With ₹895 crore assets, Congress’s Visheshwar Reddy richest politician in Telugu states

With ₹895 cr assets, Cong’s Vishweshwar Reddy richest politician in Telugu states. Vishweshwar Reddy owns movable assets of ₹223 crore, while the movable assets of his wife K. Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director of Apollo Hospitals stood at ₹613 crore. The movable assets of their dependent son were nearly ₹20 crore.

Konda Vishweshwar Reddy, the Congress party candidate from Telangana’s Chevella Lok Sabha constituency, has declared family assets worth ₹895 crore, making him the richest politician in both the Telugu states.

Vishweshwar Reddy also has immovable assets of ₹36 crore while the same of his wife are valued at ₹1.81 crore. (Twitter/Konda Vishweshwar Reddy)

Vishweshwar Reddy owns movable assets of ₹223 crore, while the movable assets of his wife K. Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director of Apollo Hospitals stood at ₹613 crore. The movable assets of their dependent son were nearly ₹20 crore.

However, none of the family members own a car or any other motor vehicle.

Vishweshwar Reddy also has immovable assets of ₹36 crore while the same of his wife are valued at ₹1.81 crore.

The engineer-turned-politician submitted an affidavit declaring his and family assets while filing nomination on Friday.

In 2014, he declared family assets of over ₹528 crore.

He had then contested and won as a Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) candidate. He joined the Congress on the eve of the Assembly elections last December.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu declared family assets worth ₹574 crore while YSR Congress Party chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy and his wife own assets over ₹500 crore.