Hosting Iftar parties during Ramzan is common and Andhra Pradesh has been doing for many years. Usually, such Iftars are housed in Hyderabad or Vijayawada, which have considerable Muslim population. However, this time, taking Nandyal bypolls in mind, Chandrababu Naidu received Iftar in Nandyal.
He said he directed party officials to mobilize at least 50,000 Muslims for the party and even has allocated Rs 1 crore for the party. However, to their shock, not even five thousand people attended the Iftar. This has confused Babu. He was livid and reprimanded Rep. Bhuma Akhila Priya and former deputy NMD Farooq. Akhila Priya complained that Farooq did not cooperate with us. Farooq, for his part, gave him excuses.
If anything, this Iftar has shown Chandrababu the declining popularity of his regime. In addition, the Muslims are unhappy with Babu joining hands with BJP. Thus, Babu is having sleepless nights in front of Nandyal bypoll in view of the alienation among the Muslims. Now he is sure that winning Nandyal may not be so easy.
