T'gana minister attacked with chairs, stones by mob at public meeting

Hyderabad, May 20: Telangana minister Chamakura Malla Reddy was allegedly attacked by an angry mob at a public meeting in Hyderabad on Sunday. Reddy was forced to leave the venue after the crowd allegedly started hurling chairs, water bottles, and stones at him.

 

 

As per the media reports, he faced the ire of the people for praising Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao for various development and welfare programmes taken up in Telangana.

 

 

 

At the event, Malla Reddy praised CM KCR which irked some people in the crowd and raised slogans against him saying 'Malla Reddy down down'. While addressing the meeting, Reddy had said TRS would once again return to power in Telangana. The gathering objected to his repeated reference to the TRS and the Chief Minister. In a mark of protest, they raised their chairs in the air and some began throwing slippers and stones toward him.

 

The 'Reddy Simha Garjana' programme was hosted for the welfare of the Reddy community and had seen the participation of many leaders, including Malla Reddy.

 

The crowd allegedly did not let the minister speak and attacked his convoy, as he left abruptly, the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) said. The crowd chased his vehicle and threw stones at his convoy while he was being escorted by the police. The state police were able to get the mob under control while escorting the minister from the area.

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