Telugu Desam party leaders have time and again accused Mudragada Padmanabam for acting on the behest of the YSR Congress party and trying to create rift between BCs and Kapus. By postponing the Chalo Amaravati Padayatra, the Kapu Patriarch has just confirmed the allegations.

Following TDP’s magnificent win in Nandyal, Mudragada is singing a different tune altogether. He who time and again said that Chandrababu is backtracking on election promise, went ahead to take credit for Nandyal bypoll. He reportedly advised Kapu community people to vote for TDP in Kakinada and Nandyal. The Kakinada Municipal Corporation Elections result will all be out tomorrow and with reports emerging that the ruling party has better chances of victory, his statements sound erratic.

Mudragada’s act of escaping the clutches of police when Chandrababu was touring in Kakinada, and trying to launch the Padyatra is clearly a political gimmick. It is evident from his comments that, “I have shown my calibre by marching 5km on Sunday”. The attempt was to show his calibre and not to pursue the walkathon after being foiled for 30days by the police.

By stating that he is senior to Chandrababu in the political trade, Mudragada clearly established that it was more of personal vendetta than for the cause.