HRD Minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao, who is also district in-charge Minister, skipped the TDP mini-Mahandu here on Thursday, and his differences with former Union Minister P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju is said to be the reason.
It is no secret that Mr. Rao and Mr. Raju have not met since the past few months. Despite being the in-charge Minister, Mr. Rao hardly attended party meetings, barring a few review meets held in Mr. Raju’s bungalow last year. He also skipped many meetings, including the swearing-in of the district president Mahanti Chinnam Naidu.