PNS|Vijayawada
Rebel YSRCP MLA Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy from the Nellore constituency, joined the TDP in the presence of party chief Chandrababu Naidu on Friday. MLA Sridhar Reddy, his brother Giridhar Reddy and their followers joined the TDP after reaching the party office at Mangalagiri in a huge rally.
Chandrababu Naidu admitted Sridhar and Giridhar into TDP by offering them a yellow scarf. He was all praise for Giridhar for always being in the service of people. The TDP president said Giridhar Reddy resigned as president of YSRCP Seva Dal.
Speaking on the occasion, Giridhar Reddy thanked Chandrababu Naidu for making him a member of the TDP family. He said he decided to join TDP after consulting all his followers and well-wishers. He also said that the state needs the leadership of Chandrababu Naidu. Giridhar Reddy expressed confidence that the TDP will win all 10 Assembly seats from the Nellore district in the 2024 elections.
Sridhar Reddy joined the TDP a day after casting his vote in favour of the TDP candidate in Legislative Council elections from the MLA quota. The YSRCP suffered a shocking defeat on one of the seven seats which went to polls on Thursday. TDP’s Panchumarthi Anuradha won the seat by securing 23 votes, one more than the required number. Two MLAs of YSRCP resorted to cross-voting to help TDP win the seat.
In addition to Sridhar Reddy and another rebel Anam Ramnarayan Reddy, Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy and Undavalli Sridevi are also believed to have voted for the TDP. Like Sridhar Reddy and Anam Ramnarayan Reddy, Chandrasekhar Reddy is also from the Nellore district. Sridevi is an MLA from Tadikonda in the Guntur district. Sridhar Reddy alleged that the phone tapping started after he raised people’s issues and spoke about roads, drinking water, and other civic problems in his constituency. He stated that phone tapping was not possible without orders from the chief minister.
