<p>In an effort to counter the ongoing argument that Hyderabad will lose its sheen as Information Technology (IT) major in the country following the bifurcation, a new outfit was formed to bring the business back on track. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The Telangana IT Association (TITA) conducted an awareness conference to counter the campaign by Seemandhra leaders. <br /><br />TITA founder-president Sandeep Kumar said the IT sector staff, MLC and educationist Chukka Ramaiah, Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) MLA K Tarakarama Rao, TRS politburo member Dr Shravan, Nalsar University Professor Madabushi Sridhar, Telangana non-gazetted officers association (TNGOs) leader Vittal, political analyst V Prakash, eminent singer Rasamai Balakishan and several IT experts have supported the formation of TITA.<br /><br />Addressing its first conference here on Sunday, TRS leader and Sircilla MLA K T Rama Rao said they would transform Hyderabad into the IT capital.<br /><br />Rao said several cities, including Hyderabad, were developed as IT hubs in the country. <br /> He said after formation of Telangana, Hyderabad will be developed into the IT capital of the country. <br /><br />Dismissing Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu’s claims that he had developed Hyderabad from an ordinary city to a metropolis on par with international standards, Rao alleged that Naidu, who was the owner of a two-acre plot has now become owner of a 15-acre farm house opposite the Hi-tech city in Madhapur. That was his greatest achievement during his nine-year rule, he ridiculed. <br /><br />He also alleged that the Seemandhra ministers and MPs were not genuine advocates of united Andhra Pradesh, but rank opportunists.<br /><br />He said the people of Telangana would not believe the ruling Congress till it tabled a bill in Parliament. He also made it clear that the TRS leadership was ready to hold talks with the Seemandhra people if the latter agreed for division of the state.<br /><br />Ramaiah exhorted the Telangana IT employees to support people from the backward communities and the poor who are living in the region. <br /><br />He lamented that the region remained backward in all sectors due to the step-motherly treatment of the Seemandhra rulers. <br /><br />He also chided the Seemandhra people, who set up industries in and around Hyderabad, to claim that the city belongs to them. <br /><br />Vittal said the IT sector would have a bright future in Telangana.</p>
<p>In an effort to counter the ongoing argument that Hyderabad will lose its sheen as Information Technology (IT) major in the country following the bifurcation, a new outfit was formed to bring the business back on track. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The Telangana IT Association (TITA) conducted an awareness conference to counter the campaign by Seemandhra leaders. <br /><br />TITA founder-president Sandeep Kumar said the IT sector staff, MLC and educationist Chukka Ramaiah, Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) MLA K Tarakarama Rao, TRS politburo member Dr Shravan, Nalsar University Professor Madabushi Sridhar, Telangana non-gazetted officers association (TNGOs) leader Vittal, political analyst V Prakash, eminent singer Rasamai Balakishan and several IT experts have supported the formation of TITA.<br /><br />Addressing its first conference here on Sunday, TRS leader and Sircilla MLA K T Rama Rao said they would transform Hyderabad into the IT capital.<br /><br />Rao said several cities, including Hyderabad, were developed as IT hubs in the country. <br /> He said after formation of Telangana, Hyderabad will be developed into the IT capital of the country. <br /><br />Dismissing Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu’s claims that he had developed Hyderabad from an ordinary city to a metropolis on par with international standards, Rao alleged that Naidu, who was the owner of a two-acre plot has now become owner of a 15-acre farm house opposite the Hi-tech city in Madhapur. That was his greatest achievement during his nine-year rule, he ridiculed. <br /><br />He also alleged that the Seemandhra ministers and MPs were not genuine advocates of united Andhra Pradesh, but rank opportunists.<br /><br />He said the people of Telangana would not believe the ruling Congress till it tabled a bill in Parliament. He also made it clear that the TRS leadership was ready to hold talks with the Seemandhra people if the latter agreed for division of the state.<br /><br />Ramaiah exhorted the Telangana IT employees to support people from the backward communities and the poor who are living in the region. <br /><br />He lamented that the region remained backward in all sectors due to the step-motherly treatment of the Seemandhra rulers. <br /><br />He also chided the Seemandhra people, who set up industries in and around Hyderabad, to claim that the city belongs to them. <br /><br />Vittal said the IT sector would have a bright future in Telangana.</p>