"Politics Has Become a Looting Business" - Vizag MP Sri Bharat's Bold Remarks

"People joined politics under NTR to serve society. Now they join it to loot," said Visakhapatnam MP Mathukumilli Sri Bharat in remarks that have sparked widespread political debate. Balakrishna's son-in-law and Lokesh's brother-in-law, the young MP recalled how NTR built the TDP in 1982 on the philosophy that "society is the temple, people are God," drawing in ordinary citizens and educated youth at a time when public life demanded sacrifice and integrity.

Today, he lamented, politics across the spectrum has largely turned into a money-making enterprise, where winning power is often treated as a license to amass illicit wealth. Coming amid internal party workshops on ethical governance, the remarks have drawn sharp attention given Sri Bharat's stature - as head of the GITAM educational group and a key TDP family insider. Observers say his candid admission signals a growing urgency for political parties to break from money power and return to clean, selfless governance.