Speaking to mediapersons, the Chief Minister said Mr Rajagopal reached city in a filmi style. Responding to a question on whether the mental condition of the MP was normal, he said the doctors would verify this aspect also while conducting other health checks.

On the government releasing bulletins about the health condition of Mr Rajagopal, the Chief Minister said the former appeared to have come running and jumped on to the hospital bed. We will think of bulletins if the situation warrants, he said. He also reminded that bulletins about the TRS chief, Mr K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s health were released only after a situation had developed.

Mr Rosaiah said there were different stories about the cinematic escape of Rajagopal. According to one version, the MP travelled on a bike for sometime and then shifted into Qualis and disappeared before travelling on a Safari. One or two cameras picturised his movements though it is publicised that he was missing, he pointed out.

Responding to a question, he said Mr Rajagopal had requested the government to shift him to Nims

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A few have started websites, others are posting videos on You Tube and still others are making films and bringing out albums. In fact, the buzz on the issue resembles the kind of excitement an election evokes in the state, except that it is even more heartfelt.

Arun Varma, an MBA graduate who is against division has started a forum http://samaikyaandhra.org for people to voice their opinions. “A section of the media is biased and we want to express our opinion. we started a website so that we too can have a say,” Varma says. “I am also starting an SMS service. I will document the whole thing and forward it to the Prime Minister’s office. Our aim is to provide a platform for those who want to stay united.”

Telangana agitators who have been very calm this week are now planning to set up a similar website to counter the campaign for a united state. OU students have already put up www.vote4Telangana.com, which details the history of the Telangana movement and the need to carve out a separate state. “We will do our best to realise the dream of the formation of Telangana,” says Rama Rao, member of Osmania joint action committee. He adds that agitators are not aggressive since a separate state has been promised.

“But since there is a united state demand all of a sudden, we are also using You Tube and other websites to propagate our need to divide,” adds Rama Rao.

Meanwhile, Telangana — Still seeking justice, a documentary, uploaded on You Tube has become quite popular. It has facts and figures of the underdevelopment in Telangana districts.

In contrast, singer Dr Ghazal Srinivas has come up with a song Oye Teluguvada… padha adhe velugu vada, which is aired on all the TV channels asking Telugu people to stay united. “Telugu recently got classical language status,” he says. “If we split, the language will end up becoming a dialect and die someday.” He points out that demands for Telangana, separate Andhra, Kalinga Andhra and Greater Rayalaseema have already come up.

The film industry has also responded to the latest developments. P.C. Aditya, director, Mahaprasthanam, on the life of the former CM, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, is planning a movie on this topic. He claims that though he is for a united state, he will also highlight the backwardness of Telangana.

“My movie will focus on the problems of people from Telangana region and why the demand for separate state came up,” he says. “But it will stress the need to stay united.”

Courtesy: Deccan Chronicle