Telangana TDP leader and former minister Enugula Peddi Reddy took pot shots at the recent expansion of cabinet by KCR. Commenting on the issue, Peddi Reddy quipped, “Seeing the expanded cabinet, one is wondering whether TDP is back in power in Telangana.” Peddi Reddy pointed out that most of the KCR’s cabinet are ex-TDP leaders.
He, however, added, “Although several leaders have quit the party, party workers remained with TDP. The response to recently held party membership drive was massive and it says that all.” Comparing TDP to a well and TRS to a vessel, Peddi Reddy said, “TDP is like a well. No matter how much water you dig, more water will arise unlike a vessel.” Peddi Reddy pointed that KCR has rewarded “Samaikyavadis” in heart and soul and took them into his cabinet.
“The very people whom KCR had lamented during the Telangana movement as Samaikyavadis, he has now taken into his cabinet.” He alleged that Tummala Nageswara Rao (Khammam) and Talasani Srinivas Yadav (Greater Hyderabad) have batted for United State before bifurcation. He lashed out, “TRS is no longer a movement-based party. It’s an advantageous political party.”