Minister Ravela gets an earful from Naidu

Hyderabad, Nov 4: AP Social Welfare Minister Ravela Kishore Babu is reported to have got an earful from Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday for stating that Telugu Desam Party is rethinking on its ties with Bharatiya Janata Party. The minister is reported to have said that his party entered into ties with BJP only for the sake of developing the state and TDP will stick to its own policies. Reports said Chandrababu had called the minister to his residence in Hyderabad and sought an explanation on the matter. Reports also said that Chandrababu had warned the minister and told him to refrain from making such statements in future. Later, General Secretary of the state unit of BJP Jammula Shyamkishore expressed his ire over Ravela's statement.