Former chief minister and Telugu Desam president N Chandrababu Naidu scored a political point over his rival, Chief Minister YS Rajasekhar Reddy in wooing the principal minority community. Generally, Chandrababu Naidu hosts the iftaar party in the last week of Ramzan, after the chief minister hosts his iftaar. But this time, with election talk in the air, Chandrababu Naidu advanced his iftaar party taking Rajasekhar Reddy by surprise. The first impression is the best impression, it is said and Chandrababu Naidu it seems firmly believes this adage.
The TD leadership invited several senior Muslim leaders including the religious scholars to bless Chandrababu Naidu. It is quite a different matter that some of these scholars will also be present when Rajasekhar Reddy hosts his iftaar party later this month.
Sources point out that Chandrababu Naidu has rushed through the iftaar party to put Rajasekhar Reddy in an embarrassing situation. With the Telugu Desam leadership busy planning strategies to win over several sections of society, the Monday's iftaar party has given a plus point to the Telugu Desam as far as wooing the Muslims is concerned.
