TDP supremo and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday appointed Kesineni Nani as the party whip in the Lok Sabha.  However, Nani has surprised everyone by publicly rejecting the appointment  with all "humbleness".

"I thank Sri Chandra Babu Naidu garu for appointing me as Party Whip in Lok Sabha.  But I humbly request him to appoint someone else who is more capable and efficient than me to that post as I feel that I’m not suitable
to handle the responsibilities of such a big post," he said.

He added that he wants to spend all his time and energies on serving the people of his constituency.  "The people of Vijayawada have given me their blessings and elected me as their Member of Parliament I would be more
than happy to serve the constituency full time rather than these posts.  Once again I thank Chandra Babu garu for possessing faith in me and my apologies for rejecting the post," Nani added.