Newsmaker | Jagan Mohan Reddy’s close aide announces sudden retirement from politics: Who is V Vijaysai Reddy?

I americium retiring from politics.

I volition resign from Rajya Sabha rank tomorrow, 25 Jan, 2025.

I americium not joining immoderate governmental party.
My resignation is not to attain immoderate post/position, benefit, oregon monetary gain.

This determination is wholly personal. There is nary pressure, or…

— Vijayasai Reddy V (@VSReddy_MP) January 24, 2025

Thanking enactment workers, colleagues, and those who had supported him successful his governmental journey, Vijay said, “My heartfelt gratitude and sincere acknowledgment to Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji and Hon’ble Home Minister Amit Shah Ji, whose enactment implicit the past 9 years has fixed maine spot and designation successful the Telugu states. I mightiness person had governmental differences with TDP, but determination are nary idiosyncratic issues with Chandrababu Garu and his family. My relationship with Pawan Kalyan Garu is forever. In future, my absorption volition beryllium connected agriculture.”

Vijaysai Reddy’s announcement comes implicit a period aft the Andhra Pradesh CID issued lookout circulars against Reddy, the YSRCP wide secretary, YSRCP MP Y V Subba Reddy’s lad Y Vikranth Reddy, and Aurobindo Pharma promoter P Sarat Chandra Reddy. They were named successful an FIR connected December 2 based connected a ailment by Kakinada Seaports Ltd’s (KSPL) erstwhile president and managing manager (CMD) Karnati Venkateswara Rao who alleged the forcible acquisition of KSPL done Aurobindo Realty and Infrastructure Pvt Ltd astatine the insistence of Jagan Mohan Reddy. At the time, the YSRCP criticised the N Chandrababu Naidu authorities successful Andhra Pradesh for filing cases against Opposition leaders.

Vijaysai, whose praises for the BJP and its cardinal ministers person often stumped the Andhra BJP portion and taken the sting retired of its attacks connected the YSRCP, is simply a adjacent confidant of Jagan Mohan Reddy. Vijayasai, who had a palmy vocation arsenic a chartered accountant with offices successful respective cities, had been adjacent to the YSR household since 1980 erstwhile helium archetypal met Dr Y S Rajashekara Reddy, Jagan’s begetter and erstwhile CM, astatine a wedding. At Rajashekara Reddy’s invitation, helium joined authorities and besides served arsenic the family’s fiscal advisor, particularly to Jagan who had respective businesses astatine the time. In 2006, YSR nominated him to the committee of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam for 2 terms.

It was not until aft YSR died successful a chopper clang successful September 2009 that helium became precise adjacent to Jagan, becoming his trusted aide, and helium became adjacent to the household astatine a clip of crisis. In 2012, the CBI named some Jagan and Vijayasai successful chargesheets successful cases of disproportionate assets and quid pro quo. Vijaysai got bail successful these cases successful October 2013. YSRCP leaders person earlier said Vijayasai is simply a “clever strategist” and has a “sharp governmental mind”. He is besides said to person convinced Jagan to prosecute predetermination strategist Prashant Kishor arsenic an advisor for the 2019 Assembly elections which paid dividends arsenic the enactment swept to power.

Vijaysai successful 2018 made quality by touching Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s feet and subsequently caught nationalist attraction by hopping onto a bid to greet RSS main Mohan Bhagwat portion it was passing done Andhra Pradesh oregon by “hobnobbing” with the Left leaders, Congress leaders similar Shashi Tharoor, oregon Trinamool Congress (TMC) main and West Bengal CM Mamta Banerjee.