Why Pawan Kalyan told Telangana politicians state 'not their jagir'

Key points

• A 12-year-period in Telugu is known as Pushkara-kaalam, time deemed long enough to put acrimonies behind and move forward.
• Seems that’s not the case between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana politicians.
• The 12th anniversary of Telangana statehood became the occasion for reappearance of regional sentiment and flare-up of political animosity again as Jana Sena Party (JSP) supremo Pawan Kalyan asserted his right to operate in the state.
• Kalyan, Andhra Pradesh’s deputy chief minister and a Democratic Alliance (NDA) partner, reaffirmed that the JSP would remain active in Telangana and contest the Hyderabad civic body polls this year as well as the assembly elections due in two and half years, “with or without alliances”.
• Kalyan’s announcement came amidst some Telangana activists and leaders of the ruling Congress questioning his political purpose here.