TDP leaders’ influx into YSRCP continues

Hyderabad, Feb 15, 2013: Inflicting a body blow to the TDP, several of its important leaders have quit the party and joined YSR Congress along with their supporters on Friday, while the Ichchapuram TDP MLA has called on the YSRCP president Sri Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy in jail and announced his decision to join the party.

In a day of swift developments, Bhimli TDP in-charge Anjaneya Raju, who unsuccessfully contested for the seat in 2009 assembly elections as the party candidate, Guntur district TDP vice-president Byreddy Ranga Reddy and Visakhapatnam Purna Market Committee TDP leader Babu Rao have quit the party and joined YSR Congress.

While Anjaneya Raju and Babu Rao met the party honourary president Smt. Y. S. Vijayamma at her Lotus Pond residence in Hyderabad and took the membership of the party, Ranga Reddy joined the YSR Congress in the presence of party MLA Sucharita and Guntur district unit leader Lella Appi Reddy in Guntur.

Jagan’s service motto inspired me: Sai Raj

Along with Sai Raj, Pathapatnam former TDP MLA K. Mohan Rao and party in-charge K.Venkataramana have also called on Sri Jagan Mohan Reddy at the Chanchalguda jail. Later, they told reporters they have decided to join YSR Congress as he is the only leader in the state who can do justice to the people by implementing various welfare schemes once introduced by Dr. YSR.

Denying the allegations that he sold out himself to YSR Congress party, Sai Raj said that he discussed several issues plaguing their district with Sri Jagan Mohan Reddy. “He assured me he will solve all the problems faced by our district,” Sai Raj told reporters.

He said he has seen the urge in Sri Jagan Mohan Reddy to serve the people and has decided to join the YSR Congress. “I will work with him irrespective of any position in the party,” he said.