Behind the News is your round-up of musings from the corridors of power. The state has gone broke, with funds reaching rock bottom. However, who cares about empty pockets when you have got glamour to distract you?
Published May 06, 2025 | 12:11 PM ⚊ Updated May 06, 2025 | 12:11 PM
A poster of the Miss World competition.
Synopsis: While grappling with financial strain and difficulty in raising funds for routine expenses, the Telangana government is set to host Miss World 2025.
Hold your breath, folks. Hyderabad is about to get a shower of cosmic stardust. The Miss World 2025 pageant is landing in Telangana, bringing the planet’s most dazzling women. There will be ramps hotter than Hyderabad summer, with contestants gliding like queens in Pochampally sarees — shoulders back, heads high.
Now, let’s address the elephant in the room — or rather, the emaciated cow in the treasury. Telangana’s coffers are dry. The state has gone broke, with funds reaching rock bottom. However, who cares about empty pockets when you have got glamour to distract you?
Forget the EMIs piling up like unwashed laundry or the philosophical spiral about life’s unfairness. Sit before your TV and watch as the global beauties remind you that life is not all doom and gloom.
But wait, this pageant isn’t just a feast for the eyes. It offers a crash course in education! These contestants are here to school you on Pochampally sarees, Ramappa Temple, Hyderabad pearls and so on.
You might already know the basics, but brace yourself for a peek into esoteric secrets. Ever wondered about the ancient tech behind Ramappa’s earthquake-proof stones? Or the mystical art of weaving an intricate Pochampally saree?
The contestants, draped in those gorgeous sarees, will saunter through Pochampally’s villages and pose at Ramappa like they’re unlocking the safe of Telangana’s heritage. Then they will wear statement jewellery at the grand finale to promote Hyderabad pearls.
Now, the naysayers — BRS leaders — are grumbling. “How can we ogle beauty queens when hunger is baring its fangs?” they cry.
They have got a point: The farm sector’s in distress, poverty is biting deep. The Congress government’s promises are no longer taken seriously.
The timing of this glitzy pageant feels like hosting a gala dinner during a famine. The chief minister’s out here saying he is so broke that he can’t even raise salaries by a single rupee.
He has practically offered himself up as a buffet for disgruntled employees, claiming he needs ₹22,500 crore a month to keep the state afloat but is scraping by with just ₹18,500 crore. That’s a ₹4,000 crore gap, folks. Revanth, alas, has no magic wand or the Aladdin’s lamp.
Ok, let us be pragmatic: A hungry stomach might not care for ramp walks, but humans need a breather. So, park the outrage for a second, tune into the Miss World extravaganza, and let these contestants dazzle you with their poise, sarees, and temple trivia.
Telangana may be broke, but for a few days, it will be rich in beauty, grace, and a ramp that will positively be on fire. Who knows? Maybe one of the beauty queens will weave a Pochampally saree so magical it will balance the state budget.
This is the secret of the event: Creating a universal brand for Telangana. Maybe one day, in the distant future, we could proudly say with our heads held high that the Miss World Beauty pageant, 2025, was the secret sauce of Telangana’s success.
(Edited by Muhammed Fazil.)
