In a major political goof-up, an ad published by the Telangana state government on Independence Day (Aug 15) has stroked a major controversy when a woman featured in the ad has stated that she was neither the beneficiary of the government scheme nor she is the actual wife of the guy who is also shown in the ad.
Nagaraju Nayakula and his wife Padma who belong to a village from Kodad in Suryapet are going through a great ordeal ever since the state government published full page ads in various mainstream newspapers on August 15 on the launch of Rythu Bhima (Farmers Insurance scheme) and Kanti Velugu (Eye Test Program), the brainchild of CM KCR.
While some newspapers had carried the family picture of Nagaraju, wife Padma and their daughter as beneficiaries of Rythu Bhima scehem, the ads in other newspapers said to have portrayed Padma and her daughter with other man. Padma alleged that the photograph was clearly morphed and accommodated another man in the place of her husband. She alleged that this has caused major embarrassment to her and her husband among relatives, neighbors and friends. Padma said her family is going through a lot of public shaming after the incident. She said her in-laws and relatives are unable to come out of their homes due to this.
According to the couple, the family was approached to pose for pictures on the promise of providing loans. This had happened 3 years ago when they had gone to Vangapalli near Yadagirigutta. And much to their dismay, later their pictures were used in bad way by showcasing husband Nagaraju as the guy who had given up his drinking habit. Then the couple had taken up the issue to their village Sarpanch since they had no idea whom to convey the problem and the Sarpanch had reportedly subdued it.
But much worse happened to them this Aug 15 when they had noticed the ads in various papers. After this, the couple approached TPCC working president who had brought the issue to the light by showcasing it to media. Couple Padma and Nagaraju told media that Rythu Bhima doesn’t apply to them since they don’t own any land anywhere. Nagaraju and Padma are now expecting compensation from the Telangana state government for their ordeal, public embarrassment.
Meanwhile, government officials of I&PR department have blamed on the two ad agencies and said an inquiry is underway.
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