"chandrababu-naidu"

Overall, more than 53 per cent of the residents of Andhra Pradesh say that the arrest will generate sympathy for Naidu.

Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Tuesday inaugurated the Rs.253 crore Lakkasagaram pump house project under the Handri Niva lift scheme.

TDP leaders led by party general secretary Nara Lokesh, on Tuesday, staged a silent protest at Raj Ghat against the "illegal" arrest of the party chief

Andhra Pradesh former Chief Minister was arrested on September 9 in connection with a fraud case involving alleged misappropriation of funds from the Skill Development Corporation, leading to a loss of Rs 300 crore to the state government.

Addressing a press conference in Delhi, N Sanjay said, "This is a scam of Rs 371 crores of government money. This money was given as a nomination to a company named Siemens by the AP govt. Money was going out of government hands just on the nomination basis."

Maganti Babu along with other TDP leaders protested against arrest of TDP chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu. They picked up an argument and abused and assaulted the cops leading to a ruckus.

It has been established that Naidu had channeled the scam amount through shell companies, ED found how it was routed and the Income Tax department served notices, he added.

Nara Lokesh, a TDP leader, stated, "While justice might be taking its time, it will prevail. Mr. Naidu will emerge untainted, setting an example of unwavering integrity in politics."

The CID last week arrested Naidu for the alleged multi-crore scam in the project and a court in Vijayawada sent him to judicial custody for 14 days.

Chandrababu Naidu, a former Andhra Pradesh chief minister, is currently lodged in the Rajamahendravaram central prison after a court in Vijayawada remanded him in judicial custody for 14 days on September 9.

Asserting that the case against Chandrababu Naidu and his subsequent arrest were both unlawful and done with ill intent, he emphasized that it should be deemed fit for quashing under section 482 of the CrPC and/or Article 226 of the Constitution.

Naidu's interim bail plea refutes all allegations, asserting a lack of prima facie evidence against him

Kalyan, who is the chief of Janasena, which happens to be the NDA partner in the southern state, said he had been dillydallying all this while as to whether Janasena and TDP would contest the forthcoming polls together but clarified his stand in the wake of Naidu's arrest.

Investigation has led to the conclusion, prime facie, that the then TDP government's head and highest executive of the regime, Chandrababu Naidu had orchestrated the entire scheme, he said.

Pawan Kalyan and Balakrishna, both popular Tollywood actors, will call on Naidu at 12 noon. They will be accompanied by TDP general secretary and Naidu's son Nara Lokesh

Talking to reporters here on Wednesday, Bhumana Karunakar Reddy said nobody was above law and people were not bothered about Chandrababu's arrest.

Police had a tough time in controlling the Telugu Desam Party ranks who are on a protest demonstration at some places in the city on Wednesday.

TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu was sent to judicial remand and is currently lodged in a Central Prison in Rajamahendravaram in a case registered by the Andhra Pradesh CID.

Rajinikanth claimed that Naidu had spoken about the Information Technology (IT) industry boom in the late 1990s when no one had even thought about it.

After arriving on a flight from Hyderabad on Tuesday night, the passengers exhibited different behaviors. Adari Kishore Kumar was actively displaying placards and chanting slogans, while the other person stood by without participating in the protest.