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Vivekanand­a’s daughter seeks support for her cousin Sharmila in Kadapa

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Reiteratin­g her demand for expediting the probe into the murder of her father, Y.S. Vivekanand­a Reddy, Suneetha Narreddy has accused Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy — who is also her cousin — of shielding the accused in the case.

She urged the electorate of Andhra Pradesh to vote against the incumbent government and appealed to the voters of the Kadapa Lok Sabha constituen­cy to elect A.P. Congress chief Y.S. Sharmila, defeating YSRCP MP Y.S. Avinash Reddy, an accused in the Vivekanand­a murder case.

Vivekanand­a Reddy, former Kadapa MP and brother of former Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhar­a

Reddy, was found murdered at his residence in Pulivendul­a in March 2019.

‘CBI under pressure’

Addressing the media at the TUWJ Office here on Monday, Dr. Narreddy said that she was seeking support from the people due to the delayed and denied justice, citing various reasons, including delays in the Central Bureau of Investigat­ion (CBI) investigat­ion.

“Since the CBI is under pressure, it is not accelerati­ng the probe,” she alleged, accusing Mr. Avinash of murdering his father for political gain. “Since my father was a prominent leader, they wanted to eliminate him,” she said.

Condemning the remarks made against Y.S. Sharmila by Y.S. Vimalamma, who is the sister of Vivekanand­a Reddy, she said: “The comments of Vimalamma that Y.S. Rajashekha­ra Reddy would not have allowed daughters from the family to pursue political careers, had he been alive, are false. She (Vimalamma) is making several contradict­ory statements,” Dr. Narreddy said.

She questioned the silence of Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy in the case. She also accused the media group owned by Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy of disseminat­ing misleading informatio­n on her father’s murder.

 ?? NAGARA GOPAL ?? Suneetha Narreddy, Y.S. Vivekanand­a Reddy’s daughter, addresses pressperso­ns in Hyderabad on Monday.
NAGARA GOPAL Suneetha Narreddy, Y.S. Vivekanand­a Reddy’s daughter, addresses pressperso­ns in Hyderabad on Monday.

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