Hyderabad, Sep 10 - Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. Rosaiah Thursday denied that ministers were not cooperating with him in a bid to pressure the Congress leadership to name the late Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's son Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy as the next chief minister.

He said that the reports appearing in a section of the media were 'totally baseless'.

'During the seven-day mourning period (following YSR's death), ministers wanted to stay back in their respective districts to attend condolence meetings. Those who were not able to be here have taken my permission to attend condolence meetings which are important and dear to us,' said the acting chief minister.

Some ministers did not attend the review meetings called by Rosaiah during the last two days, triggering speculation that they deliberately stayed away.

The 77-year-old finance minister was sworn in as chief minister last week after bodies of YSR and four others were found in the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed in a forest.