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Controversy: Telangana emblem will have new look, no ‘major’ change in T anthem
Hyderabad: After much controversy, there will not be any major changes in the famous Telangana movement song/anthem Jaya Jaya Ho Telangana written by poet Ande Sri, but the T-emblem will have a new look.
Sources
close to Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said the song has been finalised with
minor changes while the T emblem will be different depicting the sacrifices of
Telangana people in achieving the Statehood.
Jaya Jaya Ho
Telangana song written by Ande Sri and several other Telangana movement songs
reverberated during the T-movement led by former Chief Minister and BRS supremo
K Chandrasekhar Rao and had become household songs.
If fact, the
Telangana movement led by KCR had all the elements in its success including
sacrifices by 1200 odd youth, melodious songs, unusual agitations like Vanta
Varpu (cooking on the roads) besides cultural renaissance of Bathukamma,
political lobbying that finally propelled T movement to its glory and finally
achieved it.
The 1969 movement led by Dr M Channa Reddy was violent where over 350 students were killed and it was suppressed by the Congress government.
Minor change
in song
“There will
be minor changes in the Jaya Jaya Ho Telangana song. There is a lyric on 10
districts of undivided Telangana. That word will be replaced. Since I was
present there, I did not find any major changes. But the Telangana emblem will
have a new look and it will be appreciated by one and all,” Addanki Dayakar,
INC Telangana General Secretary and senior spokesman who was present at the
CM’s review meetings on the issue told Siasat.com.
He added,
“There will be two songs. One has two and a half minutes and another one 13.5
seconds. The music is provided by Keeravani.”
The meetings
were attended by Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Tourism
Minister Jupally Krishna Rao, Poet Ande Sri, Music Director and Oscar award
winner M M Keeravani, emblem designer Rudra Rajesham, Prof. Kodandaram, JAC
leader Raghu, CM advisor Vem Narender Reddy and others.
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy finalised the Telangana government’s official anthem and emblem and it will be released on Telangana formation day on June 2 on the occasion of T-decennial celebrations.
Sonia Gandhi
invited
Revanth
Reddy has planned mega Telangana State formation decennial celebrations in
Hyderabad and other parts of the State and plans to invite former UPA
chairperson and Congress national leader Sonia Gandhi, during whose tenure
Statehood for Telangana was granted after a 14-year struggle.
KCR in an
assembly session had given credit to Sonia Gandhi for granting Statehood to
Telangana.
CM objects
to emblem
CM has been
harping that the present Telangana emblem designed by artist Laxman Aelay
and adopted on June 2, 2014, by the TRS government headed by Chief Minister K
Chandrasekhar Rao reflected “kingship or monarchical reflections” against
Telangana struggle against dictatorial rule. It did not reflect the sacrifices
of Telangana people, especially youth.
Major
changes taken
Ever since
Revanth Reddy romped home to power, he undertook some major changes including
replacing the Telangana State abbreviation from TS to TG in the registration of
motor vehicles, official letterheads, etc.
Revanth Reddy
did not occupy the official residence of CM Praja Bhavan and changed its name
to Jyoti Rao Phule Praja Bhavan in Punjagutta, Hyderabad Rythu Bandhu was
changed to Rythu Bharosa, etc.
KCR, Ande
Sri differences
KCR planned
to adopt “Jaya Jaya Ho Telangana” as the State song, but it was put on the back
burner due to an alleged credit issue with Ande Sri. Ande Sri, who was asked to
pen the song, did it but KCR made some changes.
Those close
to the subject said that KCR wanted some more changes but Ande Sri put his foot
down and distanced himself with ex-CM. There is also a talk that KCR wanted to
take credit for the song, but Ande Sri rejected it. The poet fell out with KCR
and has now become close to Revanth Reddy.
The new state
emblem and Telangana state song would be released during the decennial
celebrations of Telangana state formation on June 2. Sonia Gandhi is likely to
participate as chief guest at a grand event in Secunderabad.
“Telangana’s new emblem and anthem will reflect the spirit of the State and its people, the sacrifices of youth, etc. The emblem will not include the Kakatiya Thoranam, but will symbolise the Sammakka-Sarakka and Nagoba Jataras, representing the struggles and sacrifices of people of Telangana,” CM said.
Present
emblem background
It might be recalled that noted Telangana artist Laxman Aelay designed the Telangana logo/emblem on the instructions of then CM Chandrasekhar Rao.
Initially, the TRS logo had only the Kakatiya arch, but on the suggestion of MIM supremo Asaduddin Owaisi, Charminar was included. Then BJP president G Kishan Reddy objected to it, but KCR ignored him. The artist took four days to prepare the logo.
“Like the fabled Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb (composite culture),
the logo is a cultural mix of the iconic Kakatiya Kala Thoranam of Kakatiya
Dynasty and the over 400-year-old Charminar of Hyderabad in addition to the
Ashoka emblem.
BRS
objections
However,
Revanth Reddy’s decision to change the song and emblem is strongly objected to
by BRS leaders.
Former
Minister and BRS working president K T Rama Rao in a tweet said “Our Warangal
leaders are protesting against the government decision to remove the renowned
Kakatiya Kala Thoranam from the State logo. This is just the beginning.”
In another
tweet, he said, “World over Charminar has been the icon/symbol of Hyderabad for
centuries.
When one
thinks of Hyderabad, one cannot but think of Charminar which has all the
qualities of a UNESCO World Heritage site. Now the Congress government wants to
remove the iconic Charminar from the State logo citing frivolous reasons. What
a shame!!”
There was a
suggestion from political leaders that the Chief Minister ought to have invited
an all-party meeting to discuss the changes in true democratic spirit, but he
is following KCR in spirit.
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