Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy seems to be in a very delicate situation where he has to balance between his `gratitude’ towards TDP chief and AP Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu for giving a big lift in his early political career and `loyalty’ towards Congress high- command, as TDP is now in anti- Congress camp of BJP-led NDA.
He promptly responded to Chandrababu Naidu’s initiative to mutually discuss a decade long pending bifurcation issue between two states so as to find a solution. Only on Saturday evening, when Naidu came to his Praja Bhavan, along with his ministers and officials, he extended a warm reception offering them flower bouquets.
However, barely two days later on Monday evening attending former Chief Minister YS Rajasekhar Reddy’s 75th birth anniversary, organised by his daughter and APCC chief YS Sharmila in Mangalagiri, he went on full against Naidu.
In fact, he went to the extent of challenging Naidu stating that the NDA alliance government in Andhra Pradesh would be dethroned and the Congress would come to power in the 2029 elections. With possibilities of a bypoll in Kadapa, he said he would campaign in every lane and bylane of Kadapa and ensure that the Congress won.
The politically charged attack on Naidu saw Revanth Reddy saying that it was in fact the ‘BJP’ that was in power in Andhra Pradesh, with BJP standing for ‘Babu, Jagan and Pawan’. He claimed that they were all supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He further declared that there is no opposition in Andhra Pradesh and only YSR’s daughter and APCC president YS Sharmila will be the voice of people and fight on behalf of the downtrodden.
Probably, this may be the first time that Revanth Reddy directly attacks TDP’s regime and TDP’s alliance with BJP. It may be recalled that TDP is the crucial supporter for the survival of Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the center.
However, Revanth Reddy asserted that YSR’s last wish was to make Rahul Gandhi the Prime Minister of the country and urged Congress workers to strive hard to fulfill his last wish. Moreover, he also appealed to make YS Sharmila as the Chief Minister of the state in 2029.
