Chandrababu Naidu's family rules JNTU-K question paper

KAKINADA: Ever heard of a bank named after Nara Lokesh? Or after N. Bhuvaneswari? Or that Heritage Limited sold goods and received a cheque from Brahmini Limited?

All the names obviously belong to the family members of AP Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu (wife, son and daughter-in-law) and his company, Heritage Foods. What is surprising is where they crop up.

In a computer science engineering paper set by the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University-Kakinada! The questions appeared in the second year first semester exam paper on Managerial Economics and Financial Analysis (MEFA), which was held on Monday.

The question was: ‘Identify the recording process of Journal Entry in a systematic manner. The questions were: Business commenced with cash (Rs 5L) deposited in Lokesh Bank Ltd (Rs 3L), Goods purchased from Heritage Ltd (Rs 25L), Sold Goods to Brahmini Ltd (Rs 45L), Received a Bank Cheque from Brahmini Ltd (Rs 30 L), Paid to Heritage Ltd (Rs 20 L) and Paid to Office expenses (Rs 1L).’

There have been rumours in the university that many of the professors who hold top posts belong to the TD family and this question paper only strengthened the rumours.

JNTU-K Vice-Chancellor V.S.S. Kumar sought a clarification from the evaluation department and was told that there was no ulterior motive in framing the questions in this manner.

Mr Kumar told this newspaper that the question were routine, but should not have been done. In TD circles, the oddly-worded question papers only evoked a hearty laugh.