Synopsis: The three-page petition revived memories of the 2015 scandal that shook the Telugu states after bifurcation. At the time, Revanth Reddy, then a TDP MLA, was caught in a sting operation, offering ₹50 lakh to Anglo-Indian MLA Elvis Stephenson to secure his vote for TDP candidate Vem Narender Reddy in the Telangana Legislative Council elections.

Jerusalem Mathaiya, one of the accused in the 2015 cash-for-vote scandal, has petitioned the Supreme Court seeking action against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and his Telangana counterpart A Revanth Reddy.

The petition, dated 23 September, addressed to the Chief Justice of India, alleged that both leaders orchestrated the bribery scheme and tried to derail ongoing investigations.

Mathaiya, listed as the fourth accuse

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