Overview
- Telangana Jagruthi activists vandalised Mallanna’s Q News office in Medipally to protest his derogatory remarks questioning BRS MLC K. Kavitha’s backward-class credentials
- Mallanna’s personal security officer fired six warning shots in the air to disperse the crowd, with Rachakonda police confirming no injuries were caused by the gunfire
- Separate FIRs have been filed against both Mallanna and the activists, charging each side with offenses ranging from rioting and criminal intimidation to attempt to murder
- BRS MLC K. Kavitha has demanded Mallanna’s arrest, suspension from the Legislative Council and referral to its Ethics Committee over his comments
- Mallanna has lodged a counter-complaint accusing Kavitha of instigating an attempt on his life and seeking her disqualification from the council