It’s been a year since I left your world and I have been watching the events unfold since then, particularly the souring relationship between you and the party. I thought it’s my responsibility as your father to share my views with you and hence this letter.
Before I go further, let me preface this letter by saying I was much like you in the early years of my political life — heading a faction of party MLAs from Rayalaseema and branded as a permanent dissident who took on whoever was the chief minister. My loyalty to the party was always questioned and I was, therefore, denied high positions. In 1999, two decades after I entered politics, I thought my time had finally come but I tasted defeat at the hands of Chandrababu Naidu. It taught me a lesson: I had to become acceptable to the people across the state and to all sections of the party. I still remember an observation a reporter made to me before the 2004 election results were announced. “You seem to be more patient than you were all through your life.” I pointed to myself and said: “It is the result of the beatings I received on various occasions.”
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