Assailant said to be Jagan’s fan
Conflicting claims were being made about Srinivas, the alleged assailant.
While his family members have claimed that Srinivas was an ardent fan of Jaganmohan Reddy, YSR Congress leaders allege that he was close to a Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader and the owner of the airport canteen.
The alleged assailant’s brother told the media in his native town in East Godavari district that nobody believes he could have attacked Jagan, as he was an ardent fan of the leader. ‘We are not able to understand it. He so lovingly prepared a flexi, with his own photo and a photo of Jagan’s, to greet people on the eve of Sankranti and New Year,’ his brother said. ‘He is also mentally sound and healthy,’ he added.
Harshvardhan, the owner of the airport canteen where Srinivas works, said the same thing and said Srinivas had no criminal background. ■
‘It appears to be some conspiracy and somebody made him do it,’ he said. On the other hand, several YSRCP leaders expressed suspicions that the owner of the canteen was a TDP leader and wanted a thorough probe into the matter.