Former Chief Minister and BRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao is said to be more particular about `vastu’. Due to vastu trauma only, many believed that he had demolished old secretariat buildings and constructed a mighty new grand secretariat.
He was hardly found at the secretariat. Many thought after the inauguration of the new secretariat, he may visit the secretariat. But, mostly he was confined to his official residence or his farm house. Even cabinet and other important meetings also used to be at his official residence.
As the Chief Minister avoided the secretariat, ministers were also seen in their chambers. However, after A Revanth Reddy became Chief Minister secretariat turned full of administrative activity and minister chambers also looked colourful.
But off late Revanth Reddy also seems to be worried about vastu advice and seen resorting to some changes. Visitors to the BR Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat on Monday were in for a surprise after they found the towering main entrance gates locked.
The locks were not all. The two giant gates were closed using aluminum and copper binding wires, besides being locked with padlocks, indicating that they were closed for good. Though officials are tight-lipped over the closure of the main entrance, speculations are rife that the gate was closed to make Vaastu changes. An employee admitted that they have been orally instructed to close the main entrance.
Ironically, the closure of the main gate a day after the Congress suffered a defeat in the Mahabubnagar Local Authorities constituency bypoll on Sunday raised eyebrows of officials and employees alike in the Secretariat.
There are also reports that Chief Minister Revanth Reddy is making a few changes in his visits to the Secretariat. Revanth Reddy, who usually makes his entry into the Secretariat through the main gate, will from now on be using the West gate to enter the complex and will exit through the North gate. IAS, IPS and other senior officials
will be using the South East gate to enter and exit the Secretariat.
Some Congress leaders are recalling that soon after becoming the TPCC president in July 2021, Revanth Reddy had made a few changes in Gandhi Bhavan, the State Congress headquarters as well. Since the move is being seen as one that brought success, it is being reportedly replicated at the Secretariat as well.
