* KKR reacts to Jagan's attacks
* For the first time ever since he took oath as CM.

Breaking his silence for the first time ever since he took charge, chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Saturday, countered the stand taken by former Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy. Kiran Kumar Reddy asserted that his government was not depending on the mercy of anyone.

This outburst comes in the wake of Jagan's claim in New Delhi recently that, the State government was at his mercy. Kiran Kumar Reddy also stated that former Jagan's father, Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, grew in stature because of the encouragement he received from Congress president Sonia Gandhi. He said YSR had never challenged the high command, even when he had differences with the party regarding the governance in Andhra Pradesh.

Published Date : Sunday, 23/1/2011 4:26 PM IST