There is a huge demand for KCR kites and pink maanaja in Hyderabad. The kite flyers are buying kites with the photos of Modi, KCR, Rahul Gandhi and also MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi. The election symbol of Owaisi is Kite and that these kites are popular in Old city. Gujar house is famous for maanjas, that is the thread which use to cut the threads of other kite flyers. Eating sweets and hots over the rooftops and flying kites has been the traditional time pass act during the Sankranthi. In rural areas, it is bull fights and cock fights out there staking lakhs of rupees.Some of them will arrange DJ also dance to the tunes of theen maar for Sankranthi at the same time flying the kites.
The shopkeepers selling the kites said that the KTR patangs or kites are more in demand. In the northern side, people are flying Modi kites. There are special shops where you get only Modi kites. There is no doubt that across Telangana there is no leader who could beat the charisma of KCR. That is the reason people are after KCR kites and Pink Maanja. This time the old city people have brought some kites and maanja from Northside and they are selling it at a premium price. Bullfights, cockfights, Maaja are banned, but no one cares. All of them participate and enjoy. IN coastal areas the MLAs conduct the bullfights and cockfights.
