Zilla Parishad Chairman and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leader Majji Srinivasa Rao on August 31 (Thursday) alleged that the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and a section of the media friendly to it were trying to defame him by dragging his name into the Kodi Kathi case, which was being probed by the National Investigation Agency.
The case pertains to the attack on Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy when he was Opposition leader at the Visakhapatnam airport, allegedly by J. Srinivasa Rao, using a knife used in cockfights.
Addressing the media here, the YSRCP leader alleged that the counsel for the accused, with the support of the TDP, was making false allegations against him.
“TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu is targeting me for electoral gains. He will not succeed as people are with the YSRCP,” Mr. Srinivasa Rao said.
He hoped that the real culprits behind the attack would be brought to book once the NIA investigation was completed.
