The Telugu Desam Party has unveiled a new campaign — Motha Mogiddham — to rally support for party chief Chandrababu Naidu after his arrest in the skill development scam.
According to the campaign, all Telugu citizens are being encouraged to express their solidarity with ex-chief minister Naidu by stepping out of their houses and offices at 7 pm on Saturday, 30 September, and creating loud noises.
These include ringing bells continuously, beating utensils, and — if necessary — even resorting to whistling or honking their vehicle horn if stuck in traffic, for five minutes.
The noise protest “Let us show how the public will react if an illegal arrest is made.
Let us prove that if false cases are made, we will not back down.This is the moment to prove that all the Telugu people support Chandrababu, who is upright, honest, and Telugu,” said a poster in Telugu, shared by the TDP on social media platforms.
“In support of the impeccable politician, Chandrababu Naidu, let’s raise the voices of the people in a democratic manner from 7 pm to 7.05 pm on 30 Saturday,” it added.
Taking to X, Chandrababu’s son and TDP national general secretary Nara Lokesh emphasised the importance of public response in demonstrating the potential consequences of what he said was an illegal arrest.
Lokesh called upon supporters of Chandrababu Naidu to halt their activities for five minutes, and suggested that they express their solidarity by making loud noises together, from wherever they are.
Adding her voice to the call for action, Chandrababu’s daughter-in-law Brahmani Nara took to X on Friday evening.
She expressed concern about the potential dangers of democracy when the misdeeds of those in power went unchecked.
Brahmani also urged people not to remain silent, emphasising the need to make noise and protest against the authorities.
Both Lokesh and Brahmani stressed the importance of documenting these actions by encouraging individuals to capture videos and share them on social media platforms.
