Y.S. Sharmila Drops Bombshell in Telangana Phone Tapping Row: “Subbareddy Played Me the Tapped Audio”

The Telangana political landscape was shaken today after Y.S. Sharmila, AP Congress President and sister of Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy, made sensational claims during a press conference. Sharmila alleged that her phone was illegally tapped and that senior YSRCP leader Y.V. Subbareddy personally played her recordings of private calls that had been intercepted.

“Phone tapping in Telangana is not a rumour, it is a fact. Subbareddy himself played those audios to me,” said Sharmila, adding, “If needed, I’m ready to testify under oath.”

These revelations come as a massive jolt amid the ongoing Telangana phone tapping scandal, where the Congress party alleges that over 650 leaders from opposition parties, including Congress, BJP, and TDP – were victims of illegal surveillance under the previous BRS government led by K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR).

Congress Intensifies Demand for Full Investigation

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President B. Mahesh Kumar Goud has already deposed before the Special Investigation Team (SIT), stating that the BRS misused the Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) for political espionage during elections. He demanded criminal action against former CM KCR, former minister K.T. Rama Rao (KTR), and top officials involved in the operation.

As per Goud’s statement, not only political leaders but also media professionals and bureaucrats were under surveillance – a blatant violation of privacy, democracy, and constitutional rights, Congress leaders say.

“This wasn’t surveillance. It was political stalking. Telangana became a police state under BRS,” Goud told the media.

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t Mahesh Kumar Goud, denying all allegations and calling the accusations “baseless and politically motivated.” Congress leaders, however, argue that legal intimidation won’t derail the truth from coming out.

“Biggest Political Scandal”, Sharmila

With Y.S. Sharmila’s testimony adding explosive credibility to Congress’s claims, the phone tapping scandal is far from over. As pressure builds on the current Telangana government to ensure transparency and justice, the Congress party is pushing hard to expose what it calls “the biggest political spying operation in South India’s recent history.”