Derogatory social media posts on CM lands Jagan’s CPRO in police net

TIRUPATI: Derogatory social media posts on Chief minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has led to the arrest of former Chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy’s former Chief public relations officer Pudi Srihari, triggering an outburst of backlash from the YSRCP.According to the YSRCP sources, Pudi Srihari was heading to the YSRCP’s central office and Jagan’s residence at Tadepalli, when police personnel from Chittoor district, intercepted him and took him into their custody on Wednesday morning. Srihari’s mobile phone and laptop were reportedly confiscated by the police. Srihari was arrested in connection with a case registered against him at the Kuppam police station in connection with derogatory social media posts made on Naidu. Kuppam based Vinod Kumar Murthy lodged a police complaint against the objectionable and provocative content on CM Chandrababu Naidu, which was circulated on social media platforms linked to the YSRCP. Based on the complaint, Kuppam police registered a case u/s 196 (1) (a), 352, 353 (2), 336 (1), 340 (2), 61 (2), 111 of the BNS Act and 67 ITA 2000-2008 and took former CM Jagan’s CPRO Srihari into their custody near Tadepalle on Wednesday morning. Tirupati MP Dr M Gurumoorthy has strongly condemned the illegal arrest of Pudi Srihari, who is also serving as the YSRCP General Secretary (media relations) at his residence at Vijayawada earlier today.Gurumoorthy alleged “The ruling TDP is making a mockery of Democracy by enforcing the “Red book constitution” to book illegal and false cases on the YSRCP functionaries and leaders in the state of Andhra Pradesh”.“The arrest of Pudi Srihari is yet another classic example of how desperate the ruling TDP is to divert the people’s attention from former Chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s scheduled visit to the Juvvaladinne fishing harbour in Nellore district today”, Tirupati MP observed. “The YSRCP will not be allowed to be bullied by such false cases and illegal arrests and will knock on the judiciary to fight for justice and to expose the undemocratic practices of the ruling coalition”, Gurumoorthy asserted.