Just a few days ago, the TDP announced its committees for all the 25 parliamentary constituencies. TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu has begun to focus on strengthening the party machinery with parliamentary segment as the unit. Till now, each district is taken as a unit. Even then, the new strategy of Naidu falls within the line of CM Jagan Reddy who has been bent on making each parliamentary segment into a district in the State.

Silently, the TDP has done its home work and changes its strategies much ahead of the YCP as far as the new districts are concerned. Now, Telugu Mahila has also formed its similar committees with LS segment as the unit.

Telugu Mahila State President Vangalapudi Antiha announced the new committees. The parliamentary segment wise women presidents and general secretaries announced by Ms Anitha are as follows:

Araku – Vantala Rajeswari and Gabbadi Santhi Kumar, Srikakulam – Tammineni Sujata and Asa Leela Rani, Vizianagaram – Suvvadi Vanajakshi and Anuradha Begum, Visakhapatnam – Sarvasiddhi Ananta Lakshmi and Gangirla Satyavati, Anakapalli – Adari Manjula and Ramanamma, Kakinada – Sunkara Pavani and Chapala Prashanti, Amalapuram – Pichcheti Vijaya Lakshmi and Adhikari Jaya Lakshmi, Rajahmundry – Male Vijaya Lakshmi and Deva Krupa, Narasapuram – Pasupuleti Ratna Mala and Tanuku Revati, Elur – Chintala Venkata Ramana and Unnamatla Sunitha, Machilipatnam – Talasila Swarna Latha and Pydimukkala Krishna Kumari, Vijayawada – Chennupati Usha Rani and Krishna Kumar, Guntur – Annabattuni Jayalakshmi and Rizwana, Narasaraopet – Dasari Udaya Sri and Gangineni Leelavathi, Bapatla – Chandolu Prithivi Latha and Pallam Sarojini, Ongole – Ravuri Padmaja and Aruna Reddy, Nandyal – Kammari Parvatamma and Bharati, Kurnool – Sk Mumtaz and Eediga Sukanya, Anantapuram – Musheera Begum and Priyanka, Hindupuram – Putturu Subbaratnamma and Rama Subbamma, Kadapa – Kranti Swetha Reddy and Kota Sridevi, Nellore – Panabaka Lakshmi and Kommali Vijayamma, Tirupati – Chakrala Usha and Mattam Sravani Reddy, Rajampeta – K Anasuya Devi and Adaveti Vijaya, and Chittoor – Karjala Aruna and Lakshmi Prasanna.

S Ramachandra, the brother of S Ramakrishna, a junior civil judge under suspension, who was injured when some unknown persons attacked him at B Kothakota in Chittoor district on Tuesday said he was attacked by Kumar Reddy at the behest of Thamballapalle Constituency MLA Peddireddy Dwarakanatha Reddy.

Ramachandra said four unidentified people came in a black car when he was buying ‘Dragon fruits’ on the wayside at B Kothakota when some unidentified persons in a car asked the vendor to give way. When Ramachandra intervened and protested, the four unidentified persons thrashed him. On Tuesday, the TDP fact-finding team constituted to find out complete details on the attack on Ramachandra met in Chittoor. Ramachandra gave a detailed sequence of events that unfolded on the day he was attacked.

The police on Monday arrested one P, Prathap Reddy, for allegedly attacking Ramachandra. Superintendent of Police S Senthil Kumar told the media that there was no political motive behind the attack. Ramachandra, however, stated that he has no clue who Prathap Reddy is.

Earlier, a Dalit magistrate, S Ramakrishna from Chittoor alleged that he was physically assaulted by YSRCP men, who were aides of Minister of Mines and Minerals Peddi Ramachandra Reddy. He claims this was over a row with his former colleague Justice C V Nagarjuna Reddy, who is presently the chairperson of Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission.

Some men picked a fight with Ramakrishna at his residence in B Kothakota when he questioned the men while they were allegedly stealing his bricks, which he had stocked next to his residence for construction. Subsequently, Ramakrishna called the police. However, by the time police reached, the accused had fled.

The junior judge then approached B Kothakota police station to file a complaint about the attack.

The TDP on Saturday called on party leaders and activists to protest at various temples on each day for a week against the attacks on Hindu temples.

Former MLA from Vijayawada central constituency called on party leaders and activists to launch protest in front of Suryadevelayam (Sun God temples) on Sunday, Shiva temples on Monday, Anjaneyaswamy temples on Tuesday, Aiyappa temples on Wednesday, Saibaba temples on Thursday, Ammavaridevastanam on Friday, Vishunu temples on Saturday.

He called on the party supporters to gather outside the temples for a week to make this protest demonstration against the ruling YSRCP government a grand success.

“It is our duty to protect the Hindu temples. Many incidents have happened in the last one year of YSRCP party coming to power,” Bonda Uma said.

The protest call comes in the wake of the fire mishap at Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple on Antarvedi in East Godavari district in which a 60-year-old wooden chariot was burnt to ashes.

The Andhra Pradesh government, however, warned that if devotees are disturbed or caused any discomfort, strict action will be taken against the protesters. “I am warning TDP leaders if there is any disturbance to peace and security at any temple, we will not spare them,” AP Endowments Minister Vellampalli Srinivas Rao said.