RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM: Lashing out at the State government for its ‘oppressive’ tactics against his community, Kapu patriarch Mudragada Padmanabham on Monday stated that the challenge posed by some ruling Telugu Desam Party leaders was the reason for his padayatra on Sunday. Speaking to media persons at his residence in Kirlampudi, the former minister said they accepted the challenge and took out padayatra for 5 to 6 km peacefully despite prohibitory orders only to prove that they are capable of doing so, but respect the law also.
“Have we done any damage to public property during our padayatra? We only took out the protest march to show that we can. Let me tell you Mr Chief Minister that your intelligence feedback is faulty, as it was before Tuni meeting. Change your intelligence chief first,” he said.
The Kapu patriarch wondered why Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is behaving like a dictator. “All we have done is to question you about the election promises made to our community with regard to reservation in education and employment and to know why those promises are not being honoured. Is it wrong?” he questioned. Mudragada said he has great respect for the Police Department. “Yesterday, I only took out the protest march only to prove that we are capable and do not want not create any law and problem,” he said.