Vijayawada MP Kesineni Chinni under fire from brother and former MP Kesineni Nani

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Andhra Pradesh’s multi-thousand-crore liquor scam has exploded into a political firestorm, with explosive allegations now pointing fingers at sitting Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath (Chinni) of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). The bombshell claims were made by none other than his elder brother and former Member of Parliament, Kesineni Nani, in a publicly released letter to Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, demanding an independent investigation into Chinni’s alleged links to the scam’s primary accused.

In what has rapidly become one of the state’s most scandalous political feuds, Kesineni Nani accused his brother of deep financial and operational ties with Kasireddy Rajasekhar Reddy — the arrested alleged kingpin of the Andhra Pradesh liquor scam — and his close associate Dilip Paila. The two are currently behind bars for their central role in what has been dubbed the state’s biggest liquor racket, potentially involving over Rs.20,000 crore in corruption.

Nani’s letter, made public through the social media platform X, laid bare a web of corporate connections that allegedly links MP Chinni directly to the scam. Chief among them is Pryde Infracon LLP, a firm in which Chinni and his wife Janaki Lakshmi are listed as partners — alongside the now-arrested Kasireddy Rajasekhar Reddy. The firm is registered at a Hyderabad address also used by Eshanvi Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd., operated by Kasireddy Rajasekhar Reddy and Dilip Paila.

More damning, according to Nani, is that both companies reportedly use the same official email — accounts@eshanviinfraprojects.com — a detail that, if accurate, signals not just proximity but deliberate operational collusion. The former MP went further, alleging that his brother is laundering unaccounted funds through real estate deals in Hyderabad and a string of suspicious overseas companies. Citing entities like Kesineni International Ltd. (Delaware, USA) and Kesineni Global Enterprises (Dubai, UAE), Nani suggested the companies may serve as offshore fronts for laundering proceeds from the liquor scam.

He called on CM Chandrababu Naidu to immediately probe Pryde Infracon LLP’s ownership and financial transactions, the email and address overlap with Eshanvi Infra Projects, Hyderabad real estate investments and suspected benami land holdings, and alleged hawala channels and shell companies abroad.

Reacting on the issue, MP Kesineni Sivanath (Chinni) broke his silence with a fiery rebuttal posted on X, dismissing the allegations as “baseless, politically motivated, and laced with venom.” He defended his business links, stating that Pryde Infracon LLP was established in 2021 — prior to his active entry into politics — and was registered for a joint project due to the proximity of adjacent land owned by Kasireddy.

“Once I entered politics seriously, I severed all business engagements with that firm and suffered financial loss because of it,” he claimed. Regarding the foreign firms, Chinni challenged Nani to produce proof and warned against “spreading garbage under the guise of open letters.”

He did not mince words, calling Nani a “backstabber” who had aligned with YSRCP’s “gang of traitors” and betrayed the TDP, comparing him to a political opportunist attempting to stay relevant after being sidelined. When Metro India tried to contact both Kesineni Srinivas(Nani) and MP Kesineni Sivanath (Chinni) they were not reachable.