TDP activists stage protest over ‘remarks’ made against Naidu’s wife
The Hindu
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A tense situation prevailed when the police tried to restrain Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders and workers during a protest against the alleged remarks made against by the ruling party MLAs against former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s wife N. Bhuvaneswari, at the Gandhi statue near the GVMC on Thursday.
The party workers and leaders took a long banner, having the pictures of Assembly Speaker Tammineni Sitaram and ruling party MLAs, and started beating it with chappals. The police had a tough time restraining them and jostling prevailed for some time.
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