Elections 2024
VIJAYAWADA: Away from the election campaign, and yet, in the thick of action is Rishi Raj Singh, Co-founder and Director of the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC), the political consulting firm working for the ruling YSRC. Crafting and executing strategies online and offline, he and his team are locked in this Mahabharat war of sorts, not just with the TDP-BJP-JSP alliance, but also their one-time colleagues who are working for the opposition through Showtime Consulting. Seated in his off
There is hardly anything black and white about crime lords -- past or present. While one section of people who had benefited from a gangster's actions and protection swear by his name and give continued loyalty and political support to him, those having suffered at his hand celebrate the don's end. The rise and fall of criminal-turned politician Mukhtar Ansari is a typical story of how untrammelled ambition combined with criminal intentions, leads to popularity, political rise, arrogance and eve