With the death of Naxalite- turned dreaded gangster Nayeemuddin’s death at the hands of police and the shocking details of his criminal activities and his evil empire emerging each day, a new raging political controversy has erupted in the State.
With speculations rife that Nayeem’s diary revealed the details of patronage he enjoyed from quite a few politicians and top police officials, leaders of ruling TRS and Opposition Telugu Desam Party have started pointing fingers at each other.
As the Special Investigation Team headed by Inspector- General Y Nagi Reddy is continuing its raids and search operations and has arrested five members of Nayeem’s gang from different places including Goa, former Telugu Desam Minister Uma Madhava Reddy on Thursday demanded a judicial enquiry into the entire affairs of Nayeem.
Apart from being herself a Minister in Chandrababu Naidu Government, Uma is also the wife of A Madhava Reddy, a very senior Minister in Naidu Cabinet who died in landmine blast in March 2000 at Ghatkesar in Nalgonda district. Nayeem too belonged to the same district and her home constituency Bhongir.
Reacting strongly to the speculations that a former Minister had extended support to Nayeem and even provided shelter in his home, Uma Madhava Reddy told a Press conference on Thursday a judicial enquiry should be ordered to bring out the truth. On the allegations that hundreds of calls were made form her phone to Nayeem, she said, “We have used only one phone from the time of my husband. The police should made the call data public so that people know the truth”, she said alleging that the TRS Government had adopted a vindictive attitude towards the TDP leaders.
Some TRS leaders are trying to target my family to save their skin as they had close links with Nayeem, she said.
Uma recalled the circumstances in which her husband was assassinated by the naxalites. “In these circumstances it is unthinkable that my family can have links with the politics of murder”, she said refuting the allegations that she was trying to get a sitting MlA killed to contest from the same constituency.
Uma’s son Sandeep Reddy said many Congress leaders who had links with Nayeem has now joined the TRS and they were indulging in false propaganda.
He said the land grabbing and settlements through gangsters have started only after Congress came to power in the State in 2004. “Before that Chandrababu Naidu’s tenure was free from such crimes and activities”, he said.
Meanwhile, a former MlA of TRS Ramalinga Reddy alleged that Nayeem was encouraged and patronised by Chandrababu Naidu Government. “In 2004 Nayeem had threatened me against contesting from Siddipet and I had lodged a complaint with the police”, he said.
The TRS Government does not need any help from likes of Nayeem, he said denying that he was killed by the police because he threatened some TRS leaders.