Distance, place and occasion are of least importance for YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) followers when it comes to belittling Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. A screenshot of an email surfaced on social media, in which allegedly Indian NRIs wrote to Texas City Secretary office to arrest Naidu. It is apparently an act by the opposition party followers who in the note accused the CM of killing “20 poor wood cutters who work as daily laborers”.
Naidu who is touring the United States is participating in several fund raiser events. The email accused that the front row seats are being sold at price as high as 1000USD. The note requested the Irving mayor to stop the fund raiser event on May6th, 2017 at Irving City Hall, Texas.
It also stated that sandal-wood killings as state sponsored mass murder and violated human rights. Pointing to the Wikipedia page for details of the case, the email accused the Telugu Desham Party(TDP) leaders of having close ties with sandal-wood mafia. The city secretary’s office responded by saying that they would inform the Mayor and city council. However, as there are no proofs, the city council did not move forward. The mayor informed the police who noted that they were sent with falsified intentions and enhanced the security to the CM.
Chandrababu has emerged as a figure who could attract investments from abroad and has garnered support from the Indian diaspora. This is a ridiculous step taken by the alleged YCP supporters as it is not only demeaning the CM but also Indian leaders’ prima facie. YCP leaders however claim that this is not done by their followers and is nowhere related to them. TDP leaders in the state, said that strict action will be taken against the one who sent the emails. Human rights are universal but when the case is under judicial purview, the party responsible should stop becoming self-proclaimed adjudicators and be more virtuous.
