In a shocking development, TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu’s loyalist slapped BJP’s Vishnuvardhan Reddy in a live TV show this evening.
The man had literally took out his footwear and slapped Vishnuvardhan Reddy, while senior journalist Venkata Krishna, who hosted the live debate made a futile attempt to stop this ruckus.
It happened in the ABN Andhra Jyothi TV channel during live debate hosted by Venkata Krishna.
Naidu’s loyalist Kolikapudi Srinivasa Rao was one of the participants in the debate.
When the Amaravati issue had come for discussion during the show, both Srinivasa Rao and Vishnuvardhan Reddy exchanged heated arguments.
The arguments finally led Srinivasa Rao to take out his footwear and slap Vishnuvardhan Reddy, as others, including Venkata Krishna watched hapless.
Srinivasa Rao had been active in the Amaravati movement ever since chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy made three capitals statement in January 2020.
Srinivasa Rao, who used to coach youth for competitive exams in Hyderabad had come back and joined the Amaravati movement.
It is said that Srinivasa Rao is the TDP’s candidate for the Tadikonda Assembly constituency in 2024 elections.
The Amaravati activists and even majority of the general public from these 29 villages of Amaravati knew that Srinivasa Rao is a staunch loyalist of Chandrababu Naidu.
It is now to be seen how the BJP would act in the State politics, as Vishnuvardhan Reddy had greater support within the party and Srinivasa Rao is a known loyalist of Chandrababu Naidu.