Count on Harish Rao for innovative strategies. While all across the Telangana state, the youth is moving away from the ruling TRS, they are firmly in the TRS fold in Harish Rao’s fiefdom of Siddipet. How is Harish Rao managing to keep the youth in the fold? This is the big question being asked by the TRS leaders in the state.
Here’s Harish Rao’s strategy. It’s simple yet powerful. He has taken sports route to win the hearts of the youths. The minister has converted Siddipet into a sports hub. He has got a world-class swimming pool and an indoor stadium in Siddipet town, which is attracting young people in large numbers. He has recently organized state-level cycling competition around Ranganayakula Cheruvu. Not just that, he is now all set to organize a cricket tournament with some 60 teams. This is going to be a huge affair. Not just that! Harish Rao has announced a reward of Rs 1000 for every sixer scored in the tourney. This is now proving to be a huge draw.
Though the players score sixers and win cash rewards, it is Harish Rao who is actually getting them politically clean-bowled. The youth in Siddipet are going bonkers over the offers. TRS leaders from across the state are now said to be planning to organize similar tournaments.
