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Rama Mandava

Senior journalist with expertise in Andhra Pradesh politics

Are Jagan Mohan Reddy and his MP cousin Avinash Reddy on a collision course?
YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s trusted trio on the verge of political extinction

Ex-YSRCP MLA Dwarampudi Chandrasekhar Reddy’s political retreat as controversies catch up
Allu Arjun vs Pawan Kalyan: Andhra Assembly elections creates a schism in actors’ fan base
YS Bharathi to take charge as YSRCP president as Jagan Mohan Reddy plans mass contact programme?

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BR Naidu. — Viral video involving TTD chairman BR Naidu triggers a major political row in Andhra Pradesh

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Chennai homelessness — 13,529 lives on the streets: Maatram 2026 exposes Chennai’s hidden homelessness crisis

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File photo of Thummala Nageswara Rao. — In a damage control exercise, Telangana government promises housing for displaced poor in Khammam