Cong, Chiru camps vie to woo DK

Even as D K Adikesavulu Naidu is keeping the cards close to his chest, both the Congress and Chiranjeevi’s yetto-be-launched party camps are eager to take the Chittoor MP into their fold.
A team of Congress leaders from Chittoor district led by deputy speaker G Kuthuhalamma met Adikesavulu Naidu on Tuesday evening to convince him to join the Congress.
Talking to ‘TOI,’ Tirupati MLA M Venkatramana said: “As per the party high command wish, we met the Chittoor MP to invite him to join our party. He said he would take a decision only after discussing the issue with his family members, followers and well-wishers.”
However, rumours were rife that the Congress leaders went to meet DK to dissuade him from joining Chiru’s party. On the other hand, though the Congress is welcoming DK into its fold, the followers of former MLA of Chittoor, C K Jayachandra Reddy, are opposing the move since there has been a rivalry between DK and CK. Recently, a case was booked against DK’s son for an alleged attempt on CK’s life. Chiranjeevi’s followers are also sparing no efforts to woo DK.
Meanwhile, DK received the fax copies of his voting during no-confidence motion which clearly stated that he had not voted for the UPA, as alleged by some TDP leaders. DK is likely to exhibit the papers before media on Wednesday to prove his ‘innocence.’