"Chandrababu Naidu behind all this": Jagan Mohan Reddy makes a serious allegation about his uncle YS Vivekananda Reddy's death

Jagan Mohan Reddy has alleged that Andhra Presh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu was responsible for death of his uncle, YS Vivekananda Reddy.

Jagan Mohan Reddy accused Naidu of killing his uncle for electoral purpose and an intent to 'demoralise' him and his party.

He said, "Chandrababu Naidu is behind all. He did all this to affect and win elections. Let re be a CBI enquiry, everything will come out. ir intent could be to demoralise me and my party." 

"When my grandfar YS Raja Reddy was murdered, TDP was in power, when re was an attempt on my life at Vizag airport, TDP was in power and when this murder happened, TDP was again in power," he also told reporters after paying tributes to his uncle. 

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YS Vivekananda Reddy, former minister and younger bror of former Andhra Presh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, was found de on Friday at his residence in Kapa district of Andhra Presh, with family members alleging that death was t natural.

Vivekananda Reddy's personal assistant M V Krishna Reddy has lodged a complaint with Pulivendula police expressing doubts over nature of death as blood clots were found in bedroom and bathroom

68-year old leer is survived by his wife and a daughter.

Vivekananda Reddy's nephew and former lawmaker Y S Avinash Reddy alleged that it was t a natural death and sought a thorough investigation.

Initially, Police registered a case under Section 174 Cr P C (unnatural death) when Reddy’s body was found by his staff early in morning.

"re were two injuries on his he, one each on front and back. So, a thorough probe is required to establish cause of death. re could possibly be a conspiracy angle as well that needs to be probed," Avinash Reddy said in Pulivendula.

YSR Congress president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and his mor Vijayamma rushed to Pulivendula from Hyderab on hearing news.

Two days ago, he was seen at Lotus Pond residence of Jagan in Hyderab and on Thursday, Viveka, as he was kwn by, campaigned for YSRC in Pulivendula constituency.

He was alone at his residence in Pulivendula on Thursday night.

"re was response when I went to his house this morning. I called his wife in Hyderab over phone and she asked me t to disturb him. Later, cook and or household staff reached house but y too did t get any response. I n went in through a side door and found Vivekananda's body in bathroom, with blood clots in bedroom and bathroom," Krishna Reddy said.

YSRC leer V Vijayasai Reddy expressed shock over former minister's death. "He was such a humble person who always engd himself in public service. It is a huge loss to YSRC and also state," leer said in a mess.

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He h a difference in opinions with his nephew, Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, after latter quit Congress and established YSR Congress, and chose to stay back in parent party.

Kwn as a down-to-earth and genial person, Vivekananda was elected as lawmaker in 1989 and 1994 from his hometown Pulivendula in Kapa district.

He was elected to Lok Sabha from Kapa constituency in 1999 and 2004 and to Andhra Presh Legislative Council in 2009.

He h served as agriculture minister under N Kiran Kumar Reddy in n united Andhra Presh.

(With PTI inputs)