Nandamuri Family has a special position in their hearts for TDP party as its founder NTR is respected by one and all in the family. Young Tiger Jr.NTR mentioned this aspect several times in the media that he admires TDP as it is founded by NTR, his grandfather. When TDP is in need of Jr.NTR in 2009, the Young Tiger immediately took up the job to campaign for the party. He helped TDP several times by pushing his brand value to the party to get more votes.
Now as TDP has badly lost to YSRC in the last elections and the politicians from TDP are changing sides due to lack of confidence on the party, “Is TDP badly in need of Jr.NTR?” turned to be an interesting topic in the media. Most of the people felt that it would help in building confidence among the TDP politicians but few TDP leaders like Varla Ramaiah commented that the top cadre in TDP is quite strong and there is no need for Jr.NTR for TDP.
There is a discussion on Nara Lokesh Vs Jr.NTR on the topic of the future leader to TDP. As of now, Chandra Babu Naidu and the TDP cadre are focusing more on pushing the standards of Nara Lokesh to be the next leader.