Ready to sacrifice my life for Telugu people: Chandrababu Naidu

Nandyal (Andhra Pradesh), Sep 9 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, who was arrested by the state CID in a corruption case on Saturday, said that he is prepared to sacrifice his life to safeguard the interests of Telugu people.

Stating that he has not done any mistake, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president said the CID officials arrested him without showing any
prima facie evidence. “For the past 45 years, I have selflessly served Telugu people. I am prepared to sacrifice my life to safeguard the interests of Telugu people. No force on earth can stop me from serving people, my Andhra Pradesh and my motherland,” reads a post from Naidu’s handle on X (formerly Twitter).

Earlier, he told media persons after his arrest in Nandyal that he had not made any mistake. He said the police came last night and created an
atmosphere of fear. "The police came to the area last night and created a lot of fuss and when I asked them to show the proof of my committing any
mistake they failed to produce any such kind of evidence," Naidu told media persons before being shifted to Vijayawada.

"The ruling party is very keen on somehow foisting some false case against me which is highly undesirable," Naidu said.

“They booked some cases and without showing any evidence, they have arrested me. I asked to show any prima facie evidence. They said they have registered an FIR. There is no mention of my role or facts in the FIR,” he said.

Naidu also appealed to people and TDP cadres to remain calm.

BJP condemns Chandrababu Naidu’s arrest

The BJP on Saturday condemned the arrest of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in a corruption case.

BJP state unit president Daggubati Purandeswari took to X on Saturday to react to the arrest of Chandrababu Naidu, who is also her brother-in-law.

“Chandrababu Naidu garu was arrested today. It is not reasonable to arrest Chandrababu Naidu garu without giving proper notice, without naming him in the FIR, without taking an explanation and without following the procedure. BJP condemns this,” she posted.

The TDP president was arrested in the early hours of Saturday in Nandyal town.

According to the Crime Investigation Department, Naidu was arrested in the Rs.371 crore skill development scam.

The former Chief Minister is being brought to Vijayawada where he is likely to be produced in a court.