Naidu escapes bid on life
By T Radhakrishna | 01 Oct 2003
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu this evening survived an assassination bid while driving to the temple town of Tirumala, according to sources.
Naidu was visiting the Tirumala temple for the annual Brahmotsavam celebrations. "Naidu is safe," according to the CM''s office, Hyderabad.
According to available information, Naidu received splinter injuries in a powerful landmine blast that took place just as his convoy passed by on the Ghat Road No 1 near Vinayaka temple, at around 4 pm on Wednesday.
His colleague B Gopalakrishna Reddy (minister for small-scale industries, Khadi, LIDCAP) and two TDP legislators Ch Krishnamurthy (Tirupati MLA) and Reddivari Rajasekhar Reddy (Puttur MLA) accompanying Naidu were also injured in the blast.