Kidari Sravan Kumar, the son of Araku legislator Kidari Sarveshwara Rao who was killed by Maoists, was inducted into the Andhra Pradesh Cabinet on Sunday. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu also inducted TDP strongman Nasyam Mohammed Farooq to the Cabinet, perhaps with an eye on next year’s Assembly elections.
Governor E S L Narasimhan flew from Hyderabad to Vijayawada and then drove to Amaravati to swear them in. After taking oath, Kumar touched Naidu’s feet and took his blessings while the Governor congratulated the two new ministers.