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Monday, Apr 11, 2005

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Andhra Pradesh

YSR turns down Bhanumati's plea

By Our Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD, APRIL 10. The Chief Minister, Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy, is understood to have dashed the hopes of Gangula Bhanumati, wife of Maddelacheruvu Suryanarayana Reddy alias Suri, accused in the murder of Paritala Ravindra, of securing Congress ticket for the Penukonda byelection.

The byelection was necessitated following the murder of Ravindra, the TDP legislator, recently, and expectedly, Ms.Bhanumati, who was the party's nominee in the last elections, is in the race.

There is also pressure from Suri's followers on the family to contest the election.

Ms.Bhanumati was accompanied by S. Gangadhar, former MP, A.Venkatrami Reddy, DCC president and MP, N.Raghuveera Reddy, Minister for Agriculture, and B.Narayana Reddy, MLA, and Patil Venugopal Reddy, former MLA, and met the Chief Minister at his camp office here on Sunday and pleaded her case.

Dr. Reddy is said to have reiterated the party's decision to field a `fresh candidate with no factional background.'

Suri's followers were told to fall in line as there would be no change in the decision as he himself had declared so on the floor of the Assembly in the recent budget session.

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