Naidu masterminding fake liquor conspiracy to shield TDP mafia 

Nellore, 15 October: Former Minister and YSRCP Nellore District President Kakani Govardhan Reddy has accused Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu of orchestrating a calculated political conspiracy in the spurious liquor case to protect the TDP-run liquor mafia while falsely implicating YSRCP leaders. Addressing the media at the YSRCP district office, Kakani said the spurious liquor network has expanded only under the present coalition government and is directly linked to TDP leaders and close associates of Chandrababu Naidu and Nara Lokesh. Instead of acting against the real masterminds behind this dangerous network, the government has launched a diversionary propaganda campaign by dragging the name of former Minister Jogi Ramesh into the case through a fabricated and scripted video released by the accused Janardhan Rao.

He said the truth has already been established by the government’s own officials. On October 3, illegal spurious liquor manufacturing units were seized at Mulakalacheruvu, and a massive illegal liquor storage godown was uncovered in Ibrahimpatnam. Excise Assistant Commissioner Chandrasekhar Reddy and the Deputy Commissioner officially confirmed that this fake liquor racket has been operating continuously for the last two to three months—clearly during the tenure of the current coalition government. Yet, fearing public backlash, Chandrababu Naidu began pushing a false narrative that this mafia existed during the YSRCP government, despite having no evidence to support his claim. To execute this political diversion, Janardhan Rao was made to release a second scripted video on October 13, completely contradicting his first video, released on October 6, in which he did not mention Jogi Ramesh at all.

Kakani raised a series of direct questions that the Chief Minister must answer: If Janardhan Rao really named Jogi Ramesh, why is his name missing from the remand report submitted to the court? How was a second video recorded and leaked 24 hours after Janardhan Rao was sent to remand in Nellore jail? Who was the person prompting Janardhan Rao off-camera in that video? If Chandrababu Naidu claims the police raids were based on government intelligence, then why blame Jogi Ramesh? Why was no custody petition filed to interrogate Janardhan Rao, unlike in other cases? Why is TDP leader and key accused Jayachandra Reddy being protected abroad without even a Lookout Notice? Why were milk vans used by TDP leaders to transport fake liquor not seized, and why has no action been taken against 75,000 illegal belt shops? If the government is serious, why are liquor samples not being collected statewide and tested in laboratories? And finally, why is Chandrababu Naidu afraid of a CBI inquiry if he has nothing to hide?

Kakani said TDP leaders Jayachandra Reddy and Surendra Naidu were suspended only after their involvement became undeniable, and Jayachandra Reddy’s own driver confessed to transporting fake liquor in the TDP leader’s vehicle. He noted that the TDP's official Twitter account first named Jayachandra Reddy as Accused No. 1 (A1) and quietly deleted the tag later, proving a clear political cover-up. Yet, instead of arresting their own criminals, the government is misusing police and media machinery to target YSRCP.

Concluding, Kakani said: “This is not just a liquor scam – this is a government-sponsored criminal mafia. Chandrababu Naidu is protecting the fake liquor syndicate and using false propaganda to attack the opposition. Only a CBI inquiry can bring out the truth and expose those behind this conspiracy.”