The events leading to the arrest of a bitter rival of the Minister - Raghavender Raju, his brother Madhusudhan Raju and another person Munnuru Ravi at the house of Mr. Jitender Reddy in New Delhi on Wednesday - was the culmination of a long feud over last six years.
Raghavender Raju, who was central to the feud, alleged a conspiracy by the Minister to close down his bar and an Aadhaar enrolment centre in Mahbubnagar, which he alleged caused him a loss of ₹6 crore.
The differences between Mr. Raghavender Raju and the Minister widened after the former’s brother Madhusudhan Raju and his wife Radha quit the Congress to join TRS. While Mr. Madhusudhan Raju was made Mahbubnagar agricultural market committee chairman, Ms. Radha served as Mahbubnagar municipal chairperson, much to the dislike of the Minister.