Will continue in YSRCP: Renuka

New Delhi: Butta Renuka, who recently met Chief Minister-Designate N Chandrababu Naidu and announced joining the TDP, retracted her move and declared she will continue with the YSRCP. She blamed the entire episode on her lack of political experience, which led to such confusion being created.

Butta Renuka and Mekapati Rajmohan Reddy interacted with the media to declare that she will continue to remain with the YSRCP. Mekapati Rajmohan Reddy described it as an unfortunate episode and said that the confusion was caused by the TDP, in a bid lure away the YSRCP MPs. “Those, who are trying to prompt the YSRCP MPs should better focus on their own work than try to wean away MPs from other parties,” he said. He wondered why the TDP leaders are resorting to unethical means by creating confusion all around.

“My definition of association with the TDP is not Associated Membership, but only cooperation with regard to development. Meeting with the Chief Minister is no issue. I am with the YSRCP,” Renuka said. On her Kurnool parliamentary constituency issues, she would need help from the State Government. Water is one such issue.

Renuka said, “In a state of confusion I had met Chandrababu Naidu and got misled completely. I am with the YSRCP,” she said. Renuka blamed the confusion to her lack of political experience. While she confessed she had no political experience, she asserted that it would not come in the way of serving her people. She said she does not like controversy and she wanted to put an end to it.

Although her husband, Butta Neelakantam joined the TDP, Renuka distanced herself from it. She said her husband left, without informing where he was going and that she learnt about his joining the TDP only through the media. Renuka said she was in no position to comment on her husband joining the TDP.