In the general elections held in 1983, he was defeated and subsequently, when the elections were conducted in 1989, he was elected once again and when the Telugu Desam Party returned to power in 1994, he became a Cabinet Minister for Finance and Revenue and on 01.09.1995, he became the Chief Minister of State of Andhra Pradesh overthrowing the then Chief Minister and in that process, he was backed to the hilt by the 11th respondent who, amongst various other businesses also carries on media business and that the said 11th respondent was cut up because of the failure of the then Chief minister Dr. N.T. Rama Rao in acknowledging the contribution of the 11th respondent in political ascendancy of Dr. N.T. Rama Rao and that the 11threspondent has never criticized the atrocious policies pursued by the 8th respondent as Chief Minister and that the 11threspondent had played a crucial role in persuading the 8th respondent not to withdraw his party’s support to the NDA Government in the wake of riots that broke out in Gujarat State and that though several national level political parties such as Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Bharatiya Janata Party have published booklets containing the details of acts of misuse of power, nepotism and corruption indulged in by the 8th respondent as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, but significantly the 11th respondent who was then enjoying a considerable market share in the media has purposefully down-played the same so as to preserve and protect the image of the 8th respondent in the eyes of discerning general public.
It is further asserted by the writ petitioner that the 8th respondent has inherited a mere Ac.2.00 of agricultural land in the family partition that took place on 01.04.1986 and that in a sworn affidavit filed by the 8threspondent on 30.06.1988 in W.P.No.7606 of 1988, it is asserted by him that he has sold away his share of Ac.2.00 of land and from the income thus derived, he purchased certain lands in Nindali and Vakhyam Villages of Nellore District, from out of which lands he was securing an annual income of Rs.36,000/- by way of sale of agricultural produce, groundnut. It is asserted by the petitioner that, the 8th respondent has purchased as much as Ac.65.00 of agricultural land for a shockingly unbelievable price of Rs.1,000/- per acre in the year 1985 and subsequent thereto, he has further acquired a large extent of Ac.250.00 of land, but however, in binami names and the entire Ac.315.00 of land as a single composite stretch was encircled by a common compound wall with a fence that runs 12 kms in one single stretch and that he has erected electric pump-sets for carrying water for 3 kms distance and 2 kms distance from the nearby Kaivalya river and Ravooru lake and the water thus drawn is used for irrigating the entire Ac.315.00 of land. More
