The recent arrest of former Chief Minister and TDP leader Nara Chandra Babu Naidu has ignited a fierce political battle in Andhra Pradesh. Tensions have escalated as members of both the ruling YSRCP and opposition TDP have engaged in heated verbal clashes during media interactions.
A recent altercation unfolded when former TDP minister Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy made derogatory remarks about YSRCP MLA and Tourism Minister Roja Selvamani. Bandaru Satyanarayana was arrested for these sexist comments on Roja and his offensive language towards CM Jagan Mohan Reddy. The YSRCP criticized Bandaru’s remarks, while the TDP retaliated by sharing old videos in which Roja and others used unparliamentary language against TDP Chief Nara Chandra Babu Naidu and his family.
Vangalapudi Anitha, the Telugu Mahila President of TDP, condemned Roja’s hypocrisy and questioned her silence when YSRCP leaders made unsavory remarks about Nara Bhuvaneshwari, CBN’s wife, in past assembly sessions. Anitha also criticized Roja’s recent comments about Nara Bhrahmani.
Anitha raised concerns about Roja’s ethics, highlighting her silence when women in her own party faced abuse and mistreatment. She reminded Roja of her own behavior in assembly sessions and media interactions where she had spoken unfavorably about TDP leaders. The political landscape in Andhra Pradesh is currently marked by the TDP defending Bandaru’s remarks as tit-for-tat while the YSRCP strives to emphasize these remarks to discredit the opposition party.