YS Vijayamma’s Humility Vs Chandrababu’s Insensitivity
Kommineni Srinivasa Rao
In a heart-warming gesture, YSR Congress party (YSRCP) Honorary President YS Vijayamma urged the people of the State to to protect her son, Leader of Opposition in Andhra Pradesh Assembly and YSR Congress party (YSRCP) YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, who was attacked in Visakhapatnam airport recently.
On the eve of the YSRCP Chief's resuming his historic padayatra, she made a humble request. On the other hand, in stark contrast, AP Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu, who boasts of having 40 years of political experience, is incomparable with Vijayamma in the way he spoke.
Exemplifying humility in her speech, Vijayamma urged the public to protect her son from all dangers, before he set on to resume his popular mass contact initiative. In the backdrop of the unfortunate death of her husband, late Chief Minister Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy, she made a sincere request to YS Jagan's detractors asking them to abstain from attacking him.
After the attack on YS Jagan, AP chief minister Chandrababu Naidu, Home Minister Chinarajappa and MLC Rajendra Prasad alleged that Vijayamma and Sharmila were responsible for the attack. On the other side, no further explanation was given on DGP RP Thakur's comments soon after the incident. The TDP did not give a justifiable explanation to Chandrababu's 'drama' comment over the attack on the Leader of Opposition.
Why does the TDP not order a CBI enquiry into the attack and prove it that the attack was a fabricated drama? Why does the TDP not give an assurance on exposing the conspiracy behind the attack? Why does the TDP government not question the restaurant owner, Harshavardhan Choudhary properly? Would the police officials work against the statements of the CM and the DGP? Why did the attacker, Janupalli Srinivasa Rao, admit that he was a TDP worker?
Among many other questions that arise in relation to the case is the TDP's attempts to alter the narrative before the media. After filing a case for murder attempt, wouldn't the police try and dig into the conspirators of the attack? Why didn't the TDP leaders answer to these questions posed by Vijayamma?
Irrespective of what the Courts will rule, Vijayamma responded to the incident in her role as a mother. Upset over the public discussions on the attack on YS Jagan, Chandrababu and his associates tried to divert the issue. While the TDP displayed its uncultured behaviour, the YSRCP proved to be on the right side with its attitude on the attack.
