Diwakar Reddy kin set to join Desam

Anantapur: With their  future in the Congress sealed due to the bifurcation of the state and  dissidence with the high command, senior Congress man and Tadipatri MLA J. C. Diwakar Reddy's family members and group of loyalists are  set to join Telugu Desam.

Differences with  party leaders including the APCC president Botsa Satyanarayana and revenue minister N. Raghuveera Reddy has also expedited his exit from the Congress.

Though  speculations were rife that he was going to join  YSRC  Diwakar Reddy,  his pot shots at TD chief N. Chandrababu Naidu and extending support to leading Samaikyandhra agitation a couple of days ago changed  drastically after the Telugu Desam in-charge of Tadipatri Assembly segment Peram Nagi Reddy  suddenly joined YSR Congress on Wednesday in the presence of YSR Congress president Y.S. Jagan at Idupulapaya in Kadapa district.

Peram Nagi Reddy has been defeated thrice in  the Assembly elections by  J.C. Diwakar Reddy and also served as municipal chairperson at municipality. The YSR Congress  has assured to field Peram Nagi Reddy's daughter-in-law P. Sarojamma from Tadipatri segment in the coming polls.

Peram Nagi Reddy’s sudden entry in YSR Congress party has resulted in the Diwakar Reddy group  shifting loyalties to Telugu Desam. Sources said that Telugu Desam leadership has offered JC Diwakar Reddy group MLA and MP seats.

J.C. Diwakar Reddy’s son J.C. Pavankumar Reddy has been  offered Assembly seat from Tadipathri segment  while offering the Anantapur Lok Sabha seat to his brother J.C. Prabhakar Reddy.
With  Peram Nagi Reddy quitting Telugu Desam, the  line has been  cleared for the JC family at Tadipatri.

Rumours say that the party high command has assured to compensate TDP politburo member K. Sreenivasulu, former MP from Anantapur Lok Sabha, with a ticket from  Guntakal or Rayadurg Assembly segments.

Peram Nagi Reddy held a meeting with TD cadre before leaving  the party and tried to wangle the  support of party cadres. However, a group of party cadres had meeting with  politburo member Kaluva Sreenivasulu at his residence here on Thursday where several leaders opposed the entry of J.C. Diwakar family into TDP as they have had a history of  cases due to political rivalry with him for over a decade. Ironically, TD high command is  reportedly  banking on the J.C.  Diwakar group  to strengthen the party.