Overview
- East Godavari police arrested seven people within 24 hours for allegedly sacrificing a goat and performing a blood abhishekam on a Jagan Mohan Reddy flex in Nallajerla.
- Authorities set up a police picket in East Chodavaram and said the situation is under control after detaining the accused and completing legal formalities.
- The Chief Minister’s Office said cases have been registered against 13 people and ‘offensive’ flex boards were removed in locations including Puttaparthi, Dharmavaram, and Gopalapuram.
- Police cited a similar case days earlier in Bhanukota, warning against a repeat of such ritualized political displays tied to slogans like ‘Rappa Rappa’ and references to Gangamma Jatara.
- Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha condemned the acts as intimidatory, while YSRCP leader Perni Venkataramaiah accused the ruling alliance of selective policing and hypocrisy.