YSR Congress party president Jagan Mohan Reddy, in his open letter written to AP Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu yesterday, plainly said that he doesn’t want to attend the foundation stone laying ceremony of Amaravati. So he asked the government not to invite him and even if invited he will not attend it.

 

He sticks to his word until Chandrababu Naidu seeks Telangana Chief Minister KCR’s appointment for personally inviting him to grace the function. It seems he is having second thoughts about his decision to boycott the state function. So, he lets one of his senior leaders Umma Reddy Venkateswarulu to react on Chandrababu seeking KCR’s appointment today.

 

Ummareddy Venkateswarulu said “The way Chandrababu Naidu sought Telangana Chief Minister KCR’s appointment he can seek Jagan Mohan Reddy’s appointment also. The way he is personally inviting Chief Minister KCR, similarly he can invite our party president Jagan Mohan Reddy also. Even if he attends the function, will they allow him to sit beside Prime Minister Narendra Modi? Being a political party, we have our own reservations.”

 

After all, what message Jagan wants to send with this Ummareddy statement? Did he realize that boycotting a state function is a terrible mistake and so he wants to attend it if invited? But, why should a Chief Minister should seek his appointment and personally invite him when he rudely declared that he doesn’t want to attend the function?

 

Why should Chief Minister come to his home and invite him, when he insulted two ministers by refusing to meet them when they come to invite him personally? What makes him believe that he needs to be equally treated or honored with Chief Minister KCR and Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he doesn’t think the two ministers are not worth receiving at his home?

 

All political leaders of Congress, TRS, BJP of Telangana state are welcoming the AP Ministers and accepting the invitations given on behalf of AP Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu. But, Jagan Mohan Reddy alone is boycotting this function and very rudely stated the same despite being a native of Andhra Pradesh state and the main opposition party leader with cabinet rank.

 

However, if YSR Congress party changes its minds and want to attend the function now they may really become a laughing stock in state politics. Hence, it is worth sticking to his decision so that they will have an option to continue their criticism as ever before.