"Our party president will begin the 'Samaikhya Sankaravam' (playing the traditional conch shell for unity) march from Kuppam to Srikakulam and tour all districts in Andhra Pradesh to create public opinion against the authoritarian attitude of the Centre and the misuse of Article 3 to bifurcate the state for political gains," YSR Congress leader N Amarnath Reddy told reporters here today.
Incidentally, Kuppam in Chittoor district happens to be the Assembly constituency of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Chief N Chandrababu Naidu. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy is also a native of the Chittoor district.
Jaganmohan Reddy has already met top leaders of the CPI, the CPI(M), BJP President Rajnath Singh and Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee to muster support for a "united" Andhra Pradesh.
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