Kurnool, June 10: A TDP supporter was allegedly murdered by his opponents in Kurnool district following an argument, police said on Monday. Gowrinath Chowdary was murdered on Sunday evening in Veldurthi mandal in the district, said a police official.
"Chowdary was murdered over an argument at Bommireddypalli village in Veldurthi mandal," Pattikonda sub-divisional police officer Srinivas Reddy told PTI. He said a murder case has been registered and police are on the hunt for those behind it. TDP general secretary Nara Lokesh alleged that YSRCP is behind Chowdary's murder, and assured that the TDP party would stand by the family of the deceased. Andhra Pradesh: Houses of Two YSRCP Leaders Attacked by TDP Workers, Former CM Jagan Mohan Reddy Seeks Governor's Intervention (Watch Video).
"Even after losing, YS Jagan is continuing to write a bloody history. TDP leader Gowrinath Chowdary from Bommireddypalli in Kurnool district's Veldurthi mandal has been murdered," said Lokesh in a post on 'X'. Assuring that the culprits will not be spared, Lokesh said law and order would be restored. ‘Phone Attacked by Pegasus’: N Chandrababu Naidu Asks DG To Submit Report After TDP Leader Nara Lokesh Accuses Jagan Reddy’s Government of Phone Tapping and Evidence Destruction (Watch Video).
Meanwhile, YSRCP's 'X' account posted a video alleging that a party supporter was humiliated, compelled to kneel down and apologise to a poster of Lokesh. A half-naked man can be seen in the video sobbing and apologising to that poster. The video went viral on social media.
TDP Supporter Murdered in Kurnool
వైఎస్ జగన్ ఓడిపోయినా రక్త చరిత్ర రాస్తూనే ఉన్నాడు. కర్నూలు జిల్లా వెల్దుర్తి మండలం బొమ్మిరెడ్డిపల్లెకి చెందిన టిడిపి నేత గౌరీనాథ్ చౌదరిని దారుణంగా హత్య చేయించారు. వైసీపీ ఫ్యాక్షన్ పాలన వద్దని జనం ఛీకొట్టినా, బాబాయ్ని చంపినట్టే జనాన్ని చంపుతూ ఉన్నాడు జగన్ రెడ్డి. హత్యా… pic.twitter.com/NHhJCzmNV1
— Lokesh Nara (@naralokesh) June 10, 2024
YSRCP Worker Made to Kneel Before Poster of Nara Lokesh
This is the situation in Andhra Pradesh!
Heart-wrenching visuals from Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh.@JaiTDP leaders are targeting Dalits in the state who raise their voices against them. They are literally threatening the lives of Dalits, forcing them to apologize to @naralokesh… pic.twitter.com/6Id1s8Lwxt
— YSR Congress Party (@YSRCParty) June 9, 2024
"Heart-wrenching visuals from Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh. TDP leaders are targeting Dalits in the state who raise their voices against them. They are literally threatening the lives of Dalits, forcing them to apologise to Lokesh publicly," said YSRCP in the post. Further, the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led party questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi, TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu and Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan: "Is this the development that you promised to bring in the state?"