Telugu NRIs keen on AP

By SNV Sudhir

Visakhapatnam, April 29, 2014:  Looks like NRI Forums away from the state have decided to take an active role in AP politics and rebuilding the new state. A few NRI forums are watching the developments in the state politics keenly.

Telugu NRI Forum, having a global presence in USA, UK, Singapore and Saudi Arabia wanted to become a prominent NRI lobby group which facilitates the investors in various countries to invest in residual Andhra Pradesh to help improve the state’s economic conditions. The Forum also decided to communicate with political parties and support good parties and candidates during elections.

“After the state bifurcation, we see lot of opportunity for residual Andhra Pradesh to build infrastructure for younger generations, as this region needs to build a new capital. Also, Telangana state needs to protect the growth in Hyderabad and ensure that all residents in the state prosper. We also need to protect the people who moved from one area to the other area, and both the states address the common issues amicably,” said the Forum president, Venkat Mondeddu, who lives in Atlanta, USA.

Besides, lending their support to a ‘right’ candidate or party, the Forum will also help to defeat politicians who either helped AP division to take place or who didn’t do enough to stop the division.

Telugu NRI Forum, had lent its support to an NRI, Chandrasekhar Buddha, who is contesting for Vizag Lok Sabha as an independent candidate.  “Chandrasekhar has excellent growth plans for Vizag and it is our intention to leverage his experience for the development of the city.  Telugu NRI Forum supports the need to lay a strong foundation for a cleaner future, in which our kids can have a safe and better future.  To this extent, whatever little we can do to encourage intellectuals like Chandrasekhar Budha, will help achieve our goal,” said Venkat.