CM hurt in Tirumala blast

by **CM\'s admirer** » Wed Oct 01, 2003 8:53 pm

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and Minister for IT and Employment Generation Gopalkrishna Reddy received minor injuries when a blast took place at Ghat Road, at the foothills of the Tirumala shrine, on Wednesday afternoon.
 
 
The CM was going to Tirupati, where Brahmotsavam celebrations were on at the Lord Venkateswara temple, when the blast took place. He was admitted to the SVIMS Hospital. And he will be shifted to Hyderabad tomorrow.

by **godman** » Wed Oct 01, 2003 10:25 pm

He is too religeous. He should cut down his outside visits for his personal safety.

by **Faheem** » Wed Oct 01, 2003 10:36 pm

It\'s sad that the most progressive CM (in my opinion) in Indian history has to go through this - only because he didn\'t heed to PWG\'s demands. I am totally dismayed at the failure of the state intelligence. What do they get paid for? Looks like we have bunch of idiots there! When he has been on there list forever, there is no excuse for failing to prevent this. NOW for the next one year his security will be taken seriously. It\'s sad that a serious blow IS REQUIRED for them to take things seriously.
 
 
I think the title of this board be changed to a more serious headline like \" CM escapes a deadly attack\". It\'s a serious matter!

by **berkut** » Thu Oct 02, 2003 11:12 am

I hope he recovers soon ...and fires all the security personel. Everybody knows he is on the hit list of PWG. Better security measures should have been taken.

by **Kulcha Hyderabadi** » Thu Oct 02, 2003 3:14 pm

Get well soon boss - CEO of Andhra Pradesh! No need to fire the security personnel, but work on improving the Human Intelligence. One cannot simply stop these kinds of attacks completely. The American army with all the intelligence and sophisticated equipment available cannot detect all remote controlled devices and are losing their soldiers at an alarming rate in Iraq. The solution to the PWG problem? Well, it is for the political leaders to find one - that is what they are elected for.

by **Fan of BABU** » Thu Oct 02, 2003 4:04 pm

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who sustained minor injuries in a mine blast triggered by the People\'s War, was brought to Hyderabad by a special plane from Tirupati on Thursday.
 
 
In the morning, he was discharged from the Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, after doctors conducted a check-up and declared that he was fit to travel. Naidu\'s ministerial colleagues, Telugu Desam Party legislators, members of Parliament and party functionaries were present at the airport in the morning.
 
 
Doctors from the Apollo Hospital and Nizam\'s Institute of Medical Sciences were also there to examine him.
 
 
Amidst tight security, Naidu was taken to his Jubilee Hills residence. The CM had sustained a hairline fracture on his right collarbone and injuries to his nose and chest when the mine blast hit his convoy at Alipiri Road, at the foothills of Tirumala, on Wednesday.
 
 
State Information Technology Minister B Gopalakrishna Reddy and TDP legislators R Rajasekhar Reddy and Ch Krishnamurthy, besides their car driver, Srinivasa Raju, were injured.
 
 
The condition of Rajasekhar Reddy continued to be critical and he was reported to be in coma at SVIMS. Gopalakrishna Reddy, Krishnamurthy and Raju were declared out of danger.

by **JustaLittleUnwell** » Thu Oct 02, 2003 6:48 pm

Not trying to justify such a ghastly incident but the ruling party should address the issues like rural poverty and welfare of the people. Or else, groups like PWG would continue to receive people\'s support at the grassroot level.
 
 
If there continues to be this disconnection with the rural masses, the Naxalite problem is bound to continue, and more such unfortunate incidents are likely to happen. While we are happy about our IT/Pharma successes and a well developed Hyderabad, we should also spare a thought for our rural cousins who are committing suicide and dying of starvation.

by **Well Wisher** » Thu Oct 02, 2003 9:54 pm

Intelligence is just that.

by **sandy** » Thu Oct 02, 2003 10:40 pm

The attack on our beloved Chief Minister needs to be very vehemently condemned by one and all. This is is a very cowardly act by those who cannot come into the main stream of civilization and put forward their ideas.

by **krish** » Thu Oct 02, 2003 10:56 pm

Enough is enough! The Government needs to tackle this problem seriously now. No point in killing naxalites in encounters, etc. They should be arrested and HANGED in public.
 
 
All those who support these bloody buggers should also be given such a treatment. It should also be broadcast to everybody.
 
 
It is only then can we progress towards Swarnandhrapradesh.

by **CM\'s admirer** » Thu Oct 02, 2003 11:28 pm

Let\'s all together pray and wish him a speedy recovery.
 
 
Mr. Chief Minister GET WELL SOON!!!

by **Mayavi Morpheus** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 12:45 am

Had you said this in 1980, I would have agreed with you, but not in 2003. The Naxalite movement started as a reaction to the opression by the landlords of the landless, but it took an ugly form with the increased number of political murders and damage of property like telephone exchanges, railway stations and killing of innocent villagers on the charge of being police informers.
 
 
Now the naxalites are just a bunch of lunatics, influenced by Marxism/Leninism and supported by the leftists (who ruined India with their idealogy), fighting for their survival. They have lost sympathy of the villagers and are now a big hurdle for the development of the Telangana area and parts of Orissa and Srikakulam dt. of Andhra. The only support they have is from the poor of Bihar who are the most opressed of all.
 
 
While it is true that development can\'t ride on the shoulders of IT/Pharma industries alone, it\'s a fact that those are the only industries which have brought name, fame and development to AP and India. Indian economy has to divert from its dependance on agriculture.

by **JustaLittleUnwell** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 1:35 pm

Mayavi, I\'m not saying Naxalites are angels. They are nothing more than terrorists wearing an ideological garb. But, unfortunately they enjoy a support base comprising the poorest of the poor. The Naxalites are perceived as saviours by them. And the blame for this should be placed squarely on the government and the educated elite, which has done nothing to emancipate the masses.
 
 
From 1980 to 2003, the lot of the rural folk has hardly improved, it has probably worsened. Untouchability still exists and thrives. Women are still paraded naked and raped at will often by the affluent sections enjoying police protection, and justice is plainly out of reach of the victims. Literacy rates are still pathetic, which is the root cause of misery. People cannot take informed decisions and take control of their lives. They have to be perenially at the mercy of the government officials or the rich land lords. Unless farming is liberalized, and modern (and environmentally safe) practises are adopted for cultivating as well as marketing the produce, the farmers\' lot is bound to remain pathetic. It is not feasible for 700 million farmers in the country to become software or pharmaceutical professionals, but they can become better, more efficent farmers with education & training. The IT/Pharma successes have to be replicated in the rural context, in segments like agricuture, textiles, cottage industries etc. which requires more of a sincere effort and less of a hype.
 
 
While the government tighens the security for its VIPs following this attack, it should also do something for the LIPs (Least Important Persons) who brought it to power.

by **ENKATESULU JUVALU** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 7:13 pm

The President and Executive Council Members of Malaysia Telugu Sangamu and other Telugus of Malaysia extend our deepest sympathies to The Honourable Sri Nara Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Sri B Goplakrishna Reddy, Sri R Rajasekhara Reddy & Sri C Krishnamurthy.
 
WE WISH A SPEEDY RECOVERY AND OUR PRAYERS,LOVE AND THOUGHTS ARE WITH THEM.
 
 
Enkatesulu Juvalu, Secretary General, Malaysia Telugu Sangamu.

by **upmapesarattu** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 9:09 pm

Who designed the bullet proof car? Fantastic job. I think Naidu should thank him/her/team :-)

and thank God, of course :-)

.

by **anu** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 11:58 pm

It\'s a bullet proof car, not a bomb proof car!

by **Mayavi Morpheus** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 4:11 am

Isn\'t that what Upmapesrattu said? Anyway, there is no big difference between a Bullet proof car and mine proof vehicle. A mine proof car is the same as a bullet proof car and vice versa.
 
 
I dunno why Naidu\'s security officials didn\'t take the Jamming vehicle to Tirupati .The TATA sumo which is the first vehicle in the CM\'s convoy is a jamming vehicle and it jams all communications in a radius of 100 metres (?). No remote control in the vicinity works. Probably there was no intelligence on the attack. Anyway, it wouldn\'t have worked in this case. It is not a remote controlled explosion.

by **Tom Cruise** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 9:31 am

Yesterday, they killed an RTC bus driver for hindering their undertaking 6 months ago. Now what do you call fanatics (or leftists as mentioned by my friend, here) who kill people? Terrorists undoubtedly. And a peace loving country like India can\'t and will not tolerate terrorism. They must be eradicated completely. Why does the Govt. have to rendezvous with killers? If they have problems with landlords, they can go kill them or f*** them. Why the hell are they butchering Govt. officials? A couple of months back they killed some innocent kids and people who had nothing to do with them. Isn\'t that an act of terrorism? I\'m sorry I don\'t have all the statistics of them like the others in this board, but I\'m only posting what I feel about my state - AP.
 
 
I think Mr. Advani gave a promising advice that the Naxal affected areas be developed so that the people realize what the situation is. Can any one tell me what exactly are the naxals looking for? Why do they go rampaging telephone exchanges? Is it some kind of a profession? A job for the jobless? No, because they get money which they couldn\'t otherwise. Do they have to make a career out of Naxalism? It doesn\'t look like landlords is the only cause, does it?

by **Wondering** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 7:50 pm

I wonder the reason why they are not declared as terrorists and dealt with accordingly? Can someone shed some light?

by **upmapesarattu** » Mon Oct 06, 2003 2:09 pm

It\'s like calling the \"Militants\" in Kashmir as \"Rebels\" by the Western media. I am also wondering...

by **Still Wondering** » Mon Oct 06, 2003 2:59 pm

I am more concerned about what our media calls them rather than what the Westerners do. Why this Western fixation with all things western?
 
 
As we are affected and we have to deal with these problems, I was more concerend about what we call them.

by **anu** » Tue Oct 07, 2003 11:20 pm

We should feel happy that our CM is working normally!!!

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