Telangana Agriculture Minister Pocharam Srinivas Reddy on Wednesday shocked everybody in the Assembly stating that he was manhandled by Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu during the latter’s earlier stint in the united Andhra Pradesh government.
Pocharam recalled that when he went to Naidu requesting him not to privatise Nizam Sugar Factory, the latter got irritated and beat him harshly on his thigh.
“It was a very painful thump on my thigh and the entire area became very red. But I was hurt more in my heart because of Naidu’s decision to privatise NSF,” he said.
Pocharam said after some time, Naidu called him into his chamber again and tendered an apology.
“Sorry brother, I did it in a fit of emotion. Don’t think otherwise,” Pocharam quoted Naidu as saying.
It was really surprising as to how Pocharam kept it as a secret for so long. He would have mentioned it at least with his close followers and it would have definitely come out as a gossip.
Nobody would tolerate such ill-treatment and if he was not power hungry, he should have quit the Naidu cabinet immediately.
May be, Pocharam is trying to project himself as pro-farmer minister who had tolerated beating by the Chief Minister for the welfare of sugarcane farmers. Or, may be, he was honest in admitting that he was beaten by Naidu, but calmed down after Naidu tendered an apology!
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