Andhra Pradesh: ‘Casino Row’ Is Unfurling Into A Dirty Political Drama
A fiery political drama is unfurling in Andhra Pradesh after the opposition TDP charged Kodali Venkateswara Rao, a high profile minister in the state government. The civil supply and consumer affairs minister was accused of operating a 'casino' for a week during the Sankranti festival at a convention centre owned by him. A video clip has gone viral showing a person dealing cards at a table at the centre. The convention centre is situated at Gudivada in Krishna district which incidentally is Kodali's home turf. However, state chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has distanced his government from this controversy. TDP accused the star minister that he is a supporter of the prohibition policy of the government and issued a statement supporting the ban and had also spoken against ga...
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