TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu wrote an open letter to Governor S. Abdul Nazeer on March 1 (Friday), complaining that the A.P. State Directorate for Revenue Intelligence (APSDRI) was harassing his party leaders by registering false cases against them, and cited the arrest of former Minister Prathipati Pulla Rao’s son Sarath as proof of the “vindictive politics” practiced by Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy in the run-up to the elections.
“The APSDRI, instead of fulfilling its official mandate, turned into a weapon in the YSR Congress Party’s (YSRCP) quiver,” Mr. Naidu stated, while pointing out that it (APSDRI) was headed by Special Commissioner Ch. Rajeswara Reddy, who “is a close associate of the ruling party.”
The former Chief Minister further said that the APSDRI had recently booked cases against Parchur MLA Yeluri Sambasiva Rao and former Minister P. Narayana. The latest one of the series of its actions was the arrest of Mr. Sarath.
