Vijayawada: The fight between the Kesineni brothers in Vijayawada has now shifted from Ursa Clusters to the liquor scam. Kesineni Srinivas (Nani), former MP of Vijayawada and elder brother of sitting MP Kesineni Sivanath (Chinni), alleged that his brother has links with Raj Kesireddy, one of the accused in the Rs 3,600 crore liquor scam.Hitting back, Chinni shot a letter to chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, demanding a CBI probe into the allegations made by his brother.The Kesineni brothers shared many disputes before 2024, but after TDP named Chinni as its candidate for Vijayawada Lok Sabha, the fight became political as Nani shifted loyalties to YSRCP. Chinni won the election by a huge margin, after which Nani announced that he was quitting politics.However, after the land allotments to Ursa Clusters, Nani launched an all-out attack on Chinni. First, he alleged that Ursa Clusters is a “benami company” of his younger brother. He claimed that one of the promoters of Ursa Clusters was a business partner of Chinni and that they both cheated many people in a real estate venture. Chinni denied the allegations, stating that he has nothing to do with the land allotments and that Nani is desperately trying to score some political brownie points.The war of words has now taken a new turn, with Nani alleging and linking Chinni to Raj Kesireddy, one of the accused in the alleged liquor scam. He said Chinni and Raj were business partners when the scam took place and laundered money to other countries like Dubai and the USA through Kesineni International.Hitting back at his brother, Chinni wrote to CM Naidu and demanded a CBI probe into the allegations. He said YSRCP is trying to divert the attention of people from the liquor scam as more and more details are coming out with each arrest. He claimed that the main kingpin in the Rs 3,600 crore scam is none other than former chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy.Reacting to Chinni’s allegations, Nani said as Chinni has expressed disbelief in the ongoing probe by the special investigation team (SIT), an inquiry by the CBI and ED is necessary and requested the CM to order an inquiry by the central agencies.
