The sensational murder of YS Vivekananda Reddy has cast its shadow at the time of AP election campaign all through. The court orders have forced the TDP leaders not to talk about this issue till the end of election process. But there’s something called mouth talk that has done the damage already. The YCP campaign managers did their best to cover up the murder mystery by getting the court orders. Was this enough? Could they erase the recent murder incident from the public memory that easily just by a court order?

There’s no doubt the neutral voters and the educated sections are looking at the Viveka murder as the darkest moment in this election. Quite smartly, CM Chandrababu Naidu followed court orders during campaign but made a passing mention of the murder in his final appeal towards the end of campaigning. Naidu asked the AP voters to see how they are trying to obstruct murder investigation and how they are so wrongfully blaming the TDP. In just a few words, he conveyed the message against Jagan. The two other star campaigners – Pawan Kalyan and KA Paul – have also touched on the murder issue though lightly. Jaganmohan Reddy has become truly isolated on this count also. The murder incident has left greater impact on all sections cutting across political parties in coastal region.