Industrialist-turned-politician Potluri Vara Prasad (PVP), who unsuccessfully contested as YSR Congress party candidate from Vijayawada parliamentary constituency recently, has not given up the fight despite the loss.
Though such people quietly keep away from politics and concentrate on their business activities till the next elections, PVP seems to have decided to be active in the party politics, taking on his political rivals strongly so as to remain in the political limelight in the constituency.
For the last few days, PVP has been giving strong retorts to his rival, Telugu Desam Party MP from Vijayawada Kesineni Srinivas alias Nani who has been posting strong comments on his social media platform Twitter.
Kesineni defeated PVP in the recent elections with a thin margin of over 8500 votes.
On Wednesday, Kesineni as usual posted a strong comment against YSRC president and chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy with regard to inordinate delay in the completion of flyover at Benz Circle in Vijayawada.
“When you cannot resolve even such a small issue by securing funds from the Centre, how can you solve major issues confronting the state, Jagan Reddy garu? If you are incapable of doing it, tell me. I will show how to get it done. You can take care of Nimmagadda affair,” he tweeted.
Even before the YSRC came out with any reaction, PVP gave a strong retort to Kesineni within no time.
Recalling a poem written by great Telugu poet Gurajada Appa Rao, PVP asked Kesineni to stop talking hollow rhetoric and do something good.
“Give up your personal profits to some extent and help your neighbours. Desam (country) does not mean Telugu Desam. It includes transport workers who salaries you have evaded. First, take care of their woes,” he commented.
The YSRC leader also posted another tweet referring to Kesineni as “Banda Babai” (hefty personality).
“First tell us, whether you sit before the steering of your bus and take it to the TDP mechanic shed or BJP shed. Then we will see how you resolve people’s issues. Unfortunately, every Tom, Dick and Harry is talking about people. It is our misfortune,” he said, in a sharp attack on Kesineni.