AP Skill Development Scam: 'Hope justice prevails', Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu supports arrested TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu

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AP Skill Development Corruption Case: Sridhar Vembu, CEO of Zoho Corporation has extended his support for Chandrababu Naidu who was arrested in an alleged ₹371 crore scam in the AP Skill Development Corporation during 2014-2019. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Vembu wrote, “I was shocked to read that Shri Chandrababu Naidu-ji was arrested yesterday. I know him and he worked so hard to bring so many companies, including Zoho, to Andhra Pradesh.

I hope justice prevails." On 9 September, Telugu Desam Party chief Chandrababu Naidu was arrested by the Andhra Pradesh Criminal Investigation Department (CID). The former Andhra Pradesh CM was arrested under relevant IPC sections, including Sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), and 465 (forgery). In addition, AP CID has also invoked the Prevention of Corruption Act against him.

Earlier today i.e. on 10 September, Naidu was produced in an Anti-Corruption Bureau court amid tight security. According to news agency PTI, The former Andhra Pradesh CM will be represented by Supreme Court lawyer Siddarth Luthra and a team of advocates.

Several TDP senior leaders and the party cadre gathered at the court complex. The TDP have given a call to its supporters to take part in a one-day fast in every Assembly constituency on Sunday to protest against Naidu's arrest. TDP national spokesperson Prem Kumar Jain also slammed the Jagan Mohan Reddy government.