After a long hiatus, Vemireddys returned YSRCP for ‘wild allegations’

Kovur MLA Vemireddy Prashanthi Reddy at a media conference in Nellore on September 13, 2026 | Photo credit: The Hindu

The Vemireddy family has launched an attack on the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) after it maintained a calculated silence over the barrage of “wild allegations”.

While MP (Nellore) Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy, who faced criticism from the opposition, remains silent, his wife and Kovur MLA Vemireddy Prashanthi Reddy has seized on the allegations.

Politically, this unexpected reaction of the Vemireddys after a long period of silence is seen as the family’s reaction “after pulling a long rope”.

The YSRCP allegations controversy largely revolved around Mr. Prabhakar Reddy’s alleged role in running a quartz mining syndicate, which was condemned as “baseless” and “wild” by Ms. Prashanthi Reddy.

She told the media that her husband, a leading businessman, had secured contracts worth ₹50,000 crore and therefore did not have to resort to illegal activities. He explored quartz mining in Nellore in 2024 in an attempt to create local employment, but dropped the project to avoid the impending political storm.

Interestingly, Ms. Prashanthi Reddy’s main targets are P. Anil Kumar Yadav and Nallapureddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy, both of whom have served as ministers in the past and are now trying to re-emerge in the Nellore political scene after tasting defeat in the 2024 general elections.

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Several leaders including TDP Nellore district president and MLC Beeda Ravichandra, Nellore Rural MLA Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy and former deputy mayor P. Roop Kumar Yadav jumped on the bandwagon and hit out at YSRCP leaders by holding press conferences.

Together, these actions helped curb the negative publicity the NDA regime suffered in the TDP-led district for a week.

Published – 13 Sep 2026 16:49 IST