Balineni's Cover Up Plan With Rosaiah's Statue

[Anta Assamey]

Minister Balineni Srinivasa Reddy is in trouble for his men thrashing an Arya Vysya activist for the latter’s alleged remarks against a minister and two MLAs for their uncharitable remarks on the rivals.

A loyalist of Balineni, identified as Subhani, was seen beating Arya Vysya activist Subbarao Gupta mercilessly. 

Later, the Minister claimed that he intervened and stopped the beating and even got him to the party office in Tadepalli and made him join the chief minister’s birthday celebrations.

But, by then the damage was already done and the angry Arya Vysya community held protests in some places across the state, besides in Prakasam district. 

Though calling Subbarao Gupta to the party office was a damage-repair action, it seems to have not worked for the Minister or the party as well.

The Minister now makes his second move to please the angry Arya Vysya community and announced that he would install a life size bronze statue of former chief minister Konijeti Rosaiah in Prakasam district. 

He recalled his association with the giant leader and said he would build a memory for Rosaiah, who also hails from the Arya Vysya community. 

The Minister left the decision of identifying suitable location for the life size bronze statue of Rosaiah to the Arvya Vysya community, in a bid to please them from the damage caused to him and the party in the Subbarao Gupta’s episode. 

Will the damage be undone by this imitative and will the Arvya Vysyas back the party in Ongole in the 2024 elections? 

Does it not require the Minister to apologise for what was done to Subbarao Gupta by his chela, Subhani!?