“Love your mother but don’t hate
another person’s mother. Love your region but don’t hate another person’s
region.” – Professor M.S.Rao
People of Telangana have been
demanding for a separate state since many years for their region. Telangana
leaders raise the issue frequently and there was a time the statehood was
declared by the Congress government but stalled subsequently as there was a stiff
opposition from the people of Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions and Andhra
Pradesh. It is a typical situation where the political leaders are unable to
make a decision as there are a number of intricacies involved in it. Here are some of the issues for the central
government to address:
Will separate state bring development
to this region?
What would be the status of Hyderabad,
if Telangana is formed?
Would it encourage other regions from
other states in India to come up with such similar demands?
Would smaller state ensure rapid
economic development?
Politicians in India often play
religious, regional, linguistic, and caste cards for their survival, little do
they realize that their acts bring divisions among the people temporarily. So
is the case of Telangana movement.
Certain things tempt for certain
people for some time. Although there are temporary divisions among Telugus created
by politicians based on regionalism, it won’t last long as the love for language
connects them forever. People can change regions, not languages as they are
born into it. Therefore, love to one’s
language is superior to love to one’s region. Hence, the Telangana movement is
a short-lived one. Let us not get carried away by short-term temptations. Let
us look at the long-term complications and implications involved in dividing
the state on regional lines. Would it not encourage demand for smaller states
in India?
Think!
“He who loves the world as his own
body may be entrusted with the empire.” – Lao Tzu
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