Nuziveedu, June 24: As many as 10 leaders of the opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP), including former home minister Nimmakayala Chinnarajappa, suffered minor injuries after the stage put up for a public meeting collapsed, a party spokesperson said on Saturday.

The incident occurred late on Friday night, TDP spokesperson Kommareddy Pattabhi said, adding the leaders were participating in the party's Bhavishyattuku Guarantee (Guarantee to the future) programme at Battulavarigudem village in Eluru district. Bihar Bridge Collapse: Another Bridge Constructed on Mechi River Caves In in Kishanganj District (Watch Video).

Stage Collapse in TDP Public Meeting at Eluru

"Accidentally, it (stage) collapsed. There were minor injuries to former home minister Chinnarajappa and also to our ex-MP from Eluru, Maganti Babu and bruises to Chintamaneni Prabakar," Pattabhi told PTI. Gujarat Building Collapse: Three Dead, Five Injured As Three-Storey Block Collapses in Jamnagar.

However, he noted that all were minor injuries and blamed the collapse on the wet soil on which the stage was pitched and also the strong winds.