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Social media users have shared screenshots of purported news articles claiming that former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, Chandrababu Naidu, and his son Nara Lokesh have been named as the accused in a massive drug haul in Visakhapatnam...
The drug haul triggered a political fight between the ruling party Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) and Naidus Telugu Desam Party (TDP), just weeks ahead of the Assembly elections..
Each party has accused its rival of being involved with the drug bust.. Social media users shared edited articles purporting to be from Telugu news outlets Way2news and Prajasakti to link Naidu and Lokesh with the drug seizure..
One Facebook post shared a purported article by Way2news with the caption, Big Breaking, Nara Lokesh in Vishaka drugs case, featuring a picture of the political leader, his wife Bhuvaneshwari, and Damacharla Satyanarayana, a TDP leader from Prakasam district..
Another post on Facebook shared a purported article from Prajasakti, captioned, Big Breaking, Chandrababus gang in Vishaka Drugs case, naming individuals A1 (accused one) to A8 (accused 8) allegedly involved in the case.. The archived links of the posts can be found here, here and here.. Screenshot of other purported Prajasakti news clip circulating online..
