Anumula Revanth Reddy, President of Telangana Congress, will take oath as the new Chief Minister of Telangana in a grand ceremony at Hyderabad’s LB Stadium today. 

Uttam Kumar Reddy, Sridhar Babu, Ponnam Prabhakar, Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, Damodar Rajanarasimha, Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, Dana Anasuya, Tummala Nageswar Rao, Konda Surekha and Jupally Krishna Rao are the twelve ministers who will take oath along with Revanth Reddy. Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has been appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana and will take oath along with the ministers and the Chief Minister-elect.

Also known as ‘Tiger Revanth’ by his followers, Revanth Reddy took on the tallest leader of Telangana, K Chandrashekar Rao, the leader of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and brought Congress into power for the first time since Telangana was formed in 2014.

Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi are expected to attend the grand oath-taking ceremony of the Chief Minister-elect. About one lakh people are expected to attend the event.

The Congress is celebrating its win in Telangana. Chief Minister-elect Reddy contested from two seats – Kamareddy and Kodangal, in the assembly elections. Mr Reddy was facing KCR on the Kamareddy seat but the heavyweights lost the election to BJP’s Katipally Venkata Ramana Reddy. Revanth Reddy won the Kodangal seat. 

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, party’s General Secretary KC Venugopal and Congress in-charge of Telangana, Manikrao Thakare will attend the ceremony today. Congress chiefs of different states are expected to attend the ceremony.

Former Telangana Chief Minister KCR has been invited too along with Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his deputy DK Shivakumar, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, neighbouring Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu has been invited to the grand event.

Revanth Reddy will sign a file fulfilling poll guarantees in his first order of business after taking charge of the office. The Chief Minister-elect will offer the first job to a 38-year-old woman he had promised.

Actor Aditi Balan has alleged that she was asked to make way for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin’s convoy when she was rescuing her family that was stranded in the Chennai floods. Taking to her official X account, the Tamil actor also accused the government of helping an “influential” woman and not rescuing common people.

“I was asked to move my car while waiting to pick up family that was walking through the stagnant water because the CM convoy was approaching,” she wrote on Tuesday.

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— Aditi Balan (@AditiBalan) December 5, 2023

“Government, where are you? I just went to Radhakrishnan Nagar, Thiruvamiyur. Water from surrounding areas has been pumped into this area. There were dead animals floating around. We had to walk through the entire stagnation to rescue 2 kids and their grandma. Meanwhile, a boat with 6 cops rowed into river view road in Kottur Puram to pick up one influential lady,” she said in another post.

We had to walk thro the entire stagnation to rescue 2 kids and their grandma. Meanwhile a boat with 6 cops rowed into river view road in Kottur Puram to pick up one influential lady.

— Aditi Balan (@AditiBalan) December 5, 2023

On Wednesday, she said that “nothing has changed” in Radhakrishnan Nagar and that people are still stuck there.

“Why isn’t anyone from the Greater Chennai Corporation reaching out to anyone there,” Ms Balan asked.

Several low-lying areas remain inundated in Chennai for the fourth day with authorities saying that the water level was receding.

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Cyclone Michaung triggered heavy rainfall and led to inundation in several localities in Chennai with the government suspending power in some areas as a “preventive measure” as the cables were under water.

An estimated 13 people have died in the flooding that was triggered by the torrential rains that preceded the cyclone, which made landfall in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday.

Earlier on Wednesday, Chief Minister MK Stalin visited some of the affected areas and distributed food and essential commodities to people put up at a relief centre in the city.

He also inspected activities undertaken by the city civic body to drain water.

Mr Stalin also wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking an interim flood relief of Rs 5,060 crore.

Director Sandeep Reddy Vanga has ignited excitement among fans by teasing the sequel to his recent film Animal, titled Animal Park. Promising a more intense, darker, and grander narrative, Vanga assured that the sequel will surpass its predecessor in every aspect. Released on December 1, Animal, starring Ranbir Kapoor, opened to packed screens despite facing criticism on social media.

The film’s climax tantalised audiences with the prospect of Animal Park, hinting at the emergence of even more formidable characters alongside Ranbir Kapoor’s compelling portrayal.

In an interview, Vanga hinted at the potential collaboration with Ranbir Kapoor for a darker and more violent project than Animal if the film garners a positive response. With Animal already raking in numbers, the path seems clear for Vanga to unveil Animal Park, expanding upon the universe.

Released globally on December 1, 2023, Animal helmed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga and starring Ranbir Kapoor explores the tumultuous bond between a father and son. Alongside Kapoor, the movie features Anil Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna, Bobby Deol, and Triptii Dimri in supporting roles.