TDP national general secretary N. Lokesh on September 11 (Monday) said that his father and party national president N. Chandrababu Naidu was facing a threat to life inside the Rajahmundry Central Prison from the Maoists who are also lodged there.
Mr. Naidu was shifted to the prison late on September 10 (Sunday) night after he was remanded for 14 days by the ACB court in Vijayawada in connection with the alleged skill development corporation scam. Mr. Lokesh was the first person to meet Mr. Naidu immediately after the latter was shifted to the prison.
“The Superintendent of the Central Prison has confirmed with me that some Maoists are lodged there. Some of them are undertrials while the others are serving their term. My father (Naidu) has a clear threat to his life from the Maoists and drug peddlers. Now, he does not have the two layers of security cover including that of the National Security Guard (NSG). The NSG personnel attached to Mr. Naidu should be outside the prison,” Mr. Lokesh said in an exclusive interview with The Hindu on September 11 (Monday).
