Telugu Desam, YSRC man clashes in Tirupati

tirupati: The conflict between Telugu and YSR Congress leaders injured several people and exacerbated the political situation.

TD’s first division president Venkatesh (30), alias Dhoni, was admitted to the SVR RUIA government hospital, which was severely injured late Sunday. Its SAAP chairman Ravi Naidu, Tirupati parliament member Narasimha Yadav, Deputy Mayor Munikrishna and others went to the hospital on Monday to meet Venkatesh.

YSRC leaders Sai Kumar, Muni Lakshmi, Shankar Reddy and Sharada were also seriously injured.

According to the TD leader, YSRC’s Venkata Muni Reddy and his colleagues attacked Venkatesh with knife and chili powder on Sunday night. They claim it is a targeted attack.

YSRC leaders say it’s a lie. They said TD workers attacked Venkata Muni Reddy and his family during a religious parade in Mittur. Muni Reddy and his wife were blocked from offering Harati and were beaten by a group of TD supporters. They said several YSRC leaders were injured during the conflict.

YSRC Tirupati coordinator Bhumana Abhinay Reddy visited the injured party members and said local police were underresponsive. He said that under the leadership of this administration, the legal and order situation in Tirupati has deteriorated.

The police are still mom, except that they are investigating.