Telugu Desam Party National President N Chandrababu Naidu has made a sincere appeal to Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswamy to help rescue over 2,000 Telugu fishermen and construction workers who are stranded in different locations in TN since the imposition of nationwide COVID-19 lockdown.

In a letter addressed to Mr. Bhalla, Mr. Naidu said that these migrant workers were stuck in different places in Chennai, Erode and Tirupur districts. They are facing severe hardships due to the lockdown. They are unable to access Government benefits due to lack of identity documents and local domicile documents.

Mr. Naidu told Mr. Bhalla that at present, around 1,000 fishing folk from Srikakulam district are stranded near Chennai. In places like Taramani, Velachery, Avadi, Ambatur, Red Hills, many Telugu people are there that have migrated for work. Further in Districts like Ramanathapuram, Thiruvallur, Erode, Tirupur and Kanchipuram. “On behalf of those families and my own behalf appeal to you to provide with immediate relief by providing them with shelter, food, water, medical aid and other essential commodities.”

In another letter addressed to Mr. Palaniswamy, Mr. Naidu lauded the efforts being taken by Tamil Nadu Government under your able leadership to reduce the burden of lockdown on poor people. “In this backdrop, I would like to bring to your notice about many Telugu people stranded in Chennai and various other parts of Tamil Nadu. Many Telugu people who have come to Tamil Nadu for livelihood are stranded in places like Taramani, Velachery, Avadi and Ambatur in Chennai. Further in Districts like Thiruvallur, Erode, and Tirupur, many Telugu workers are stranded due to COVID-19 lockdown.”

Mr. Naidu requested Tamil Nadu CM to help provide all necessary relief in these difficult times.

The Indian Embassy in Manila, Philippines, has informed TDP National President and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu that necessary steps are being taken to send the mortal remains of the two medical students to their families residing in Anantapur district in India.

The Embassy responded to a plea made by Chandrababu Naidu to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. The Embassy officials told Naidu that procedures like embalming of the bodies are taken up. They have talked to the local officials in Cebu city and also to the family members of the deceased. In their reply on twitter, the Embassy tagged Naidu and Jaishankar.

It may be recalled that Naidu wrote a letter to Jaishankar to help bring the bodies of Kondigalla Peddinti Vamsi and Katikela Revanth Kumar who died in a fatal road mishap in the Philippines on April 6. The accident took place when they were riding a motorcycle and hit a road divider.

Vamsi went to pursue medical studies under the Dr NTR Vidyonnati Scheme sponsored by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. Vamsi hails from Anantapuram town in Anantapur district. Revanth hails from Kadiri in Anantapur district. He went to study medicine at Matias H. Aznar Memorial College of Medicine at Cebu City.

TDP National President and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday wrote a letter to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to help bring back the mortal remains of two Telugu students Kondigalla Peddinti Vamsi and Katikela Revanth Kumar from the Philippines.

Mr. Naidu said that Vamsi went to pursue medical studies under the Dr. NTR Vidyonnati Scheme sponsored by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. He was pursuing medicine at the CEBU Doctor’s University at Mandaue City in the Philippines. Mr. Vamsi hails from Anantapuram town in Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh. Revanth hails from Kadiri in Anantapur district. He went to study medicine at Matias H. Aznar Memorial College of Medicine at Cebu City.

Mr. Naidu told the External Affairs Minister that Mr. Vamsi and Mr Revanth met with an accident and died on April 6 at around 5.20 a.m. (IST) in the Philippines. Their family members in Anantapuram were shattered and inconsolable after hearing about the students’ deaths.

“I am writing this letter with deep sorrow and heavy heart. In this connection I request you personally and on behalf of the bereaved families to help bring back the bodies at the earliest to perform last rites,” Mr. Naidu said.

Former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu made a scathing attack on the YSRCP government, blaming it for ignoring the testing of suspected cases. He said it was very alarming that the total +ve cases rose by 1,021 per cent in the last one week. But, many more tests need to be done. The problem would be much bigger once full scale testing is done. AP last week average is highly dangerous when compared to 222 per cent average rise in the country.

Mr. Naidu alleged that there is largescale under-reporting in AP. Even, some leaders from Kerala have already talked about suppression of facts in AP. The YSRCP government is not having political will to correct its mistakes. The testing labs are not being raised from the existing 5.

While the Prime Minister Modi is talking to all sections of experts, political leaders and NGOs, the AP CM is not taking anybody into confidence. This is not a personal issue for CM Jaganmohan Reddy. He should launch immediate steps to make united efforts to create confidence in the people, Naidu said.

While the rest of India was working overtime to contain the spread of corona virus, sand mining in Andhra Pradesh was taken up again in clear violation of the complete lockdown enforced by the state and central governments, TDP president and former chief minister said.

In a letter to the YSRCP president and chief minister, Naidu said sand mining operations by the government during the complete lockdown defeats the purpose of enforcing the measure to contain the spread of the contagion. He also stated in the letter that the government should also curb the illegal sand and gravel activity being carried out with impunity by sand mafia across AP.

Naidu brought five key issues that need to be addressed immediately. He said the government should ensure manufacture of medical equipment at the Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone (AMTZ), procure entire produce from the farmers during the complete lockdown period, regulation of prices of essential commodities and curbing of illegal sand and gravel activity.

“The government should keep a check on middle-men and black marketers who are jacking up the prices in this time of complete lockdown. The Anna Canteens that served a meal for Rs 5 and catered to a large poor and the middle-class section were stopped by this government,” Naidu rued.

AP former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu called for immediate steps to track and test all the AP participants who have returned home after attending the Tablighi Jamaat 3-day religious convocation held at Hazrat Nizamuddin in Delhi. He wrote a letter to AP CM YS Jaganmohan Reddy, expressing concern over the likelihood of infection being passed on to others in their way back home and also to those who came into physical contact with them in the state.
More than 700 people from Andhra Pradesh attended Convocation (Mashoora) of Tablighi Jamaat at Hazrat Nizamuddin in Delhi from 15th to 17th March 2020 and returned to their respective homes in Andhra Pradesh. If the Government does not respond at an appropriate time, the number of cases of COVID are bound to increase. It would have catastrophic results.

Chandrababu pleaded for use of 4.5 lakh volunteers network for door delivery of ration to poor ration cardholders. There is a great need to prevent people from coming into physical contact with each other because of COVID threat. Ration may be distributed without biometric during these difficult times. It is not correct to expose so many poor people in long queues all over the State. The government should provide each household with Rs. 5,000 immediately to survive in the lockdown period.

The Telugu Desam Party duly practiced social distancing on the occasion of its foundation day. Party National President N Chandrababu Naidu and party leaders celebrated the 39th foundation day at their homes on Sunday. They delivered their speeches in a teleconference when the former Chief Minister called upon the party cadres to relive the inspiration of party founder NTR. From the beginning, NTR gave memorable services during Diviseema cyclone and Rayalaseema famine and so on. Naidu said that with the same spirit, the party leaders and cadres should rescue the people. The TDP shall remain committed to its social justice slogan ‘Society is a temple and people are Gods’.

The party stood by the people during many natural calamities in the past. People still remember TDP services during cyclone in East Godavari, floods in Krishna and Kurnool, heavy flash floods in Uttarakhand, mishap in Singareni mines, and in Hudhud and Titli cyclones. Naidu told party cadres that it is our duty now to raise confidence in the people in the battle against Coronavirus threat. It has convulsed the whole world. The virus has no discrimination against the rich and the poor. Even Prince Charles has got infected. In the world, one lakh people are being infected everyday. Each virus positive person can spread infection to 3,200 persons in six days.

The Indian High Commission, Malaysia, has replied to AP former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, saying that the 53 Telugu people stranded in Kuala Lumpur cannot be brought back now because of movement restriction orders in that country. However, the Telugu people are safe and in good health
All Indian nationals in Kuala Lumpur are advised to remain in that city. The Malaysian government has issued Movement Control Order (MCO) till April 14. Staying indoors would be in the interest of their own safety, given the prevailing circumstances.

Indian Deputy High Commissioner replied this to Chandrababu’s letter written to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on March 18. The DHC said: “As you are kindly aware, Government of India had temporarily restricted all passengers from Malaysia to India from 17 March. Thereafter, in view of the situation on COVID-19, Government of India has temporarily stopped all scheduled commercial flights from landing in India from 22 March.”

Malaysia has also, in view of COVID-19, imposed a Movement Control Order (MCO) from 18 March, restricting people from moving outdoors. This MCO will be in effect until 14 April.

TDP National President Chandrababu Naidu called upon the people to cooperate with the officials, doctors and frontline warriors as too much harm was already done due to lack of tough quarantine of foreign returnees and affected persons in the initial days of the virus attack. Janata Curfew and 21-day national lockdown could control the spread of the disease but not totally prevent new cases. The next focus of the governments should be to come out with new ideas for handling the situation after the end of lockdown on April 14.

There is a greater need for enhancing testing capabilities in Andhra Pradesh and in the country because this would only give an understanding of the real extent of coronavirus threat. There should be complete data on number of foreign returnees, their coverage under testing and the precautionary measures being taken.

Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N. Chandrababu Naidu has hailed the steps taken by the Modi government to tackle COVID-19 threat.

In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, Naidu lauded the initiatives taken by him to contain the spread of dreaded disease.

The leader of opposition in Andhra Pradesh drew Modi’s attention towards Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). Stating that this Asector works as backbone to the Indian economy, he wrote that it is pertinent to provide a financial package to stimulate economy in this turbulent times.

He noted that India, with its huge diversity and large population is on the edge of Covid-19 threat. “However, we are confident that India under your able leadership would effectively retaliate the threat of corona virus by setting an example to rest of the world,”A he wrote extending support to Modi and his team.

Naidu said people were observing the Prime Minister’s instructions to stay at home.

The TDP chief lauded Rs 1,75,000 crore package announced by Modi government to support various sections of the society.

“In this context, Rs 50 lakh insurance cover introduced for frontline warriors (foctors and other health workers fighting Covid-19) comes at a right time as tribute to their sacrifice.

Similarly, rendering financial package to farmers, ex-gratia to poor women, free gas cylinders to poor families, support to low wage earners in organised sector, support to senior citizens are right steps towards protecting them from the ill-effects of coronavirus lockdown.”

“Efforts to ensure that no Indian goes to bed on empty stomach is a proof that your government is humanity personified. Roughly two-thirds of population will benefit from this scheme. Distribution of pulses to ensure that everyone gets proper nourishment is visionary in its thought and act.

Increase of wages under MNREGA, benefitting workers in organised sector through Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF), granting additional credit to women self-help groups (SHGs) are timely and appropriate steps to build confidence among the poor and downtrodden of our society in ably fighting COVID-19.”

The Telugu Desam Party MLAs and MLCs have donated one-month salary each to the AP Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF), The decision was taken after TDP National President N Chandrababu discussed about the need for contributions during an online conference with his party leaders today. These funds are meant for use in the battle against coronavirus epidemic. Naidu donated Rs. 10 lakh on his behalf to the CMRF. He called upon the people to generously contribute to the governments which is very supportive in times of catastrophes like COVID-19. The MLAs and MLCs immediately responded to Naidu’s call and donated one-month salary.

The TDP leaders have begun making their contributions one by one. MP Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu announced one month salary for Srikakulam coronavirus preventive measures. He also sanctioned Rs. 70 lakh under his MPLADS funds for the cause of fighting coronavirus. Lots of foreign returnees have also entered Srikakulam district in the past one months. The MP wrote a letter to PM Modi to give compensation to small traders and daily wage workers who suffered losses during lockdowns all over the country.

AP Opposition Leader N Chandrababu Naidu observed self-isolation and confined himself to home as part of ‘Janata Curfew’ on Sunday. He spent time with his family members, teaching grandson Devaansh.

In a video released to the press, Mr. Naidu was seen observing ‘Janata Curfew’ by reading out a book to Devaansh. He said that it is for our community’s safety that we stay at home today and spend time with our families.

Mr. Naidu appealed to the AP government to identify some hospitals and designate them for rendering exclusive corona virus services to +ve cases and also suspected ones. Especially, thousands of foreign returnees have arrived and they should be confined to hospital quarantine for 14 days and if needed more days till they show negative twice in the tests.

Mr. Naidu has already called upon people in general and Telugu Desam Party cadres in particular to take part in ‘Janata Curfew’ as part of the battle against the global epidemic. The TDP Central Office has been closed on account of the curfew call. Mr. Naidu appealed to all individuals in society to take it as his and her personal responsibility to avoid touch points in public places and maintain social distancing till the threat subsides…

Observing #JantaCurfew by reading out a book to Devaansh. It is for our safety that we stay at home today and spend time with our families.#Covid_19india#COVID19outbreak pic.twitter.com/o1qpKujSwa

— N Chandrababu Naidu (@ncbn) March 22, 2020