Senior YSR Congress party leader and former Tadipatri MLA Kethireddy Pedda Reddy on Friday challenged the JC family to an open public debate anywhere in Rayalaseema on their 30 years of rule in Tadipatri versus his five-year tenure, saying development or politics can be the basis of the discussion.
Addressing the media in Anantapur, he said the JC family has controlled Tadipatri for three decades and that instead of targeting his family personally in the name of “manliness,” they should confront him politically or on governance and development.
He warned that he would not tolerate personal attacks on his family and appealed that innocent people should not be made scapegoats for political rivalries.
Kethireddy stated that in Tadipatri division, police are functioning not on the directions of the Superintendent of Police but on the instructions of JC Prabhakar Reddy.
He criticised the police for foisting matka cases on innocents while letting actual offenders go free, and said political pressure has converted law enforcement into a private instrument.
He warned that those misusing police power should reflect on their actions, stating that he is ready for a direct face-to-face political contest but not personal intimidation.