Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party leader Mudragada Padmanabham has officially changed his name to Padmanabha Reddy, keeping his promise from the election campaign following his unsuccessful attempt to secure the defeat of JanaSena Party chief Pawan Kalyan in the recent Andhra Pradesh Assembly election.
The YSRCP leader altered his name after Kalyan's win in the Pithapuram assembly seat.
In the run-up to the polls, he had challenged that he would defeat Kalyan. "Nobody forced me to change my name. I have changed it on my own volition," Reddy told the media.
However, he alleged that the JanaSena chief's fans and followers were abusing him. "The youth who love you (Kalyan) are incessantly dropping expletive messages. In my view, this is not right. Rather than abusing, do one thing…eliminate us (all family members)," Reddy said.
Reddy, a prominent Kapu community leader and former minister, has campaigned for Kapu reservation. He joined the YSRCP a few months before the elections.
(With inputs from PTI)
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