Indian families are either very tight knit, or ferociously opposed to each other. As much as family comes first is propagated, we constantly see families going at each other for reasons that are financial, political and personal. 2024 has enough political drama in Andhra Pradesh, we can easily convert the reality in a many movies, or a long drawn out daily soap opera.
The very popular YSR family is currently providing hot episodes of daily dose of acrimony. It's not hard to imagine one family member's disagreement with other, but public and daily display of hatred in such a highly visible family is rare. The current YSR family display of animosity is rare in public life. This is specially unheard of that a bother and sister showing such acrimony in a public forum.
Is it politically motivated? It doesn't seem that the sister taking aim at her own brother, would have any impact on the upcoming general elections. Within the state, country or NRI community believes she has any chance of denting the electoral prospects of her brother the current chief minister. Her current public affidavit shows that she owes him a lot of money. Her political and personal standing is only based on her late father, and to a large extent being on the same side as her brother, prior to whatever events that have lead to current acrimony.
It can't be money or properties as her current affidavit shows she owes her brother a large amount of money, which he has not publicly acknowledged (despite the daily public humiliation dished out by his sister). It can't be property issues as nothing so far has been discussed by the siblings. The entire observing audience know that she has no chance of winning over her brother's party or any contest with him. It's not money, it's not politics: Then what is it?
There are only two siblings. Until recently they were standing together, supporting each other, and shared the grief of loosing their father, and fighting the congress to maintain the legacy of their father and also create a political party that has created a formidable regional power. What happened for the sister to turn on her brother?
I haven't heard anything that is already not in public domain to cause sibling hatred. If it's not money is it the hunger for power? Is it just ego? I am sure it will come out soon as she can't stop stooping to personal insults, and he is also at times digging into insignificant comparisons. She will not win the elections for Congress as Congress is dead in AP. Congress will never get a single seat. Current political predictions show that her brother will once again come into power. What happens then?
No one will listen to the personal attacks (as there is little appetite for them now). There is no political future with Congress in the state in the near term. The current political affiliates are not going to be together in about a month. The brother and sister will remain siblings, and what will happen to all the public laundering of insignificant attacks?
The reality must be already set in to her. It's not going to change the political landscape, and public apathy for the nonsense. All of us have our own family issues, good or bad, but the public acrimony for political stage is unwarranted.
As it is politics has really become a nasty personalized daily attack. The most educated and professional audience dish out the choicest abuses against political opposition. I wish everyone goes back to achievements and policies of their respective party, rather than personal abuses. It in fact would be more choice to listen to what was done and what can be done, and my favorite is a balanced budget.
I might be asking for too much with my wish list for politicians and politics. I certainly think family issues in public can be curtailed. I am sure everyone in AP knows what will happen with the 2024 elections, and the only predictions might get wrong is the majority. The shadows of family discord will soon disappear and I really don't want to guess the consequences of what is being aired after this election.
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