Hyderabad, Jan. 23 -- Former Minister and BRS Working President K T Rama Rao (KTR) on Friday appeared before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) at Jubilee Hills Police Station in connection with the ongoing phone tapping case.

KTR left his residence in Narsingi and reached Telangana Bhavan around 0930 hours, where he met MLAs, MLCs and other senior party leaders, before presenting himself before the SIT at 1100 hours in response to the notice issued to him.

Before heading to the SIT office, KTR told media persons that he had served the state for the past 15 years and asserted that neither he nor his party indulged in illegal activities. Alleging that he was being targeted through "character assassination" for the past several years, he ...