The former MP said a sitting MP’s partnership in a company linked to two arrested individuals, including a key accused, warrants an impartial probe to uphold public trust and institutional integrity
Published May 05, 2025 | 5:17 PM ⚊ Updated May 05, 2025 | 5:17 PM
Kesineni Nani fires another salvo at Naidu
Synopsis: In a potential embarrassment for the TDP-led NDA government in Andhra Pradesh, former MP Kesineni Nani has accused his brother and sitting Vijayawada TDP MP Kesineni Sivanath (alias Chinni) of involvement in a ₹3,200 crore liquor scam allegedly carried out during the previous YSRCP regime. Nani had earlier raised concerns over questionable land allotments to a firm linked to Sivanath
In what could turn out to be a major embarrassment to the TDP-led NDA government in Andhra Pradesh, former MP Kesineni Nani on Monday, 5 May, accused his brother and incumbent Vijayawada TDP MP Kesineni Sivanath alias Chinni, of involvement in the ₹3,200 crore liquor scam that allegedly occurred under the watch of the previous YSRCP government.
Kesineni Nani stirred controversy on 22 April with a letter to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, raising concerns over the allotment of 60 acres — including 3.5 acres in the IT Park and 53.36 acres in Kapuluppada, Vizag — to URSA Clusters Pvt Ltd for a data centre project, which he alleged was a fraudulent venture linked to his brother Kesineni Sivanath.
In a fresh post on X addressed to Naidu, Nani claimed to have credible information linking Sivanath to key figures arrested in the AP liquor scam, including Kesireddy Rajasekhar Reddy and his associate Dileep Paila.
The former MP said: Kesireddy Rajasekhar Reddy, a former government advisor and now prime accused in the liquor scam, is a designated partner in Pryde Infracon LLP — alongside MP Kesineni Sivanath and his wife Janaki Lakshmi Kesineni. The company is registered at Plot No. 9, Survey No. 403, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad – 500033.
He said Eshanvi Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd., the company operated by Kesireddy and his arrested aide Dileep Paila, shares this same address. Most alarming is that both Pryde Infracon LLP and Eshanvi Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd. use the same official email ID: accounts@eshanviinfraprojects.com — clearly indicating not just proximity, but also a deeper and deliberate operational linkage between the two entities.
The former MP said that as Eshanvi may have been already under the scanner with two key people arrested, the direct connection to a sitting MP, raises grave concerns of political shielding and financial collusion.
Furthermore, there is credible information suggesting that the Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath (Chinni) has invested large sums of illicitly routed funds into Hyderabad real estate and offshore companies, namely: Kesineni International Ltd., Delaware, USA and Kesineni Global Enterprises, Dubai, UAE. These may be used to launder and hold unaccounted wealth from domestic operations tied to the scam.
He said he was requesting Naidu to order an independent and high-level investigation into the following:
The former MP said that the misuse of power and proximity to accused individuals at this scale cannot go unexamined. The fact that a sitting MP is a partner in a company functionally tied to two arrested individuals — one being a principal accused — demands a thorough, unbiased investigation to safeguard the integrity of the state and public confidence in leadership.
He said he was requesting Chandrababu Naidu to act decisively, uphold justice, and ensure that no political affiliation stands in the way of accountability. The former MP tagged the Prime Minister, his office, the Home Minister and his office, and the AP DGP.
(Edited by Ananya Rao)
