# Pawan Kalyan skips governor’s event citing fever, speculation swirls

2026-08-15T17:26:20+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

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Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan skipped Governor Abdul Nazeer’s Independence Day ‘At Home’ reception in Vijayawada on Saturday evening, citing high fever. He had earlier attended the 78th Independence Day celebrations in Kakinada and inaugurated a wood bank in Rajamahendravaram, but left midway as his fever worsened. Doctors advised complete rest, and he later left for Hyderabad. Speculation arose in media circles that he avoided the event to sidestep Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and minister Nara Lokesh, especially since he had missed recent Cabinet meetings. However, Jana Sena Party sources dismissed this, pointing out that he shared the dais with Naidu at the Bhogapuram airport inauguration recently. They said his absence was due to incomplete recovery from a rotator cuff surgery performed in Mumbai, which requires months of physiotherapy and rest.

## Coverage

- greatandhra.com <https://www.greatandhra.com/politics/gossip/pawan-falls-sick-again-skips-governors-get-together/>
- m9.news <https://www.m9.news/politics/pawan-kalyan-health-ycp-political-row-ap/>

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