YSR Congress party on Monday accused the Telugu Desam Party government headed by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu of abetting youth to unleash smear campaign against family members of Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy.
“It is a shameful act to try to settle political scores at personal level,” party spokesperson Vasireddy Padma said.
She pointed out that the arrest of two youth for posting objectionable material against YS Sharmila clearly established that the TDP was behind the smear campaign.
The arrested youth belonged to the families of TDP supporters, she said.
One of the arrested hails from Prakasam district and has close links with TDP. A minister is seen frequently at the functions held the boy’s house as the family is close to TDP leadership. This is evident that the campaign is directed by the party leadership for political gains, she said.
“Right from the beginning, we have been telling that the TDP has been behind the ugly campaign and character assassination bid on the family members of YSR and stand is vindicated with the arrest to two youth,” she said.
Such practices are bound to fail and have an adverse effect on the perpetrators and they have to pay a heavy price for it, she said.
Naidu, instead of showing sympathy and extending help in tracing the culprits had passed snide remarks and questioned as to why she (Sharmila) has to file a report in Hyderabad and the like which shows his intent.