New govt should be in Seemandhra

Vijayawada: Former MP Lagadapati Rajagopal on Wednesday felt that the new government should shift to the Seemandhra.The swearing-in of the new CM should be held here. Rajagopal, who cast his vote at the Jan Sikshan Sansthan polling booth in Mogalrajapuram, spoke to the media. He said the State was divided and the departments were also being divided. It was time for the Seemandhra government to start working in Seemandhra rather than in Telangana State.

The MP felt the need to build the residuary State with a new capital and other required infrastructure. He maintained that the new governments of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh should work together to protect the interests of the Seemandhra people living in Hyderabad.

Rajagopal favoured that the new Seemandhra government should change the name of the State as Telugu Nadu, withdrawing Andhra Pradesh. He would give a representation to the new governments, that would be formed both in the State and at the Center, to change the name. When asked about his future and return to active politics, the former MP said that he had quit the active politics, but would continue to work for the unity of Telugu people. He did not believe in ‘rebirth’, but would leave his political rebirth to the future.