Vijayawada: YSR Congress has flayed the Chandrababu Naidu government for encouraging youth to unleash a smear campaign against the family members of Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy. “It is a shameful act to try to settle political scores at a personal level,” the YSRC said.
Speaking to media here on Monday, party spokesperson Vasireddy Padma said, “With the arrest of two youths for posting objectionable material against Y.S. Sharmila, it is clear that TD is behind the smear campaign as the two youth come from a family of TD supporters. Even making use of the youth to further their political agenda is shameful and we have been saying that Telugu Desam has been behind the campaign and character assassination bid on the family members of Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy. Our stand is vindicated with the arrest of the two youth,” she said.
One of the arrested youngsters hails from Prakasam district and has close links with Telugu Desam. “A minister is seen frequently at the functions held at the boy’s house as the family is close to the TD leadership,” she said adding that from this it was evident that the campaign was directed by the party leadership for political gains.
Such practices are bound to fail and have an adverse impact on the perpetrators and they have to pay a heavy price for it, she said.
“Chandrababu Naidu, instead of showing sympathy and extending help in tracing the culprits had passed snide remarks and questioned as to why she (Sharmila) had to file a report in Hyderabad which shows his intent,” she said.
Earlier, Y.S. Sharmila along with her husband Anil Kumar and senior party leaders had lodged a complaint with Hyderabad Police Commissi-oner that there was a vicious campaign against her and sought to take action against those involved. She had rubbished all the posts that have been doing the rounds in websites and social media involving a Telugu film actor.
