[4][11] Originally meant to advocate against the feudal system in the area,[7][8][9][10] it played an important role in reporting on the success of the Salt Satyagraha in Nellore district.

[4] The British government searched house and office of Venkatrama Naidu and also of the editor Chundi Jagannatham for three days from 15 to 17 February 1941, officially on the basis that it spread anti-war propaganda.

[12] Such press restrictions during World War II led to the paper being suspended voluntarily from 1 September 1942.

[12] For example, during the reign of N. T. Rama Rao as chief minister, the publication often criticised and mocked him with "dripping sarcasm".

[13] In 2019, editor Dolendra Prasad was attacked by MLA Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy of Nellore Rural district in retaliation for a negative story on him.