The resignation of TDP MLA Vallabhaneni Vamsi Mohan to the Assembly and the TDP comes as no surprise, especially after his recent meet with YS Jagan.
Although Vamsi has stated that he is quitting politics temporarily, it is only a matter of time before he joins the YSRCP or BJP.
Apparently, Vamsi had told YS Jagan that he was willing to resign as MLA.
It is a precondition of the YSRCP that all defectors resign from their Assembly membership before joining his Party.
However, in Vamsi’s case, there is vehement opposition to his entry into the YSRCP from the YSRCP leaders of Gannavaram. Therefore, the temporary sabbatical from politics until Jagan works something out for him.
But, the entry of Vamsi Mohan into the YSRCP or any Party for that matter will not result in any value addition for the Party.
A showman with a penchant for staying in the news, Vamsi Mohan has the knack of courting the company of those with criminal records or families that have a history of violence.
Vangaveeti Radhakrishna, the son of Vangaveeti Ranga is a close friend of Vamsi Mohan and they are business partners as well.
Similarly, Vamsi Mohan approached Maddelacheruvu Suri and offered his assistance to Suri in helping to kill Paritala Ravi.
Having gained Suri’s confidence, he allegedly provided all the details of Suri’s planning to Paritala Ravi which led to many of Suri’s men being killed.
Is it any wonder then that Vamsi Mohan was high on the list of Suri?
After the Congress came to power, many of Paritala’s men went underground. Vamsi Mohan led to Dubai and came back only after the situation had normalized.
Notorious or picking up spats, he had public spats with Devineni Nehru and top cop Seetharamanjaneyulu.
He was also said to be instrumental in provoking his relative MRO Vanajakshi against Chintamaneni Prabhakar after difference cropped up between them over sand mining.
As long as Suri was alive, Vamsi Mohan did not have the courage to face him but made highly derogatory comments about Suri after the latter was killed.
He used to call himself a close aide of Paritala Ravi and even named his son after him but Chaman, Paritala’s right hand man himself declared that Vamsi Mohan was not an aide, only an admirer who used to turn up occasionally to meet Ravi.
Nevertheless Vamsi Mohan allegedly amassed a lot of properties using Ravi’s name and he was also considered a benami of Ravi.
Paritala Sunitha, Ravi’ widow apparently took back all Ravi’s properties in Vamsi Mohan’s name when she visited Gannavaram en route to Vijayawada for TDP Mahanadu.
Even though he was in the TDP, he frequently caused consternation to Chandrababu Naidu with his controversies and threats of leaving the Party.
Despite calling himself as a hardcore Paritala Ravi fan, he had no problem in hugging YS Jagan and interacting with him frequently much to the dismay of his community and Paritala fans.
All this makes Vamsi Mohan out to be a rank opportunist without any inherent values. As such, his entry into the YSRCP will be nothing but a huge liability for the Party.
By Kiran Sharma
(All views expressed in this piece are personal)