In 1995, TDP MLAs led by N. Chandrababu Naidu revolted against the then chief minister N.T. Rama Rao whose government was toppled then. All this happened with MLAs camping at Hotel Viceroy in Hyderabad at that time. It was since then called the Viceroy Hotel coup that opened a new chapter in the TDP’s onward march in AP politics.

In his recent attack, Telangana CM K Chandrasekhara Rao has accused Chandrababu of cheating and snatching power from the hands of his own father-in-law NTR and that was characteristic of CBN. KCR said this to highlight that his coming to power was different as led the struggle with confidence and conviction which led to formation of separate Telangana state. But KCR forgot what role he played in the coup against NTR.

In a strong counter allegation, Chandrababu asked whether KCR did not play a major role in replacing NTR or not. Naidu said it was not correct on the part of KCR now to make false allegations against him. Chandrasekhara Rao was very much a leader of the Telugu Desam Party at that time and he supported the leadership of CBN in the transition of power. CBN also asked it was the same KCR who had later served as a minister in his cabinet. Just like many MLAs at that time, KCR has also supported Naidu and all that was obviously to prevent Lakshmi Parvathi from rising to a position second only to NTR.