Posted on Wednesday, July 04, 2012 - 02:35 pm:

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Okahyderabadi:

akkada vere option ledu brother,allies, pawar and sangma etc were strictly against her and there was no way she could have become PM without support of the allies. remember pvnr govt was a minority govt

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Posted on Wednesday, July 04, 2012 - 02:31 pm:

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Vjavasi:

ee mafia chamcha Natwar singh gaadu pulihara kalipesi raasesadu........Pawar, ARjun singh madhya full competetion nadichindi chivari hdaaka...iddaru kottukoni chivariki neutral candidate ga PVNR ni seniority basis meedha support chesaar

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Posted on Wednesday, July 04, 2012 - 06:36 am:

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Jupiter:

sonia sakthi, devatha ... ee matalu YSR noti ninchi vachayi ante .. entha hard core criminal ayi untadho asala

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Posted on Wednesday, July 04, 2012 - 06:07 am:

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Jupiter:

sonia sakthi, devatha ... ee matalu YSR noti ninchi vachayi ante .. entha hard core criminal ayi untadho asala

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Posted on Wednesday, July 04, 2012 - 06:03 am:

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Tilak:

Super PM aipoyaaka .. tyagam enti naa bonda ..

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Posted on Wednesday, July 04, 2012 - 05:47 am:

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Vjavasi:

First of all PVNR mafiosi valla PM kaledhu......PVNR PM ga vunnapudu congress minority govt nadipindhi.......majority lekuna Mafiosi PM ayye chance ee ledhu......2004 congress majority vachi vunte, MMS place lo pappu Pm ayyevadu

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Posted on Wednesday, July 04, 2012 - 03:23 am:

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The 91st birth anniversary of former prime minister PV Narasimha Rao was observed on June 28. Some Congress leaders from Andhra Pradesh organised a meeting at the Andhra Bhavan in the capital to commemorate the event. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was inducted into politics and the union cabinet by Rao in 1991, was to be the main speaker at this event, but he failed to turn up. The reason given was his preoccupation with meetings with finance ministry officials.

The reason proffered for Singh's absence is flimsy to say the least. Would he dare skip an event to mark the anniversary of Indira Gandhi or Rajiv Gandhi? By giving this event a miss, Singh has joined the league of ungrateful people in the Congress who lack the grace to acknowledge the phenomenal contribution of Rao, undoubtedly one of India's greatest prime ministers.

We are all aware of the churlishness of the Nehru-Gandhi family and its reluctance to acknowledge the contribution of political leaders who are not part of the family. This pettiness has been on display since the days of Jawaharlal Nehru when everything was done to run down the contribution of Subhash Chandra Bose, Sardar Patel and BR Ambedkar. Likewise, despite the spectacular turnaround of the nation's economy under Rao's stewardship, the Nehru-Gandhi family has never acknowledged his contribution.

But it is sad to see Singh, who owes everything he has achieved over the last 21 years to Rao, lacking the courage to speak up for his mentor.

The significance of the PM's absence from the anniversary event becomes apparent when one recalls the origin and circumstances of the Rao-Singh relationship. Rao was sworn in as prime minister on June 21, 1991. Rao headed a minority government because the Congress had won just 232 seats in the Lok Sabha election. He had to bank on the whimsical support of several smaller parties to survive in office.

More importantly, since the country's economy was in doldrums, he had to take some drastic, at times unpopular, measures to turn things around and he had to do this without having a majority in the Lok Sabha.

When Rao took charge, the country's foreign exchange reserves had hit rock bottom and the rate of inflation was 13%. The predecessor government, headed by Chandra Shekhar, had pledged gold to the Bank of England to raise $200 million because India was on the verge of default. The country had just Rs2,100 crore in foreign exchange, barely enough to meet import bills for a fortnight. Further, Nehru's socialism and Indira Gandhi's vote bank economics (conducting loan melas and offering low-interest loans ostensibly to the poor, but largely to her supporters) coupled with the licence-permit raj and the accompanying corruption had paralysed Indian business and industry.

This debilitating policy regime had to be dismantled and the innate entrepreneurial spirit in many communities across the land had to be revived if India had to recover from the gloomy economic situation that prevailed at that time.

The situation called for bold measures and Rao's first step was to induct Manmohan Singh as finance minister and give him a free hand to dismantle the spurious socialist economic regime, which had virtually reduced India to a beggar state. When Rao demitted office in May 1996, he had ensured a spectacular improvement in the country's economic situation. Forex reserves, which had hit rock bottom in 1991, had crossed the $50 billion mark and Indian investors, who felt shackled by the licence-permit raj of the Nehru-Indira era felt liberated and enthused to invest in industry.

Thanks to Rao's determination, the economy turned around and India was onto a high growth path. Rao displayed similar determination to put down terrorism in Punjab and to quell the secessionist movement in that state. But for Rao's firmness, Punjab could well have become the first state to secede from
India.

When Rao passed away in 2004, the country's foreign exchange reserves stood at $140 billion (Rs6 lakh crore). Yet, Rao's extraordinary contribution has never been acknowledged by the Nehru-Gandhis. Instead, the family has been mischievously trying to credit the achievements of the Rao regime to Rajiv Gandhi by claiming that Rao was only following the policies initiated by Rajiv.

Initially, after he became prime minister, Manmohan Singh displayed courage to praise Narasimha Rao's leadership during that critical phase in the 1990s. But, as the June 28 incident shows, he now seems inclined to duck functions and events in which he will have to willy-nilly pay homage to the man who brought him into politics and into the cabinet.

The writer is a senior fellow, Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi.

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Posted on Tuesday, July 03, 2012 - 09:57 am:

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Thelegend:

"PM padavi" varaku tyaagamayi ye ga
PM padavi venakala unte parapathi ok ok

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Posted on Tuesday, July 03, 2012 - 09:51 am:

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Tilak:

"tyagmayi"

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Posted on Tuesday, July 03, 2012 - 09:49 am:

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Thelegend:

ante MMS venakala Sonia chakram tippatledu ani nenu ayite argue cheyyatledu.

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Posted on Tuesday, July 03, 2012 - 09:46 am:

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Tilak:

why is she the super PM anedi matladaledu

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Posted on Tuesday, July 03, 2012 - 09:41 am:

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Thelegend:

Its easy to say MMS is puppet, anduke SG 2004 lo and 2009 lo PM ni chesindi ani cheppatam when you are already formed a opinion on Sonia. Evaru Sonia corrupt free ani vakaaltha ivvatledu. PM padavi aame or rahul kakunda, chance unna kooda ~ 10 yrs MMS ni kurcho pettaru antunnaru. Why is it so hard to accept it?

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Posted on Tuesday, July 03, 2012 - 09:35 am:

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Tilak:

kallaki unnavi ganthalu kaadu .. malinamaina addalu ..

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 05:34 pm:

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Chanakya950:

kani fdi's anni sectors lo manchidi kadu kada babai

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 05:28 pm:

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Tilak:

neeku intha kante evadu vidamarchi cheppaledu .. cheppina u come back supporting MMS anuko .. thats different .. but any question related to this reforms topic .. u can refer than interview ..

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 05:26 pm:

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Okahyderabadi:

without a leader to deal with the forces blocking it MMS could not have done anything. MMS himself acknowledged it many times

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 05:24 pm:

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Okahyderabadi:

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 05:22 pm:

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Tilak:

sanka naakesina economy ni gaadi lo pettadam 1991 ..
gaadi lo unna economy ni sanka naakincheyyadam .. 2004-12 ghanatha ..

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 05:17 pm:

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Indiarocks:

ippudu inkaa aa paristiti raledu kabatti ppl like Mamatha, and BJP are playing their game.

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Indiarocks:

1991 lo economy paristiti veru, ippudu veru.

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 05:16 pm:

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Indiarocks:

PVNR did take bold steps wrt the economy. No doubt abt that. But the situations then also helped him. India was bankrupt and was running on IMF bailout money. Aa stage ki vachaka economic reforms meeda opposition unde chance thakkuva.

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 05:15 pm:

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Indiarocks:

FDI vadhu ante andaru oosevallu, ippudu inkaa aa paristiti raledu kabatti ppl like Mamatha, and BJP are playing their game.

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 05:12 pm:

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Tilak:

chaa .. really .. mari ippudu emayyindi aa prathapam? where is that valor from the last 8 years? enduku economy/finance ki sambandinchi desam intha daridram ga tayarayyindi?

1991 lo kuda it is PVNR who is the backbone of MMS .. !

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 05:11 pm:

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Tilak:

1991 lo kuda it is PVNR who is the backbone of MMS .. !

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 05:09 pm:

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Scallion:

antha kate ekuva stubborned decisions teesukonadu MMS as finance minister so what ???

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 05:07 pm:

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Scallion:

KiKiKi, intha kante blanket statements iva levu le.... ikada whole point of disco is power vasthe evadu ayina puli kaa vachu ani, daniki nuvu vesina colour PVNR mundhu kooda pule ani, educate me anthaku mundhu epudu puli la behave chesado

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 05:07 pm:

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Tilak:

PV acted with a great resolve on Khalistani terror ani chadiva ..

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 05:06 pm:

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Scallion:

I am not contradicting any of PV's achievements... point hear is power vasthe evadu ayina puli vesham veya vachu ani... aa probability undhi ani past exp dvara telisi kooda Soniya risk teesukondhi ani

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 05:05 pm:

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Netsaint:

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 05:05 pm:

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Okahyderabadi:

MMS by himself was just restricted to teaching in foreign universities and then working in the RBI(I think or planning commission).

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Scallion:

mari PV enti show me one instance where he behaved as if he had backbone until he was seated as PM

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 05:04 pm:

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Okahyderabadi:

MMS owes his career to PVNM , its the combination that brought the country to where it is today. MMS by himself was just restricted to teaching in foreign universities and then working in the RBI(I think or planning commission). It takes someone with guts(even though he was pushed to wall) to take the steps needed.

You have to appreciate the fact that being a non-hindi heartland, non-gandhi politician and rising to become a PM is in itself an achievement. He has proved to be the best one amongst them and commendably has brought out India with some shrewed and practical policy changes. Minority govt ni 5 years managing the a country that was breaking the shackles of self-imposed protectionism is not easy. andulo 25% kooda cheyalaka potunnadi MMS.

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 05:04 pm:

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Okahyderabadi:

You have to appreciate the fact that being a non-hindi heartland, non-gandhi politician and rising to become a PM is in itself an achievement. He has proved to be the best one amongst them and commendably has brought out India with some shrewed and practical policy changes. Minority govt ni 5 years managing the a country that was breaking the shackles of self-imposed protectionism is not easy. andulo 25% kooda cheyalaka potunnadi MMS.

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 05:02 pm:

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Tilak:

PVNR ni MMS tho compare cheste .. nakka - nagalokam .. antha kante disco waste .. bye .. gn

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 05:01 pm:

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Scallion:

avi ani topugadu ani ichara ??? Indhira boot licking correct ga chesthunadu ani ichina vega ???

at least MMS was never a boot licker compared to PVN

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 05:00 pm:

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Tilak:

2004 nunchi choostune unnam ga .. kanisam press ki pose icheppudu kuda madam mundu chetulu kattukuni nilabadatame .. chass ..

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:58 pm:

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Scallion:

mari ikada Tilak sir endhi edo podichadu compared to MMS ani oodara goduthunaadu

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:57 pm:

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Scallion:

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:56 pm:

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Scallion:

avi ani topugadu ani ichara ??? Indhira boot licking correct ga chesthunadu ani ichina vega ???

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Scallion:

at least MMS was never a boot licker compared to PVN

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:56 pm:

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Netsaint:

5 yrs minority govt nadipadu.

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:55 pm:

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Okahyderabadi:

along with loyalty to Indira gandhi inkemi kavali?

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:53 pm:

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Siloan:

84....under Indira leader ship ..what else u expect?

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:52 pm:

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Tilak:

oka election odipoyadu life lo .. adi pedda vishayama?

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Tilak:

Central level lo .. Foreign minister .. Home Minister chesina vaadu .. wats he ante .. pandaga

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:52 pm:

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Scallion:

What is PV until he was seated as PM ??

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:50 pm:

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Scallion:

Andhuke he acted more a puppet compared to MMS till he got power

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:49 pm:

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Scallion:

What is PV until he was seated as PM ??

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:49 pm:

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Scallion:

KiKiki.... PM ayinaka ??? adhi telugu vaadu kaabati TDP poti ki petaka pothena ?? BTW PVNR 1984 prathapam thelusa @ Hanamkonda kikiki

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Scallion:

What is PV until he was seated as PM ??

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:49 pm:

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Siloan:

sodara...PV sudden ga politics loki raale unlike mms...

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:48 pm:

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Scallion:

What is PV until he was seated as PM ??

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:46 pm:

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Tilak:

Sontham ga campaign chesukuni 5 lakhs majority tho gelichina PVNR ekkada ..

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Tilak:

politically .. MMS is a puppet ..

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:45 pm:

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Ipc302:

edho podichesthadu anukunna..atleast rajiv type lo charisma anna untadhi ani expect sesa....kurrod ki interest ledhu anukunta politics meedha...eppudu choodu ayithe gudisello tea/tiffin chesthunnatu photos ledhu ante desam nunchi edo beach front country ki jump ....eedu desaniki PM ayithe naakesio..UP lo edho cheddamu ani sketch esadu Boxxa borla paddadu...until h gets his hands dirty in the real politics he will be a joke

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Saint:

telugu PM ani TDP opponent ni pettaledu...I think aa elections ki opponent BJP candidate.....

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:45 pm:

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Siloan:

maree daarunamga MMS=PVNR ante naaa basgesh aagul all time low ..

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:44 pm:

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Saint:

telugu PM ani TDP opponent ni pettaledu...I think aa elections ki opponent BJP candidate.....

own gaa elections lo ante baba gaaru seppindi choodu kinda....

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:43 pm:

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Telugu_times:

Own Hanamkonda lo, vodi poyindu.

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:43 pm:

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Siloan:

pvnr episode vallane sonia preferred mms annadhi fact annattuu (even though she is DB nandamuri soniya )

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:43 pm:

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Saint:

comparing ani kaadu...ista rajyam....KVP was literally running the show...ofcourse YSR kooda strong..but atma septhe no anadu..

State varaki teesukunna 2004-2009 strong evaru ante firt YSR second KVP...

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:42 pm:

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Tilak:

endi .. politically PVNR = MMS antava .. cheppu saami .. inka neetho vaadinchanu nenu .. i am tired of reading this crap ..

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:39 pm:

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Tilak:

Sontham ga campaign chesukuni 5 lakhs majority tho gelichina PVNR ekkada

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:39 pm:

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Scallion:

enti 2004 ka ??? kikiki

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Saint:

heights of comedy idi matram...

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:39 pm:

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Ipc302:

needhi mari comedy...endhi KVP ni sonia gandhi tho equate chesthunnava...Sonia gandhi TIMES most powrful women top 10 lo undhi...SOniamma puppet mana MM singu garu....india lo most powerful prson evaru ante Sonia gandhi last 10 years lo..Rahul Baba ni sese chance vacchina vadulukundi ante OK...2009 lo aadni set cheyyalsindi desam ki...ippati kante ghoramga ayithe paristhiti undedhi kaadhu anukuntunna

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:38 pm:

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Tilak:

perfect cheppavu .. kaani Sonia ki kuda Rahul capabilities meeda poorthi nammakam ledu anukunta .. kurrod inta varaku edanna pani lo succeed avvatam chudaledu ..

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:37 pm:

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Ringo_rangaswamy:

Baaga cheppaavu. Veedu oka worst congress neta. Veedu oka article writing, daani meeta DB lo KHadavidi.

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Scallion:

Once in PM seat MMS can say Sonia thu na boddu ani, chance undha ledha... what did PVNR do once in power ??? past exp tho chance undhi ila jaragataniki ani thelisi kooda cheyatam endhuku ??

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:36 pm:

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Tilak:

Sontham ga campaign chesukuni 5 lakhs majority tho gelichina PVNR ekkada ..

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:35 pm:

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Scallion:

enti 2004 ka ??? kikiki

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:32 pm:

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Scallion:

Once in PM seat MMS can say Sonia thu na boddu ani, chance undha ledha... what did PVNR do once in power ??? past exp tho chance undhi ila jaragataniki ani thelisi kooda cheyatam endhuku ??

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Ipc302:

Rahul Baba ni sese chance vacchina vadulukundi ante OK...2009 lo aadni set cheyyalsindi desam ki...ippati kante ghoramga ayithe paristhiti undedhi kaadhu anukuntunna

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Ipc302:

endhi KVP ni sonia gandhi tho equate chesthunnava...Sonia gandhi TIMES most powrful women top 10 lo undhi...SOniamma puppet mana MM singu garu....india lo most powerful prson evaru ante Sonia gandhi last 10 years lo.

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:31 pm:

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Ipc302:

mana Pranab da ye unnadu PM stature unnavadu

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:30 pm:

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Tilak:

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:30 pm:

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Scallion:

what did PVNR do once in power ??? past exp tho chance undhi ila jaragataniki ani thelisi kooda cheyatam endhuku ??

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:28 pm:

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Vjavasi:

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:26 pm:

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Saint:

nee comedy ki anthe leedu...KVP super CM ga padavi anubhavinchadu YSR time lo....eti ayyindi? charitralo aayanaki oka page anna vunda? nuvvu cheppedi PM post ki eppatiki equal kaadu....

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:26 pm:

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Tilak:

question malli adagandi bro .. this time with names .. also thu na boddu ani evarini anachu?

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:24 pm:

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Scallion:

Do you know once into power adi PM lani seat, thu na bodu anatam 1 Min pani... and it was proved many times in the past... ee risk undhi ani telisi kooda thana own kodukuni pakana petatam gopa kaadhu, but general acceptance ledhu ani thelisi kooda BJP nunchi try cheya vacha ???

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Saint:

okka roju PM gaa chsina....suvisala bharatha desa charitralo tara taralu gaa nee peru nilichipothundi....

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Saint:

advani ni kooda super PM gaa vundi modi ni promote cheyyamana vachu kada?

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:13 pm:

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Tilak:

Super PM ga adhikaaram anubhavistonte PM padavi tyagam

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:11 pm:

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Tilak:

kallaki unnavi ganthalu kaadu .. malinamaina addalu .. Super PM ga adhikaaram anubhavistonte PM padavi tyagam anukune levello masakabaarindi drusti ..

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:09 pm:

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Thelegend:

adhantaa okay. 2004 lo, 2009 lo aame koochoka, raul kochoka MMS ni kurchupettindi ga

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:08 pm:

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Tilak:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Pawar-had-refused-t o-join-UPA-with-Sonia-as-PM-claims-NCP/articleshow/14574458. cms

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:05 pm:

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Okahyderabadi:

akkada vere option ledu brother,allies, pawar and sangma etc were strictly against her and there was no way she could have become PM without support of the allies. remember pvnr govt was a minority govt

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 04:02 pm:

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Okahyderabadi:

akkada vere option ledu brother,allies, pawar and sangma etc were strictly against her and there was no way she could have become PM without support of the allies. remember pvnr govt was a minority govt

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 03:38 pm:

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Onlytruth:

anduke sir tyaagam antunnaamu , yegabadi taanu teesukokunda manchi vallaki immandhi

see her choices : Shankar Dayal Sharma - superb clean

PVNR - LEGEND

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 03:38 pm:

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Onlytruth:

anduke sir tyaagam antunnaamu , yegabadi taanu teesukokunda manchi vallaki immandhi

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 03:35 pm:

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Saint:

OT akkada sarma ki PM offer chesindi sonia nee

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 11:13 am:

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Whyme:

yee OT ki emayindo, tambura esukoni sonia keerthanal sethunnad

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 11:09 am:

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Tilak:

I will change India, vows Sonia Gandhi

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 11:08 am:

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Onlytruth:

Tyagamurthi Soniye

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 10:47 am:

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Vjavasi:

once a mafia dog, always mafia dog,.....

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 10:41 am:

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Tilak:

Natwar ki mafia tho chedindi! btw

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 10:38 am:

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Vjavasi:

ee mafia chamcha Natwar singh gaadu pulihara kalipesi raasesadu........Pawar, ARjun singh madhya full competetion nadichindi chivari hdaaka...iddaru kottukoni chivariki neutral candidate ga PVNR ni seniority basis meedha support chesaar

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 10:04 am:

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Tilak:

Lord Krishna to Arjuna - "Abhyasena tu kaunteya vairagyena cha grhyate"

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 09:30 am:

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Ruj:

The Discovery of India,is a disarming confession of his need for discovering the land of his birth.

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 09:24 am:

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Onlytruth:

Good job S.D.Sharma - no adhikara daaham
Good job Sonia - no adhikara daaham

Sonia twice - again when cards were printed her as PM

Tyagamurthi Soniye

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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 01:56 am:

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Onlytruth:

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Posted on Sunday, July 01, 2012 - 11:35 pm:

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Onlytruth:

Sonia twice - again when cards were printed her as PM

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Posted on Sunday, July 01, 2012 - 11:22 pm:

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Ruj:

His speech on Mahatma Gandhi at Unesco on May 11, 1995 was a masterpiece.

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Posted on Sunday, July 01, 2012 - 11:17 pm:

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Ruj:

Nehru�s intellectualism

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Posted on Sunday, July 01, 2012 - 11:10 pm:

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Farmer:

bump sesi sesi nuv alisipovale thappa avasipoyi OT eee thread loki raadu

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Posted on Sunday, July 01, 2012 - 11:09 pm:

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Tilak:

OT ki bump

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Posted on Sunday, July 01, 2012 - 11:05 pm:

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Tilak:

OT ki bump ..

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Posted on Sunday, July 01, 2012 - 03:49 pm:

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quote:

After the Kings and Captains had departed, intense political activity became evident. The aspirants included the late Arjun Singh, N.D Tiwari, Sharad Pawar and Madhav Rao Scindia. Sonia Gandhi was aware of this. I told her that the time had come for her to indicate her preference for Congress president. He would naturally become Prime Minister. For so momentous a decision, I suggested she ask P.N. Haksar for advice. She said she would let me know. Meanwhile, she consulted several people, including M.L. Fotedar.

The next day, she asked me to bring P.N. Haksar to No.10 Janpath. Haksar's advice was to offer the post to Vice-President Shankar Dayal Sharma. He suggested that Aruna Asaf Ali and I should sound out the Vice-President. Aruna Asaf Ali told the Vice-President that she and I had been asked to request him to accept the post of Congress party president. In other words, he would be the Prime Minister. Shankar Dayal Sharma gave us a patient hearing. He then said he was touched and honoured by Soniaji placing so much trust in him. What followed staggered Arunaji and me. The Vice-President continued, "The prime ministership of India is a full time job. My age and health would not let me to do justice to the most important office in the country. Kindly convey to Soniaji the reasons for my inability to take on such an awesome a responsibility". His answer was wholly unexpected. To turn down the prime ministership of India was something only a man of self-confidence and integrity could do.

On the way back, Arunaji and I hardly exchanged a word, because Shankar Dayalji's response had overwhelmed us.

We reported to Ms. Gandhi the Vice-President's decision. The country was without a Prime Minister. Such a hiatus could not be prolonged. Already the media was reporting unseemly and not-so-innocent jockeying for the job. Once again she turned to P.N. Haksar, who advised her to send for P.V. Narasimha Rao. The rest is history.

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