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The Rajya Sabha member, Dr K.V.P.
Ramachandra Rao, the key aide of the late Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, has now
metamorphosed into a “Man Friday” of the Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah.
KVP was considered the friend, philosopher and guide of YSR and also
orchestrated the “Jagan Mohan Reddy as CM” campaign after the former Chief
Minister’s untimely death.
But once he realised that Mr Jagan Mohan Reddy’s chances of becoming Chief
Minister in the near future were bleak, KVP changed tack and cosied up to Mr
Rosaiah. He is now the most influential adviser of the Chief Minister.
Mr Rosaiah is a plainspeaking politician with vast administrative experience,
but he lacks the ‘contact’ with the Delhi bosses, MPs, MLAs, and other big
shots. This is where KVP comes in.
Now KVP deals with Delhi leaders for the CM The personal rapport he developed
with them during YSR’s time is coming of use.
The line of luxury cars outside KVP’s house is also back. They had gone missing
after Jagan had been ruled out as CM. People who were dealing with KVP to reach
YSR find that this practice works just fine. Their works are on without a hitch.
It is political compulsion that has brought this surprising camaraderie into
being. Mr Rosaiah needed a person he can confide in and the Rajya Sabha MP also
did not want to lose his proximity to power.
Several Telangana leaders had cautioned Mr Rosaiah to stay away from KVP, but he
ignored them. Similarly, the YSR group was resentful of KVP’s newfound
friendship but he told them that they could not continue as dissidents forever
when the high command preferred Mr Rosaiah.
“The Chief Minister has to play politics for which he needs a person, and who
better than KVP,’’ said a source close to Mr Rosaiah.
Earlier, KVP, who heads the advisory panel on public safety and security, used
to visit the Secretariat occasionally for review meetings. Now he makes it a
point to meet the CM at his residence during late hours for long discussions on
various issues. KVP is also meeting other friends and politicians in his Banjara
Hills apartment.
Courtesy: DC
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