Highlights of India Today Telugu issue dated March 18th, 2014. The issue carried English edition's Cover Story 'Angst & Aspiration' as Cover. The story is about the inside the Muslim mind, which says that the Muslims don't want to be a part in of vote bank politics, and as they are still socially, economically and politically backward, and they want greater opportunities. Big Story is about A.K. Antony, which explains that why he is the worst defense minister ever and how a series of scams in Antony's tenure have sent the Ministry of Defense lurching from one crisis to another. A story on Baba Ramdev's surrogate campaign, which is flying below the Election Commission radar, to make Narendra Modi as Prime Minister- is also carried. Main story from Andhra Pradesh is about 'Dynasty politics'. Starting from congress to Majlis(MIM) all major parties including Telugudesam, Telangana Rashtra Samithi, YSR Congress have more than one aspiring candidates from single family. It is the time now both for Assembly and Loksabha elections - these family members are contesting from various constituencies and it is almost the order of the day. Another Story 'Congress, Once Bitten Twice Shy' explains the desperate situation of the ruling party in the state. In the Telangana region, KCR, the unquestioned helmsman of TRS, made it clear that his Party would not merge with the Congress. Congress might have promised special status to residual AP(Seemandhra). But the future of its leaders in Seemandhra region is utterly confusing. Some of the leaders, including the State's ministers have left the party. Few more are waiting on the wings to fly away. Regulars like Snippets on Telugu film industry have been carried.
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