By Tenali Rama (Follow @Iamtenalirama) Asaduddin Owaisi’s gesture of flying a kite that was interpreted as performing an impromptu jig, has led to a war of words in the political theatre of […]
Satire : When Owaisi flew a kite
KCR snubs BJP over Telangana Liberation Day
K Chandrasekhar Rao has refused to buckle under BJP pressure to celebrate 17 September as Telangana Liberation Day. 17 September 1948 is the day when Hyderabad state (largely present-day Telangana) ruled by […]
TRS MLA meets BJP MP, creates a flutter
The expressions of discontent since the cabinet expansion last Sunday refuse to die down. The latest Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) leader to come out in the open in Mohammed Shakeel, MLA from […]
A MIM friend in the Telangana Opposition is a friend for KCR, indeed
Three months after the Congress Legislature Party in Telangana shrunk from 18 MLAs to six, Kissa Kursi ka played out in the state Assembly. The half a dozen Congress legislators had to […]
After Assam, BJP wants NRC in Telangana. Its political target is Owaisi
After the National Register for Citizens (NRC) in Assam, the BJP in Telangana wants it to be initiated in the southern state. The demand has been put forth in the past by […]
Inside Track : Why TRS helped NDA over Triple Talaq Bill
Much as the TRS decision to abstain in the Rajya Sabha over the Triple Talaq bill has taken many by surprise, there is a sharp political thinking behind it. And though on […]
Lynchings : Akbaruddin Owaisi harps on “15 minutes” again
The “15 minutes” has returned to the political discourse. Five and a half years after he made that infamous comment, Akbaruddin Owaisi once again made a reference to it at a public […]
Akbar Owaisi is back home but health worries persist
The MIM leader in the Telangana assembly Akbaruddin Owaisi has returned home from London where he had gone for treatment. Why this is important is because just a few days ago, he […]
Raj Thackeray and Owaisi – On the same side?
In June 2016, Raj Thackeray celebrated his 48th birthday by cutting a cake that had the photograph of MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on it. While the Hyderabad MP himself chose not to […]
Modi vs Owaisi in Hyderabad
Hyderabad recorded a temperature of 40.9 degrees on Monday. But the political temperature was much higher, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking on Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on his home turf. “The […]
I am the groom, says Asaduddin Owaisi
Asaduddin Owaisi’s campaign style is not the waving to the onlookers from atop a vehicle. Clad in his trademark sherwani and skull cap, he walks through the lanes and bylanes of localities […]
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