostly depend on Deccan Chronicle, English Newspaper, print edition, to quench my thirst for news.
While operating the remote to help my father through Telugu News channels, Sakshi TV channel, and 10 TV Channel drew my attention. Sakshi TV Channel is exceptional because it is owned by Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, and the YSRCP Party. Naturally it is anti Andhra Pradesh Government. 10TV channel, it drew my attention, because it appeared to me that they were giving special preference to Shri Tammineni Veerabhadram, his walking Campaign, and his speeches. As far as advertisements are concerned 10TV is not different from other news channels. That doubt has been clarified and resolved today, by googling.
The following internet link to kammasworld.blogspot.in shows the ownership patterns of most of the Telugu TV channels. Click to go to http://kammasworld.blogspot.in/2012/09/telugu-channels-own-and-run-by-kammas.html
Telugu TV Channels own and run by Kammas, information courtesy, kammasworld.blogspot.in. Though this information belongs to 2012, it seems to be valid even today, going by the programs we see on these Channels.
Information, kind courtesy:
1) ETV - Cherukuri Ramoji Rao
2) Gemini - Akkineni Manohara Prasad (Founder and stake holder)
3) MAA - (MAA - Music, MAA Movies) Nimmagadda Prasad, Akkineni Nagarjuna (Majority stake holders - Then sold to Sony)
4) TV9 - Velicheti Ravi Prakash
5) ETV2 - Cherukuri Ramoji Rao
6) TV 5 - Bollineni Rajagopala Naidu
7) NTV - Tummala Narendranath chowdary
8) Studio N - Jr.NTR (Narne Srinivasa Rao)
9) Mahaa TV - Inaganti Venkatarao now taken over by Sujana Chowdary
10) I News - Tummala Narendra and Sabbineni Surendra (sold to Kiran Kumar Reddy)
11) ABN Andhra Jyothi - Radhakrishna Vemuri
12) Bhakti - Tummala Narendranath Chowdary
13) Vanitha - Tummala Narendranath Chowdary
14) ATV - Anil Sunkara
15) CVR News - Chalasani Venkateswara Rao
16) CVR Health - Chalasani Venkateswara Rao
17) Om TV - Chalasani Venkateswara Rao
18) YTV - Yalamanchili Venkateswara Rao (Aired from Vizag)
19) Express TV - Chigurupati Jairam
20) 10 TV - Fundeded by CPM workers and promoted by Tammineni Veerabhadram
21) Captain TV (Tamil) - Lingutla Kannaiah Sudhish (LK
I have no special love or hate towards 'kammas' or any other caste/religion in Telugu lands or in India. But, see the coincidence, how almost all the TV Channels are owned by only one DOMINANT CASTE OF COASTAL ANDHRA PRADESH.
ALL DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WELL WITH CPI AND CPIM LEADERSHIP IN KHAMMAM AND WARANGAL DISTRICTS
In post No. 914 Click here to go to post No. 914 at this blog, we have covered the news of hooliganism which took place in Warangal CPIM District Office, because a non-local was brought up as leader for Warangal. Of course, CPM State Leadership may say that their party gives no importance local - non-local.
Post No. 635 dated 27th Dec. 2015, at this blog, 'Who said that India is poor' dealt with CPI Khammam selecting a Medical College Owner as its candidate for MLC. Click here to go to post No. 635.
It may be accidental or incidental or coincidental, that Mr. Kankanala Narayana, General Secretary of CPI, Telangana State, also apparently belongs to the same caste as Shri Tammineni Veerabhadram.
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