The meeting of YSR Congress party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 10 has kicked up a lot of storm and dust in Andhra Pradesh politics.
The ruling Telugu Desam Party has virtually gone on the defensive with the sharp criticism from former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju over the arrest of political satirist Inturi Ravi Kiran by the AP government in violation of the freedom of expression granted by the Constitution.
With Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu ruling out the possibility of nominating elected representatives – whether it is an MLA or an MP – as Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams trust board chairman post, the competition for this coveted post has come down drastically.
After Andhra Pradesh Police, the state secretariat has also been hit by a cyber attack, said officials here on Wednesday.
The letter written by former Supreme Court judge and former Press Council of India chairman Justice Markandey Katju to President and Prime Minister demanding arrest of Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu and imposition of President’s rule in the state has boosted the morale of the YSR Congress party.
Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju described Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister as a tinpot dictator and a paper tiger.
Power star and Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan always claims that he is a voracious reader of books and most of his knowledge has come from the number of books he has read.
The Andhra Pradesh government headed by Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu should be dismissed forthwith and President’s Rule be imposed forthwith, in the wake of the arrest of a political satirist and social media campaigner Inturi Ravi Kiran.
Of late, one interesting development has not gone unnoticed in the media circles; that is, YSR Congress party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy is getting considerable coverage in the media owned by his rival Ch Ramoji Rao.
In another two years, it will be election time in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. So, political parties have started wooing the media to get their support in a big way.
The latest political developments in Andhra Pradesh showing Bharatiya Janata Party leaders displaying their new-found love towards YSR Congress party and attacking the Telugu Desam Party indicate the possibility of changing political equations in the state.
YSR Congress Party MLA R K Roja on Tuesday wondered why Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu was showing so much interest in badminton player P V Sindhu, instead of on red chilli farmers.
Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, who defended YSR Congress party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy’s meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 10 and welcomed his party’s support to the BJP candidate in Presidential elections, seem to have changed their tune again.
When any political party or leader writes a letter to the Prime Minister with confidential note, it remains a top secret unless the leader himself discloses it to media. There is absolutely no chance of the letter or complaint being leaked to media from PMO.
