Telugu Desam Party MP from Vijayawada Kesineni Nani’s refusal to accept the post of party whip in Lok Sabha kicked up as storm in the party.
The TDP has won only three MPs in the recent Lok Sabha elections and party president N Chandrababu Naidu appointed Srikakulam MP K Rammohan Naidu as floor leader of the party in Lok Sabha and Guntur MP Galla Jayadev as deputy floor leader, while Kesineni Nani was given the post of party whip which his mandatory as per the rules.
However, Kesineni created ripples in the party by posting a message on his Facebook page that he was not accepting the whip post.
He wrote a message to Naidu stating that the latter could appoint someone else who was more capable and efficient than him.
“I feel I am not suitable to handle the responsibilities of such a big post,” he said.
Kesineni asserted that the people of Vijayawada had given him their blessings and elected me as their Member of Parliament.
“I would be more than happy to serve the constituency full time rather than this posts,” he said.
Apparently, Nani had been sulking ever since Rammohan Naidu was given the elevation though he was junior to him. He had even skipped the Iftar party hosted by Naidu in Vijayawada on Tuesday.
This led to the talk that Kesineni was planning to quit the TDP and might join the BJP. But on Wednesday, he clarified again stating that there was no question of changing the party and he would never join the BJP.
