Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, at a public meeting in Guntur to mark his government's one year in office, today made an emotional appeal to the people of his state after audio recordings were made public on a Telangana news channel that seemed to suggest that the cash-for-votes scam in which a MLA from Mr Naidu's party was arrested last week, was fully backed by him.
"They are humiliating a chief minister. That means they are insulting the people who elected me," he said.
Responding to Mr Naidu, KCR said this evening, "Naidu did all that he did and claims we 'trapped' him. He doesn't want us to catch the thieves. Even Lord Brahma can't save you (Chandrababu Naidu)... Hyderabad does not belong to Chandrababu Naidu."
KCR's Telangana Rashtra Samithi has accused Mr Naidu of playing a role in the alleged attempt by a lawmaker of his party last week to bribe a nominated MLA Elvis Stephenson.
A TV channel in Telangana has aired an audio recording of what it alleges is a conversation between Mr Naidu and Mr Stephenson.
Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party says it's a conspiracy and that tapes have been doctored. Mr Naidu met Governor ESL Narasimhan yesterday evening, before the audio tapes became public, and alleged that the TRS government of Telangana is illegally tapping his phones and those of his ministers.
