Behind the News is your round-up of musings from corridors of power. Nani contested the 2024 elections under YSRCP’s banner and got steamrolled by TDP’s unstoppable wave. Worse, his bête noire Chinni snatched the Vijayawada MP seat, leaving Nani red-faced.
Published May 14, 2025 | 9:38 AM ⚊ Updated May 14, 2025 | 9:38 AM
Chandrababu Naidu’s favouritism towards Chinni pushed Nani over the edge.
Synopsis: Once hailed as the TDP’s ‘golden boy’, Kesineni Nani shocked Andhra politics by defecting to rival YSRCP amidst a bitter feud with his brother Kesineni Chinni, whom party chief Naidu had begun favouring. After losing badly in the 2024 elections, Nani returned from political exile, unleashing corruption allegations against Chinni and fuelling speculation about whether he had long been Jagan’s covert ally.
To crack this case, we would probably need the razor-sharp mind of Sherlock Holmes, the moustache-twirling flair of Hercule Poirot, or the tea-sipping nosiness of Miss Marple. Let us dive into this curious mystery!
Nani, once Telugu Desam Party’s (TDP) golden boy, won Vijayawada’s Lok Sabha seat in 2019, surfing against the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party’s (YSRCP) tidal wave. He felt invincible. But soon, trouble began brewing.
Naidu, for reasons unknown, started grooming Nani’s brother, Kesineni Chinni, for the same Vijayawada seat.
Now, Nani and Chinni are not exactly sipping coconut water together at family reunions. These brothers clash harder than cymbals in a Tollywood dance number, fighting over everything from politics to business deals.
By 2024, the sibling rivalry had hit a feverish pitch.
Naidu’s favouritism towards Chinni pushed Nani over the edge. Nani stormed out of TDP, flipped his loyalties, and joined Jagan’s YSRCP.
TDP cadres raised their eyebrows higher.
“Was Nani Jagan’s fly on the wall all along?” they muttered, picturing him sneaking secrets to YSRCP headquarters like a political James Bond.
The rumour mill churned: Had Nani been playing TDP like a fiddle, while batting for Jagan?
Nani contested the 2024 elections under YSRCP’s banner and got steamrolled by TDP’s unstoppable wave.
Worse, his bête noire Chinni snatched the Vijayawada MP seat, leaving Nani red-faced.
“I am done with politics!” he declared, stomping off the stage.
A year later, the humiliation of his defeat disappeared into oblivion.
Now Nani is back like a charged bull. Unable to stomach the sight of Chinni calling the shots in both state and central politics (thanks to TDP’s cosy alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party), he has turned into a one-man scandal machine.
He is digging up dirt on his brother like a hyperactive squirrel foraging for nuts. And he did find some juicy ones!
Nani has linked Chinni to a Rs 3,200 crore liquor scam, firing accusations like BrahMos missiles on X.
The Twitterati are eating it up, wondering if Nani is still Jagan’s cat’s paw, smearing Naidu’s image to keep YSRCP’s narrative alive.
Or is he just a brother scorned, waging a personal vendetta?
This is where the services of our detective dream team are required – but would they be successful?
Even these sleuths might throw up their hands in a gesture of helplessness. Political espionage? Sibling rivalry? Jagan’s puppet? It is all speculation.
Nani’s true game – whether he was Jagan’s mole or just a brother with a grudge – remains locked in a mystery box.
So, was Nani TDP’s traitor or just Chinni’s thorn? We may never know.
When last heard, Nani lodged a complaint with the police that he had received a death threat for exposing his brother’s role in the liquor scam.
Surely, the plot has thickened, making the case all the more difficult to crack.
