After months of speculation and intense lobbying, film comedian Ali was given a nominated post. He was made the advisor to the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh on electronic media. But, the post is not of much consequence and even Ali himself knows it. Many such advisors who already exist have no role in advising YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. It is clear that even Ali’s post too would be inconsequential.
Interestingly, there are already two media advisors to YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and Ali is the third one. Both the media advisors have been given an extension recently. This only means that they have some use for YS Jagan. What role then could Ali play? Unlike the other two, Ali will get an extension only if YS Jagan comes back to power. Otherwise, his term would be limited to just two years.
Ali joined the YSRCP ahead of the 2019 elections. He campaigned for the YSRCP and even attacked Pawan Kalyan, one of his best buddies. Soon after the YSRCP came to power, Ali expected a key post. There were rumours that he would be made a Rajya Sabha MP or even an MLC. However, none of them became true. There have always been rumours that he would be given some post or the other. But, in the end the post given must have been a disappointment for Ali. But, like a consummate politician, Ali successfully hid his emotions and thanked YS Jagan for giving him a nominated post. But, if sources close to him are to be believed, Ali might soon look towards the Jana Sena, which is led by his best buddy Pawan Kalyan.
