Twenty-eight years since his passing, N.T. Rama Rao just can’t be pushed out of people’s memory, particularly during election time, when political leaders invoke him to tug at his supporters’ heartstrings.
Despite the State division and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founded by him losing its political relevance in Telangana, the former chief minister’s impact and influence is hard to forget, more so in Khammam district bordering Andhra Pradesh where his community has a strong say.
Both the ruling Congress and Opposition Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) are leaving no stone unturned to impress TDP voters and die-hard fans of NTR. The Kamma community to which he belonged is an influential one in the Khammam district that shares border with the erstwhile East Godavari district of A.P. It’s a different matter, although, that NTR can’t be confined to one community.
