Following reports that senior Telugu Desam Party leader and Andhra Pradesh minister for higher education Ganta Srinivasa Rao is indicating that he might shift loyalties to Jana Sena Party, the party cadre in Visakhapatnam are bringing pressure on party president Pawan Kalyan not to reciprocate his feelers.
Pawan told the party leaders that he would not take Ganta into the Jana Sena under any circumstances.
“Personally, I have nothing against this man. But he does not match with our party principles. He has the habit of changing the parties frequently. We cannot accept such people who have no principles,” he said.
Ganta has not been feeling comfortable in the party for quite some time, following his rift with another minister Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu who is also from Visakhapatnam.
Ayyanna has been regularly complaining to the party high command against the alleged illegal activities of Ganta.
At one stage, Ganta had even gone unavailable to the party leaders and almost boycotted the tour of TDP president and chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu to Visakhapatnam a few months ago. However, he softened his stand after Naidu spoke to him and continued in the party.
However, Ganta has been waiting for an opportunity since them to find a suitable alternative. As part of this, he is learnt to have approached Jana Sena Party leades.
