Before I go into the question why Nadamuri Taraka Ramarao, the Legend of the Indian Cinema did not get the Bharat Ratna, other question to be asked is why he did not get the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Phalke award is reserved exclusively for the people from cine world. If anyone deserve this award - it is none other than Dr NT Ramarao. Probably, in the Indian Cinema we cannot find another actor who can match with his talent, depth and breadth. It always made me to wonder why he did not get this award. Is it like MK Gandhi not getting Noble prize for Peace? Well, I think it is on par with that but with an exception - Phalke award is given by Indian Government and Noble prize by a foreign body.
Now coming to why NTR did not get the Bharat Ratna - the answer lies with Telugu Desam Party and more precisely on N Chandra Babu Naidu. When he was in NDA alliance, TDP was the strongest position to influence the then federal government and could have got this award easily. I must say "very very easily". Yet, for reasons known only to Babu, he chose not to do that act.
Today reading a news item that Telugu Desam Party is launching an agitation to get this award for NTR looks like a cruel joke. Needless to say, the Party is doing this - only for the political gains and nothing more.
In any case, I hope one day NTR would be given not only - Bharat Ratna but also Phalke award.
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