TD spits fire on Chiru

Hyderabad, July 8: The Telugu Desam has once again lashed out at the Chiranjeevi’s camp saying it was banking on defections from other parties as there was dismal response to its plans to launch a political party. The TD politburo member, Mr Yanamala Ramakrishnudu, on Tuesday criticised Chiranjeevi for encouraging defections “sitting amidst the four walls” and hosting parties to likely defectors.
Chiranjeevi’s political party would stand as the “party of defectors,” he said. “Is this the idealism that Chiranjeevi is talking about?” Mr Yanamala questioned. He, however, asserted that the TD was not perturbed over the exodus of leaders from the party into the Chiranjeevi camp. Asked if they would appeal to Chiranjeevi not to enrol leaders who quit the TD, Mr Ramakrishnudu replied in the negative. “We are not scared of anyone or any party,” he said.
Though the Anti-Defection Law applied only to elected representatives, the spirit of it was to discourage defections from one party to the other, the TD leader pointed out. When reporters recalled the defection of Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, from the Congress to the TD, Mr Yanamala said it happened long before the anti-defection law came into being. Asked for his reaction about Mr Devender Goud’s remarks that the TD and the Congress would join hands, Yanamala avoided any comment.
(Courtesy:DC)