Recent appointment of cabinet posts by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Chandrababu Naidu, to Naga Babu, General Secretary of Jana Sena Party and brother of Pawan Kalyan has set off an intense debate across the political scenario in the state. After the government was formed, he was ignored from significant posts for electoral campaign works as a whole though he played key roles.
Earlier, it was speculated that Naga Babu could be appointed as the Chairman of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) or even nominated to the Rajya Sabha. The possibilities did not materialize at that time. Now with Chief Minister Naidu announcing a ministerial position for Naga Babu, the reactions are mixed-both support and criticism over the move.
Criticisms are being made in view of this decision, especially because it has been said that Naga Babu is not even registered as a voter in Andhra Pradesh. Political machination is giving rise to a stream of sarcastic comments on social networking sites as people ask how this sudden cabinet inclusion came to pass.
YSRCP leader and former minister Ambati Rambabu has added fuel to the fire by making another pointed remark on Twitter, posting “They think governing a state is like making a multi-starrer movie. How unfortunate! “. Without targeting anyone or two in particular, by uttering such words, Rambabu has been interpreted, quite broadly, as attacking Naidu’s new cabinet decision.
