Fact Check: Chandrababu Naidu did not write a letter to the Kamma Community in Telangana
The Telangana Telugu Desam party has decided not to contest the upcoming assembly elections scheduled on November 30, 2023.
Claim :
Chandrababu Naidu writes a letter to the Kamma community in Telangana to support the Congress party during the electionsFact :
The TDP refuted the claim and said the letter in circulation is fake.
The Telangana Telugu Desam party has decided not to contest the upcoming assembly elections scheduled on November 30, 2023. This is the first time the party is not participating in the Telangana elections since its formation in 2014.
Meanwhile, a letter is in circulation claiming that it was written by TDP chief and ex-chief minister Chandrababu Naidu requesting the people belonging to the Kamma community to support the Congress party in the upcoming elections.
Several users shared the letter with the caption in Telugu “*కమ్మ సామాజిక వర్గానికి చంద్
Fact Check:
The claim is False. Chandrababu Naidu did not write any such letter to the Kamma community.
Telugu Desam Party shared a post stating the letter is fake with the caption ‘జగన్ కి ఓటమి భయం ఏ స్థాయిలో ఉం
ప్రజలారా! ఈ ఫేక్ గాళ్ళ మాటలను,
When translated, it states ‘This fake letter shows how much Jagan is worried about his party’s defeat. Jagan Reddy, who takes pride in his caste…. is stoking caste politics for his vested interests. People! Don't trust the words and actions of these fake guys.’
According to news reports published in Telugu, the Telugu Desam Party leaders demanded the cyber police to take action on those behind the circulation of the fake letter. TDP representative Prof. Tirunagari Jyotsna met Hyderabad Cybercrime DCP Kavitha and filed a complaint. The letter in circulation in the name of the TDP chief is not genuine, it is fake.
Hence, the letter in circulation in the name of Chandrababu Naidu urging people to support Congress in the upcoming Telangana assembly elections in November 2023 is fake. The claim is False.