A flexi-board hailing the senior Minister Kanna Lakshminarayana as the "future Chief Minister" has set off ripples in political circles. The flexi has sprung up at Guntur town on Thursday. It is said that the banner was put up by the local Congress leaders and supporters of the senior minister in the Kiran Kumar Reddy cabinet.
The appearance of a huge flexi-board during the "Rachabanda" programme has surprised many. The question being asked is whether such a banner can be put up without Kanna's consent? or is it just a work of some overzealous party workers? The development assumes significance in the backdrop of recent speculation that the Congress high command could choose him as the Chief Minister of Seemandhra, post-bifurcation.
In another interesting development, Kanna called on the former PCC Chief D Srinivas on Thursday, triggering further speculation in political circles about the changing equations in the state Congress.
Srinivas is known to be close to the party bosses in Delhi and has ready access to the party president Sonia Gandhi.
Last week, Kanna had met Sonia Gandhi in Delhi, setting off speculation about his possible elevation in the party. However, he has clarified that he was not in the race for any post.
"I am not in the race for CM's post or any organisational post," Kanna had said.
He clarified that he had met the party president on his own by taking a prior appointment. He said he told her about the people’s strong desire to keep the state united. Sonia told him that since a decision has been taken by the CWC, it cannot be reversed. Kanna then raised the concerns and fears of Seemandhra people, to which Sonia Gandhi directed him to approach the GoM and present his views.
