Telangana Police Book YSRCP Spokesperson and TV Anchor Over Derogatory Remarks About Chief Minister
The complaint and custody move show authorities pursuing criminal charges for allegedly defamatory comments aired on a televised debate.
Overview
- A Hyderabad advocate filed a complaint after seeing a Facebook clip of a Sakshi TV debate, alleging YSRCP spokesperson Nagarjuna Yadav repeatedly used derogatory language about Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy.
- Begum Bazar police registered Crime No. 175 of 2026 on July 10 under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita that cover wanton provocation, intentional insult, and statements creating public mischief.
- Telangana police have taken Nagarjuna Yadav into custody from Guntur and brought him to Hyderabad as investigators probe the televised remarks.
- Sakshi TV anchor Kommineni Srinivas Rao is named in the FIR for failing to intervene while the comments were aired, and the complaint cites circulation of the clip on social media.
- The case highlights tensions over political speech and TV moderation and could prompt scrutiny of how broadcasters police debate shows and how police apply criminal defamation and public-order laws.