Vaastu delays Rao move to CM office

TRS chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao is not keen on moving to the chief minister’s camp office at Begumpet in Hyderabad till the “Vaastu defects” are rectified.

Party sources said that Mr Rao had asked Vaastu experts to examine the camp office and make changes accordingly before he shifts there after taking charge as the first chief minister of Telangana.

Mr Rao reportedly believes that the camp office is jinxed as no occupant, from the late Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy to Mr N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, could complete their term due to “Vaastu dosha.”

Mr Rao is a staunch believer in Vaastu. He had recently made several changes to the TRS Bhavan, the party headquarters, to align it with the principles of Vaastu. He also believes that six is his lucky number,

● K. Chandrasekhar Rao reportedly believes that the camp office is jinxed as no occupant, from the late Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy to Mr N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, could complete their term due to ‘ Vaastu dosha.’

all his vehicles bear the registration number 6.

Party sources said Mr Rao has decided to continue to stay at his residence at Nandi Nagar in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, till the camp office gets the nod from Vaastu experts.

Accordingly, the police department has stepped up security near his residence. Mr Rao enjoys the highest category of security.

The camp office, a twostorey building, is located on a 1.5- acre site in Begumpet. Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy had had the officecum- residence built at a cost of ` 10 crores and moved in on Jan 5, 2005. Two minister quarters that were on the premises were demolished for the camp office. Though Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy completed his first term there and was even re- elected, his second stint ended abruptly due to his tragic death in a helicopter crash in September 2009. However, his wife Y. S. Vijayalakshmi and son Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy stayed in the house till December 2009.