When YS Vivekananda was first murdered, a YSRCP affiliated media house ran a 4 pages story, accusing Nara Chandrababu Naidu of the murder. They even named this story ‘Narasurudi Rakta Charitra’ (Nara’s Murder History).
This media house said that it was Nara Chandrababu Naidu who got Viveka murdered and even linked Chandrababu to every other faction-related murder that took place in the YS family. In this story, Chandrababu was seen holding a weapon full of blood, courtesy of effects. Following this story, the TDP, who until then maintained a neutral attitude towards the media house in question, reacted saying that it is a violation of democratic rights.
With Viveka’s murder case now once again becoming the talk of the town in AP, Nara Lokesh has decided to take this matter more into the public’s eye. Viveka’s own daughter pointed fingers at members belonging to the YS family, expressing her doubts about them in her father’s murder case. The name of the culprit behind Viveka’s murder is also very well known in AP by now, which makes the media house’s story all the more demeaning and foolish.
Nara Lokesh challenged Jagan to visit Tirumala Venkateswara Swamy’s temple on April 14th and swear that he believes Chandrababu is behind Viveka’s murder. Everyone thought that Jagan would do this, as his public meeting in Tirupati was scheduled to take place on April 14th itself. However, this did not happen, as Jagan canceled his Tirupati trip.
While the TDP has nothing to lose in this issue, the YSRCP is definitely facing the heat due to this story. This story is especially troubling for the ruling party right now, given that the Tirupati by-elections are just around the corner.