Veteran Actress Quits Congress; Joins TDP
Veteran Telugu actress and former Congress MLA Jayasudha joined the TDP today by quitting congress.Jayasudha, who won as MLA in 2009 from congress party has joined TDP in the presence of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu in Vijayawada.
Jayasudha addressing the reporters said the credit for developing Hyderabad and making it an important centre forInformation Technology goes to AP CM Chandrababu Naidu. She recalled that she acted in several films opposite TDP founder N T Rama Rao as the female lead and that she had even campaigned for the party in late 1990s. Jayasudha elected as MLA for Congress from the Secunderabad constituency in 2009 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections [but lost election and was placed 3rd in the 2014 Telangana assembly elections.
During her tenure as MLA from 2009 to 2014, her relations with the party cadres had not gone along well in her constituency. She has few differences with Banda Karthika Reddy, former Hyderabad mayor and a corporator from Tarnaka. As once again congress Is promoting Kartika Reddy; Jayasudha decided to quit congress.Jayasudha was also defeated in the Movie Artistes Association (MAA) election last year despite her fervent campaign against actor Rajendra Prasad who won eventually.
News Posted: 16 January, 2016
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