Will Mrs Geeta Reddy make it this time?
I have earlier suggested that Mrs Geeta Reddy would be a perfect fit as CM of Andhra Pradesh. Subsequently, things have changed a little, with Mrs Geeta Reddy's name cropping up in connection with EMAAR properties.
Be that as it may, I wish to argue that even now, there is no other suited for the role as well as Mrs Geeta Reddy does. The question really is: is Mrs Reddy ready for it? In a candid interview with a local news channel, she admitted that she resorted to some lobbying at the time of Mr Kiran Reddy's nomination. We don't know if she at least sent a feeler or a formal appeal to the high command regarding her readiness.
If she did and all works well, we might well have a woman CM from Telangana. She will be a perfect conduit between the populace - she with a solid grounding at the grassroot level - and the powers that be in Delhi. Is it difficult to push her nomination through? I doubt it: in the Congress party, once the high command decides on a name, everyone falls in line. Of course, after a year or so, there will be noises for change, but what the seeled cover contains is never questioned at CLP bheti's.
To briefly recapitulate the pros I listed earlier: she is well-educated, belongs to the dalit community, and is experienced as a minister. She had been a YSR loyalist but keeps her distance from Mr Jagan. Oh yeah, as stated in this blog earlier, she is from Telangana.
Bottomline: Why is Prof Kodandaram shooting himself in the foot? Is he taking a page out of the rabid communist Narayana?
