Jagan resigned his MP position today to make himself available for the people of Andhra Pradesh to safeguard the philosophy and legacy of the great legend , his father late YSR.
Lets wish Jagan all the best.
His speech as follows :
Respected Madam,
I am writing this letter to you with a very heavy heart and deep anguish. I have been suffering humiliation in silence during the last 14 months. A malicious campaign was being unleashed against me, my family and lastly against my late father and a great leader of masses Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy.
Though I have been observing utmost restraint, concerted efforts were being made to send me out dim my late father's image and prestige. But, the last straw was the conspiracy that is being hatched to vertically split the family of the great leader who brought back Congress party to power in Andhra Pradesh twice.
I was shocked at the murky and disgusting politics being played at my back. Is it fair to lure my uncle YS Vivekanada Reddy to Delhi, thereby paving way for fissures in my family? I was deeply hurt over the reports in media that my uncle went to Delhi at the instance of Gulam Nabi Azad.
Media reports revealed that this conspiracy was hatched to rein in Jaganmohan Reddy by provoking his family members against him. Does it not tantamount to a conspiracy against my family and myself?
Slowly it dawned on me that deliberate attempts were being made to throw me out of the party and malign the image of the towering leader late YS Rajasekhara Reddy. Why all this? What is the sin I have committed? Why this animosity against my family and myself? Why efforts are being made to blur my late father's image? Did I commit anything wrong? What is it?
When 150 MLAs supported my candidature for the chief minister's post after my father's unfortunate demise, I acted as per your direction without any second thoughts? Is it a mistake? Honouring your directions, did I not support the candidature of K Rosaiah as Chief Minister Is it the mistake I committed? As recently as a few days ago, when you wanted to replace Rosaiah with N Kirankumar Reddy, did I not cooperate for the smooth conduct of the Congress Legislature Party meeting . Is it also a mistake?
Then what is the sin I have committed . Is it Odarpu Yatra? I have repeatedly informed you that it was my personal programme and it was my duty and responsibility as the son of the departed leader. My father was a great mass leader with no comparison in contemporary politics. Unable to bear the sudden death of the great leader hundreds of people either died due to shock or committed suicide. Their families were orphaned.
In this backdrop, within 20 days of my father's death, attending a commemoration meeting at Pavuralagutta, where my father's helicopter crashed, I had announced that I would visit the houses of each and every victim and share their grief.
I made the promise for the sake of my father. There was every need to fulfill the promise and also to honour the tradition of consoling the victim's families by going to their houses, I sought your permission.
Though Odarpu Yatra was to commence last November, I have postponed it on your advice.
Subsequently, I launched Odarpu Yatra. That is when I became a target and attacks were mounted against me from different quarters. The only reason was that the response to Odarpu Yatra was overwhelming and unprecedented.
Bigwigs in the Congress party could not digest the fact that people were still fresh with the memories of Rajasekhara Reddy and he would be in their hearts eternally. They started making willful, misinformation and malicious campaign against Odarpu Yatra.
Though they attributed motives to me, I preferred to ignore the malicious campaign as the conspiracy of some over jealous leaders who had been squirming over the popularity of my late father.
But, with the series of happenings and developments, I started realising bitter reality that deliberate attempts were being made to wipe out the image of Rajasekhara Reddy from the hearts of the people, who loved him much.
I realised that unfortunately these forces have the blessings of none other than the party high-command itself. My mother Viyalakshmi addressed a letter to you seeking your appointment to explain the necessity of Odarpu Yatra.
We could get your appointment only a month later whereas some new friends who had opposed the Congress party and yourself could get your audience within 24 hours. Is it not discrimination against my family?
My mother, sister and myself, we three met you personally and explained the necessity of Odarpu Yatra. But, there was no improvement in the situation. On the other hand, things turned from bad to worse. Telephone lines between Delhi and the Chief Minister became busy.
The chief minister in turn called the ministers and the ministers instructed the party leaders not to attend Odarpu Yatra. Besides, the Ministers and MLAs were ordered not to attend Odarpu Yatra.
Why anyone should stoop down to the level of opposing installation of statues of late Rajasekhara Reddy though people themselves pooled up money and wanted to unveil his statues. I fail to understand how will installation of Rajasekhara Reddy's statues in each and every village would damage the Congress party in the state?
Why such a willful campaign was launched against his statues? Continuing the tirade against late Rajasekhara Reddy's followers, action was initiated against those who participated in the Odarpu Yatra and those who stood by me. While efforts were made to sabotage Odarpu Yatra, on the other hand, simultaneous malicious campaign was unleashed against my family and me.
Morality levels touched a nadir and these forces joined hands with the media houses, who had openly announced that Congress was their bitter foe, and made baseless allegations against me.
These forces did not even spare the departed leader and made shameless allegations against late Rajasekhara Reddy who is no more to defend himself. Some leaders even convened press conferences to malign my father's image.
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