Naidu taunts Jagan, says "KCR is YSRC President"

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TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu Saturday mocked arch rival YSR Congress, saying his Telangana counterpart K Chandrasekhar Rao ran the YSRC and asked people to choose between him and the Telangana Rashtra Samiti leader, "who rubbed salt to the bifurcation wounds."
Speaking to reporters, Naidu said the ensuing elections in Andhra Pradesh would be "KCR (TRS chief) versus TDP" and not "Jaganmohan Reddy (YSR Congress president) versus TDP."
"Have we forgotten?..everyone has self-respect. Congress only bifurcated (the united Andhra Pradesh into the residual Andhra and Telangana in 2014). You are sprinkling chilli poer on the bifurcation wound and enjoying."
Targeting Reddy and peperring his comments with sarcasm Naidu said, "KCR is now the YSRC president. KCR decided long ago that Jagan failed (as opposition leader) and hence he wanted to step in...."
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First Published: Mar 09 2019 | 9:10 PM IST