“Be sure you put your feet in the
right place, then stand firm.” - Abraham Lincoln
The state of Andhra Pradesh is
undergoing one of the biggest challenges ever since it has been formed as the
first State in India on linguistic lines as currently Telugus are divided on
regional lines due to the political games played by politicians. The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Kiran
Kumar Reddy appears to be another Abraham Lincoln who averted division of
America by ending Civil War. Currently Kiran Kumar seems to have averted
bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh standing by his convictions which might cost his
political career apart from inviting severe criticism from the political
leaders of Telangana. He stood by his convictions by fighting against mighty Congress
party’s decision to bifurcate the State against the wishes the majority Telugus
from Samaikhya Andhra. If he had resigned immediately after the announcement of
bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, he wouldn’t have achieved his objectives. By not
resigning, and by staying within the Congress party, he kept the Congress
people from Samaikhya Andhra stand united and fought until end against the
bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.
The history of Andhra Pradesh will
remember Kiran Kumar Reddy’s sacrifices and sincere efforts if Andhra Pradesh
stands united as a state. Even otherwise, he will be remembered in the history of
Andhra Pradesh as an integrationist. He
maintained team of rivals within the party the way Abraham Lincoln maintained as
President of America during the Civil War by managing the political parties from
both Telangana and Samaikhya Andhra. Abraham Lincoln once remarked, “America will
never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it
will be because we destroyed ourselves.” Hence, Telugus cannot be destroyed
from others but by themselves if they fail to stand united at this juncture on
linguistic lines.
It is easy to divide a family but
tough to unite. It is easy to divide a State but tough to unite a State like
Andhra Pradesh. It is easy to divide Andhra Pradesh into three parts but tough
to unite. In democracy, people are Gods who will decide the fate of political
parties. They must identify the forces and people who play with public
sentiments to safeguard their political positions to promote their family
members. Let us understand the wisdom in
staying together rather than dividing the State. If States are divided, we will
have too many States in future thus encouraging regionalism. Remember,
regionalism is a threat to Indian unity and integrity. It is time the people of
Andhra Pradesh (Telugus) understood the wisdom in staying united to build
strong States and a strong nation like India. Jai Hind!
God bless Andhra Pradesh and God bless
India!
“And in the end it's not the years in
your life that count. It's the life in your years.” - Abraham Lincoln
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