The bifurcation effect seems to have taken its toll even on the electronic media. This is not going too well with the Telangana intellectuals and academicians. They are stating “A strange trend is being observed in the Telangana based TV channels. The slang is being used forcibly. It is not necessary that just because they are from Telangana they have to speak in Telangana slang.”
They add “That should not be the identity and we should not lose the Telugu flavor. Many Telangana intellectuals speak authentic Telugu and do not attribute it to Andhra Telugu. Even Andhra Telugu has slang words but they don’t come in newspapers or news channels. There is no harm in having Telangana slang but only in selective programs is fine.”
“Different programs with different slangs are always nice. In NTV, Mama Mia comes in Nellore slang but for everything trying to put Telangana slang is becoming artificial and boring. We have also seen how programs such as RJ Prateeka, Racha Ramulamma are adopting the Telangana slang. It is interesting only but somehow we feel it is too forced.
Did Bammera Pothana write Bhagavatham in Telangana slang? Same is with Dr C Narayan Reddy and his speech. By projecting slang we are disowning authentic Telugu.” Well, this is the opinion coming from the Telangana intellectuals.