Meanwhile, there are speculations that he is likely to meet
YSR Congress chief Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday, and formally join
YSRC with his son. Rao, who was the leader of the Opposition in the
Legislative Council openly aired his dissidence on March 10 as the TD
refused to re-nominate him for the MLC post. Interestingly his MLC term
ended on Thursday and he resigned from TD.
Rao had been sulking ever since he was denied nomination and
was not taking part in any party activity. He didn’t participate in
Naidu’s padayatra and its grand conclusion ceremony in the city. He was
never seen in the padayatra except on the birthday of Naidu on April 20, when
he came to wish him along with his wife. However, his son Ratnakar actively
participated in the TD chief’s walkathon.
Interestingly, Naidu visited Rao’s home and met his
family during his padayatra in Anakapalli. Dadi Veerabhadra Rao, who
was once a minister, had been loyal to TD since its inception. He
was always in the forefront in attacking the Opposition in the
Legislative Council.
On March 10 Veerabhadra Rao openly criticised Naidu’s
leadership stating that poor BCs don’t have a place in the party. “I was
waiting outside his bus like a dog. Yet, he didn’t show the courtesy to call
me. I should have been informed in advance about the party’s decision to
replace me with Yanamala Ramakrishnudu,” he had said.
Veerabhadra Rao immediately after news broke that he
had been denied an MLC seat. Rao said that he was hurt not by the denial
of nomination, but due to the humiliation of not conveying it in a
proper manner. Dadiâ?Ts open criticism of the TD leadership has left
cadres in disarray. Many TD activists in Anakapalli have threatened to
resign from the party.
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