: Kapu community leader Mudragada Padmanabham continued his fast for the sixth day on Tuesday after talks between officials and Kapu leaders in his presence at the Rajamahendravaram Government hospital here could not make any head way.
After the talks, the East Godavari District Collector H. Arun Kumar conveyed the outcome to the government. It was learnt that Mr. Padmanabham remained stubborn and did not budge from his two main demands that all the 17 Kapu community members who were arrested by the CBCID in the Tuni violence be released immediately and cases against them should be withdrawn. He wanted the government to give this assurance in writing and stick to it.
Health condition
causes concern
The health condition of Mr. Padmanabham is deteriorating as he refused to take any fluids. He refused to give blood samples that would have revealed his health condition accurately. At the same time, the health of his wife and daughter-in-law is stated to be the same condition though they started taking fluids. Doctors told that the sugar levels of the both have come down drastically.
The police managed to bring remand prisoners and Kapu community leaders who were detained by the CBCID for talks with Mr. Padmanabham. The leaders, who were brought specially from prison in a separate van included Akula Ramakrishna, Nalla Vishnu, Ganeshula Rambabu and Vasireddy Yesudasu.
Three more JAC members were invited from outside —Rammohana Rao, City president of Vijayawada Kapu Youth, Chinnimilli Venkatarayudu from Bheemavaram and Areti Prakash. The official team was represented by the East Godavari Collector, CBCID Deputy Inspector-General Srikanth and the SPs concerned.
After Mr. Padmanabham conveyed his demands, the officials spoke to the government and made it clear that the Kapu JAC can move bail petition for the release of the arrested when they are produced in court. Secondly, the chances of lifting the cases are slim as the judicial system did not allow it once cases were booked against them.
Meanwhile, it was learnt that Mr. Padmanabham would be given fluids forcibly on Tuesday night as his condition is deteriorating. It was indicated by a team of doctors led by Dr. Ramesh Kishore of the RGH and Kakinada Government Hospital senior Professor Dr. CSS Sarma in the evening “that it is necessary to take the help of police and revenue officials to give fluids and take blood samples as his condition is deteriorating.”
It is learnt
that the
Kapu leader
will be given
fluids forcibly
