Tadipathri now a TDP bastion

The wait is finally over and Mr Chandra Babu Naidu has broken the 6 decades of Congress strong-hold over the Anantapur district’s Tadipathri religion. Former Congress Minister J.C. Diwaker Reddy, his brother JC Prabhakar Reddy and his son Pawan Reddy have officially joined the Telugu Desam Party on Sunday.

J C Diwakar Reddy is expected to get the Lok Sabha seat and either his son or brother will be given the Assemblyseat from Tadipathri. What was once a war of words between Naidu and JC Diwakar and his supporters took a different turn as they shook hands with each other. This entry has antagonized the TDP party cadre in Anantapur who were against this move but at the end it was a necessity and something that he couldn’t risk not doing that fuelled this move. Another sitting MLA from the Vijayawada east constituency Yalamanchali Ravi has joined the TDP also.