PK tweets on north Indian TTD officer ruffle TDP

HYDERABAD: Tollywood actor and Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan on Monday sought to embarrass the TDP regime by his tweets questioning the appointment of Anil Kumar Singhal, a north Indian IAS officer, as TTD executive officer.
While there is a growing sentiment against the appointment of officers of north Indian origin among Telugu officers, the actor's tweets further put the TDP regime in a fix.
He mentioned that he is not personally against the appointment of Singhal but went on to question whether a South Indian would be appointed as a higher authority of sacred shrines such as Amarnath, Varanasi or Mathura in North India.
The leader faulted the AP chief minister Chandrababu Naidu for this appointment. "I don't know how the CM agreed for this. He has to give an explanation to the people of AP and rest of South India.
However, TDP leaders strongly condemned the actor's comments. TDP leader Varla Ramaiah said that the actor is merely seeking publicity by making such comments. He further cited that Veeraiah Chowdary, a Telugu man, is serving as central vigilance commissioner. Another TDP leader VB Rajendra Prasad advised the actor to not create any rift between North and South.