Archive · 14 Aug 2026
SAAP Chief Alleges Corruption in Previous Government's Group-1 Recruitment
Ravi Naidu is a leader in charge of sports in a part of India called Andhra Pradesh.
He gave a speech in a city called Tirupati.
He said something bad happened with a test called Group-1.
People take this test to get important government jobs.
He said that when the old government was in charge, the people who checked the tests cheated.
He said people who should not have won the jobs got higher marks.
He even said an electrician checked about 300 test papers and got a lot of money.
He also said around 48,000 answer sheets were swapped for copies.
He wants the old leader, Jagan Mohan Reddy, to leave his job because many young people lost their chance at jobs.
We do not know if everything he said is true because these are his claims.
SAAP chairman Ravi Naidu alleged irregularities in APPSC Group-1 recruitment under the previous YSRC government during a Tirupati press conference.
He claimed digital evaluation of answer scripts was interfered with on the directions of then chief minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Naidu alleged ineligible candidates were awarded higher marks while eligible candidates were denied selection.
He claimed 48,442 duplicate OMR sheets were replaced and that former adviser Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy was involved.
He challenged YSRC leaders to an open debate and demanded Jagan Mohan Reddy resign as MLA, saying 1.5 lakh unemployed youth were affected.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh Sports Authority (SAAP) chairman Ravi Naidu, who made allegations against the previous YSRC government led by then chief minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.
- What
- Allegations of corruption and irregularities in APPSC Group-1 recruitment, including interference with digital evaluation, replacement of duplicate OMR sheets, and involvement of unqualified evaluators.
- When
- Thursday, at a press conference in Tirupati.
- Where
- Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
- Why
- Naidu claims the irregularities favoured ineligible candidates and affected the future of 1.5 lakh unemployed youth, and he is demanding accountability and Jagan Mohan Reddy's resignation.
- Accuser
- Ravi Naidu, SAAP chairman
- Target of allegations
- Previous YSRC government of Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
- Recruitment process
- APPSC Group-1 recruitment
- Duplicate OMR sheets allegedly replaced
- 48,442
- Alleged payment to evaluator
- Rs 10 lakh to an electrician who evaluated about 300 papers
- Report cited
- Special Investigation Team (SIT) report on recruitment irregularities
- Key demand
- Jagan Mohan Reddy's resignation as MLA on moral grounds