Avinash called Naveen, OSD to inform about death: Sajjala

Vijayawada: YSRCP general secretary and advisor to government (political affairs) Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy said that the party MP Y S Avinash Reddy telephoned Naveen and OSD Krishna Mohan Reddy to convey the news of Y S Vivekananda Reddy's murder to Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy.

Responding to queries from media persons at the CM's camp office on Friday, he asked what was wrong in communicating the news to Chief Minister.

Expressing anger at the reports carried out by a section of media on CBI summoning MP Avinash Reddy and Naveen who works in the Chief Minister's house for enquiry, he said the TDP-friendly media is creating an unnecessary hue and cry over it.

Avinash Reddy went to the spot when he learned about the murder from Vivekananda Reddy's brother-in-law Sivaprakash Reddy and informed the same to police, he said, adding that it was an open secret known to all and the TDP government which was ruling then had the call data in police records.

If you had enquired about the call data even then, the names of Naveen and Krishna Mohan Reddy would have been revealed and both of them are associated with Jagan Mohan Reddy even today, he said, commenting it was natural for Avinash Reddy to call them and inform about the murder as they were with Jagan Mohan Reddy. What is unnatural and sensational in this, he questioned, adding that the same phone numbers are used by the same people even today.

YS Vivekananda Reddy, brother of YSR, Avinash Reddy, who is cousin of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy are very close to each other politically and also family-wise too, he said, pointing out further that any news to be conveyed to Jagan Mohan Reddy would be conveyed to the people working with him and not directly. The sleeper cells in the BJP and Chandrababu have collaborated with the yellow media and are creating this false propaganda, he said, observing that their designs will be fully thwarted by the people.