Upset with Chiranjeevi's attitude, former legislator Vangaveeti Radhakrishna did not join the Congress along with his supporters on Monday. Radhakrishna, son of Kapu warlord late Vangaveeti Ranga, was one of the few leaders who left the ruling Congress to join PRP before the last general elections.
Sources said Radhakrishna was disappointed with the response of Chiranjeevi in ensuring him the party ticket for the next elections. Chiranjeevi is believed to have told Radhakrishna to join Congress unconditionally saying that he would think about his political future at an appropriate time. With Malladi Vishnu being the lone Congress legislator from Vijayawada city, Radharishna suspects that it could be difficult for him to get the party ticket.
PRP nominees Vellampalli Srinivas and Yalamanchili Ravi are legislators from the city and they are likely to get re-nominated in the next elections. With his chances of getting a ticket from the Congress looking remote, Radhakrishna skipped the merger meeting held in Hyderabad.
Though his political aides advised him to negotiate with YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy, Radhakrishna is yet to take a decision as the district in-charge minister Galla Arunakumari, with whom he has good rapport, has reportedly cautioned him against taking hasty decisions.
Meanwhile, local MP Lagadapati Rajagopal is said to have assured him of a ticket. The MP had opposed Malladi Vishnu's candidature in the last election as he preferred Samineni Udayabhanu from Vijayawada Central. Despite assurances, Radha thinks that his political journey has hit a road block and is seriously looking out for other options.
Sources said Radhakrishna was disappointed with the response of Chiranjeevi in ensuring him the party ticket for the next elections. Chiranjeevi is believed to have told Radhakrishna to join Congress unconditionally saying that he would think about his political future at an appropriate time. With Malladi Vishnu being the lone Congress legislator from Vijayawada city, Radharishna suspects that it could be difficult for him to get the party ticket.
PRP nominees Vellampalli Srinivas and Yalamanchili Ravi are legislators from the city and they are likely to get re-nominated in the next elections. With his chances of getting a ticket from the Congress looking remote, Radhakrishna skipped the merger meeting held in Hyderabad.
Though his political aides advised him to negotiate with YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy, Radhakrishna is yet to take a decision as the district in-charge minister Galla Arunakumari, with whom he has good rapport, has reportedly cautioned him against taking hasty decisions.
Meanwhile, local MP Lagadapati Rajagopal is said to have assured him of a ticket. The MP had opposed Malladi Vishnu's candidature in the last election as he preferred Samineni Udayabhanu from Vijayawada Central. Despite assurances, Radha thinks that his political journey has hit a road block and is seriously looking out for other options.
--Courtesy-TOI
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