At a time when YSR Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy is trying hard to overcome the negative campaign against him in the industrial sector by holding diplomats’ meets and investments summits, his party leaders seem to be causing a lot of damage to his image.
The alleged unruly behaviour of inspector-turned-YSRC MP from Hindupur Gorantla Madhav at the launch of Seltos car of Kia Motors at Penukonda in Anantapur district on Thursday is understood to have terribly upset the chief minister.
Jagan reportedly sought an explanation from Madhav for throwing tantrums at the Kia Motors management at the car launch event. He also asked the MP to meet him personally in Amaravati to give an explanation.
Already, there was a negative talk against Jagan for skipping the Kia cars launch event for his own reasons. Now, with the YSRC leader’s rude behaviour further damaged his image.
Madhav shouted at the Kia Motors officials for not inviting him on to the dais.
Pointing his finger at the Kia company official, the MP said: “How dare you ignore me at the event? I will complain to the chief minister. I will see that you bow your head in front of Jagan Mohan Reddy. You seem to be thinking that you are still working under Chandrababu Naidu rule. Wake up.”
He also attacked Kia management not recruiting the local people from Anantapur in big numbers.
“I don’t see many faces from Anantapur. You have to give jobs to locals,” he shouted.
Apparently, the MP didn’t know that the recent act of providing 75% reservation to locals was not there when the Kia motors began their operations in Andhra Pradesh.
Expressing his anguish, Madhav scribbled on the bonnet of the car with a white marker pen: “Car roll out but our young people ruled out here ..sorry,” he wrote and signed on the bonnet of the new car at the ceremony.
