Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhar Reddy has dealt a rude shock to Superstar Krishna, who claims himself to be very close to the Chief Minister, by ordering confiscation of five and a half acres of land allotted to Padmalaya Studios in Jubilee Hills. The land is now worth over Rs 180 crore.

What is also shocking for Krishna is that the Chief Minister outrightly rejected MLC seat to his brother G Adiseshagiri Rao under Governor's quota. Both these instances have raised many an eyebrow, as Krishna is considered to be a close confidant of YSR. During the recent Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of Telugu film industry, too, Krishna and his brother arranged parallel celebrations and showered praises on the Chief Minister, besides felicitating YSR

However, when it comes to land issues, the Chief Minister is firm. Sources say his son Jagan Mohan Reddy is looking for a piece of land in Jubilee Hills for his proposed Telugu daily and also TV channel. And they zeroed in on the vacant Padmalaya Studios land, which is already in dispute for being sold to Zee Telefilms. The Chief Minister is learnt to have asked Krishna to surrender the land, but the latter turned it down politely. And this was the reason for confiscation of the land. It now remains to be seen if the piece of land is allotted to Jagan or not..