Is Mudragada A Hero Or Zero?

Kapu patriarch and former MP Mudragada Padmanabham called off his indefinite fast after his wife gave him lime juice at his residence in Kirlampudi village in the presence of hundreds of supporters and Kapu activists just a while ago.

Calling off the fast, Mudragada spoke to the media and accused Andhra Pradesh CM Nara Chandrababu Naidu saying that the TDP chief is acting vindictively against the Kapu community and that Babu failed to keep the promises he made to the Kapu community.

Mudragada also alleged that the police foiled his fast by forcibly shifting him and his family members to hospital and keeping them under confinement for 14 days. He then vowed to intensify his fight for Kapu reservation in the coming future.

Meanwhile, political circles have been abuzz with discussions that Mudragada rose to prominence in the Kapu agitation like a hero, but lost his reputation after ending three indefinite fasts without any resolution.

Many are even alleging lack of sincerity in Mudragada’s protest as he continued his fast through fluids at the hospital. With the Babu government not budging on the release of the accused in Tuni violence, Mudragada lost a moral battle and his credibility is in question.