Overview
- Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan publicly denounced the remarks reported on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, calling them objectionable and saying they demean all women.
- Former YSRCP minister Gudivada Amarnath is reported to have mocked Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha’s appearance, using phrases such as 'Makeup Minister' and saying she wears 'kilos of makeup'.
- Anitha called the comments a vile, casteist attempt to humiliate a woman and a Dalit in high office and demanded public accountability for the insult.
- TDP leaders, led by state president Palla Srinivasa Rao, demanded an unconditional withdrawal and apology and TDP women staged protests; the YSRCP has rejected the charge and accused the government of diversionary politics.
- No public retraction, apology, legal complaint, or formal disciplinary action has been reported so far, and coalition leaders have been urged to respond firmly but with civil language, making an apology or official sanction the next developments to watch.