It now appears that the Kalwakuntla family is all set to introduce another member of the family into politics. A concerted attempt is being made to project the softer side of KCR’s grandson Himanshu. His birthday was a sober yet gala affair and he visited the government school in Gowlidoddi area, close to Gachibowli.
Himanshu’s visit to the government school to inaugurate the new classrooms and gift new furniture on his birthday was marked by the presence of no less persons than education minister Sabitha Indra Reddy and local MLA Vivekananda. In fact, Himanshu raised Rs 40 lakh from the Corporate Social Responsibility funds of BRS-friendly industrialist Madhusudhan to support the venture.
Himanshu was not just the star attraction. He also made a carefully choreographed speech where he raised issues like lack of basic amenities in the government schools. Observers say that this was a carefully planned speech as he was being projected as a rebellious youth. His criticism is significant as his grandpa KCR is implementing an ambitious Mana Vuru Mana Badi programme to improve the lot of the government schools.
The scheme, launched last year, is aimed at improving the infrastructure in the 26065 government schools in the state. Rs 7289 crore have been released in the first phase. By criticizing the lack of infrastructure, he would be projected as a young rebel and the government would surely take his criticism ‘quite seriously’ to provide better facilities. Thus, Himanshu is all set to be projected as a pro-poor, pro-education young leader, say observers.