AP Excise and Mines Minister Kollu Ravindra has lashed out at the former chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy for conspiring to gain political benefits by creating divisions between castes, religions and regions. He accused Sakshi Channel and the newspaper of trying to incite hatred among the people by broadcasting false stories.
He alleged that Christians and Muslims are being tried to provoke them in Andhra Pradesh. He lashed out at them for using the death of Pastor Praveen Pagadala and the death of cows in Tirumala. As part of that, Minister Kollu alleged that former TTD chairman Bhumana Karunakar Reddy is plotting to tarnish the image of TTD.
He was angry that false propaganda is being spread against SV Goshala by saying that 100 cows have died. Karunakar Reddy, who claims to be an atheist and follows others, has been accused of having conspired against TTD. He alleged that along with the Talibotla scam, the plasma TV scam, and the loss of dollars, Bhumana also diverted TTD funds during his regime.
Kollu Ravindra said that Bhumana’s glorious history of writing anti-religious advertisements on bus tickets in Tirumala as the TTD chairman was a disgrace. He also accused them of conspiring to convert the seven hills of Tirumala into five hills and plotting to tarnish the image of the Lord.
Similarly, he was outraged that today, once again, a drama is being played in the name of the death of cows. He was furious that the YSRCP wanted to gain political benefits by attaching it to a religion if Pastor Praveen Pagadala died in a road accident. He also accused them of trying to provoke Muslims in the state.
Minister Kollu accused the YSRCP of trying to deceive Muslims by showing duplicity in Parliament on the Waqf Bill. He appealed to the police to keep an eye on the YSRCP leaders who are deliberately trying to benefit by creating a rift between religions and take strict action.
