The internal bickering in key constituency of Jammalamadugu in Kadapa district is turning out to be a major headache for AP Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. Despite his best attempts, the group rivalry between sitting MLA Sudheer Reddy and former minister Ramasubba Reddy.
The rivalry between the families of Ramasubba Reddy and Adinarayana Reddy is legion and has a long history. However, Adinarayana Reddy, who was originally in the YSRCP, had shifted to the TDP and later to the BJP. Ramasubba Reddy, Adinarayana Reddy’s arch rival, resigned the TDP and joined the YSRCP. He felt there would be no problem in the YSRCP. But, sitting MLA Sudheer Reddy has begun opposing Ramasubba Reddy very strongly. He has been holding separate meetings without involving Ramasubba Reddy. Though YSRCP leader Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy repeatedly tried to counsel Sudheer Reddy, the latter is in no mood to listen. Even YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s intervention did not help the matters.
Finally matters became worse when an angry Ramasubba Reddy had put up rebel candidates in Pulivendula constituency. Due to the rebels, the overall performance of the YSRCP have been marred. The rebels have won in several places. Though Ramasubba Reddy has proved a point, Sudheer Reddy is not in a mood to relent.
