NIDADAVOLU: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister alleged on Saturday that TDP President and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu was the kingpin in the Rs 371 crore skill development ‘scam’ as he affirmed that no one is above the law.
Reddy said that Naidu, “who led all his political life exploiting the people”, can’t escape the long arm of law as he was caught red-handed in the scam. The Chief Minister was addressing a public meeting in this town at Ni-dadavolu in East Godavari district.
This was the first reaction by Reddy since Naidu’s arrest by the CID on September 9 in the alleged skill devel-opment scam
He also found fault with “pro-TDP media blindly supporting him” and warned that no one is above the law.
“The gang of four, which has a share in the spoils, is unable to digest his (Naidu’s) arrest and hence trying to pro-ject him as a clean politician through malicious and false propaganda. The law is same for whoever indulges in backstabbing, cheating people and misappropriation of public funds, including Naidu,” he said, adding that no one might have told this to the TDP leader all these years. Reddy alleged that the former Chief Minister went scot-free in the audio tapes scandal that surrounded the MLC elections in Telangana.
“Instead of questioning Naidu as to where did the Rs 371 crore go, TDP-friendly media has been supporting him as they were also partners in the scam. Based on evidence, officials’ note files and the primary investigation carried out by central agencies like the ED, it was established that Naidu played the main role in the scam,” he alleged. (IANS)
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