Ranga Reddy, Feb. 3 -- YSR Congress Party leaders strongly condemned the recent attacks on the houses of former ministers Ambati Rambabu and Jogi Ramesh in Ibrahimpatnam, calling them deliberate, politically motivated acts meant to silence criticism.

YSRCP PAC member and former minister Anil Kumar Yadav said, "Only cowards target the homes and families of political opponents instead of answering criticism." He stated that the attacks were carried out because the ruling leadership could not respond to questions about the Tirumala laddu controversy and to demands for an apology, following the SIT findings reportedly ruling out animal fat in ghee.

He stated that the government was encouraging a "toxic culture" of violence, intimidation of ...