The struggle for political legacy is a recurring characteristic among regional political parties in India. NTR’s untimely death in 1996 was followed by a succession battle for his political legacy, involving various family members, including his second wife Lakshmi Parvathi, his younger son-in-law Nara Chandrababu Naidu, Purandeswari's husband and elder son-in-law D Venkateswara Rao, and son N Harikrishna. As the …
Split in a family-run party happens, and it happens all the time. Naidu defended his coup, saying he had been forced to act against his father-in-law because of NTR’s second wife Lakshmi Parvathi’s growing influence in party affairs and the state government. Victory and defeat are like light and darkness.” In The Other Side of Truth, a book published in …
Chirag Paswan may draw some solace from it. Everything was going fine until August 26, 1995, nine months into NTR’s third term as chief minister of Andhra, his son-in-law and trusted lieutenant Naidu rebelled against him. Naidu defended his coup, saying he had been forced to act against his father-in-law because of NTR’s second wife Lakshmi Parvathi’s growing influence over …
