Corruption charges
YSR and his family were in the thick of controversies during his tenure.The leader of the opposition, Chandrababu Naidu, accused him of amassing huge wealth through companies like Sandur Power Company, JagathiPublications, and Bharathi Cement Corporation, which were owned by his family members.

As the allegations gained momentum and featured in the assembly, YSR accepted holding Government and forest
lands and returned 614 acres at Idupulapaya estate in Vempalli mandal to the government. Still, media reports said he could be tried under AP Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973 & Rules, 1974, AP Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 and AP Forest Act, 1967.
(Ref: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/808974.cms)

Almost all opposition parties and the media alleged his family's involvement in the multi-crore 'Satyam' scam. He was blamed for the government's granting of huge contracts to 'Maytas' of the Satyam group.He was severely
attacked in and out of the assembly for his 'specific' assaults on Ramoji Rao and his companies.
(Ref: http://www.andhravilas.com/movienews.asp?id=79193&curPage=17 And
http://www.thehoot.org/web/home/story.php?storyid=3157&pg=1&mod=1&sectionId=9&sectionname=MEDIA%20RESEARCH&valid=true

During his tenure, Thirumala Thirupathi Devasthanam was always in the news for all the wrong reasons, from appointment of Chairman (once his own step-brother and another time a liquor baron), to mismanagement, to lack
of transparency, to abuse of power, to shortages of jewels and gold coins, to sacrilege of Thirumala by evangelical activities and ant-social elements. The total abuse of TTD was attributed only to YSR and just some
days ago Dr. Chandrababu Naidu demanded dissolution of the TTD Board.

The New Indian Express dated 4 September 2009 said, "Charges of massive corruption in irrigation projects and other big ventures dogged him throughout his first innings, so much so that he was described as the chief fund raiser for the Congress at the national level."

State’s insecurity
YSR's tenure blundered on security. Apart from the anti incumbency factor for TDP, YSR's understanding with
Maoist and PWG (Naxal) groups allegedly helped in his victory in the 2004 elections. As per the understanding, he
stopped the anti-Naxal operations in the name of 'peace-talks' and allowed them to regroup and roam the state
freely with arms and ammunition. The Naxal and PWG utilized this huge opportunity to establish contacts with
Maoists in other states and Nepal.

As a result, the Red corridor spread to over 15 states across India, from Nepal to Andhra Pradesh. The unholy nexus extended to LTTE cadres and Jihadis, resulting in smuggling of different kinds of arms and ammunition,
including rocket launchers, and parts for making bombs, etc. The huge cache of arms and ammunitions captured by Tamil Nadu police during their regular arrests of LTTE cadres established the Naxal-LTTE nexus.

His tenure also witnessed two huge bomb blasts in Mecca Masjid and Lumbini Park areas, resulting in immense loss of life and property. So far investigations have not yielded any results. The state still reels under the Naxal menace! The general law and order situation is not up to the mark, as evidenced by regular occurrences of political murders.