YSRCP condemns TDP’s ‘malicious’ campaign

YSRCP condemned the “baseless allegations and malicious campaign” of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), its social media operatives and affiliated yellow media against YSRCP and its leadership.

Addressing a press conference on Sunday (June 8), YSRCP leader Pothina Mahesh said the remarks made by journalist Krishnaraju have no association with the YSRCP. “The TDP is deliberately attempting to tarnish YSRCP’s image by amplifying these comments to divert attention from the overwhelming public response to our recent protest against the TDP’s betrayal tactics,” he said.

The YSRCP denounced the TDP’s misuse of social media to defame opponents and engage in character assassination. The TDP’s social media operatives, on the payroll of Nara Lokesh himself, have unleashed a vicious campaign targeting women, including YSRCP supporters.

There was inaction against TDP leaders like Assembly Speaker Ch. Ayyannapatrudu, Minister for Home Anita, Kirak RP, Seema Raja and Chebrolu Kiran, who had made egregious remarks against former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s family and even religious figures like Lord Venkateswara.  “Why has no legal measure been taken against these individuals?” he asked.

Highlighting the TDP’s failure to address atrocities against women, Mr. Mahesh cited incidents such as the alleged assault on a minor girl by 14 TDP workers in Satya Sai district, the installation of CCTV cameras in a college bathroom in Gudlavalleru, and an assault on a woman in Pithapuram. “The TDP’s governance has emboldened the perpetrators of such heinous acts, while they distract the public with propaganda against the YSRCP,” he added.

Published - June 08, 2025 07:13 pm IST