Amaravathi, March 9 -- Telugu Desam Party MP from Vizianagaram Kalisetty Appalanaidu offered incentives to women who give birth to a third child, according to the Information & Public Relations Department statement, Andhra Pradesh.

This announcement has gone viral on social media, particularly being posted on WhatsApp by party activists and his fans in his native mandal, Ranasthalam, with many praising the MP's efforts to promote women's empowerment and population growth.

Appalanaidu's offer includes a payment of Rs 50,000 from his salary if the third child is a girl and a cow if the child is a boy.

Addressing a meeting at Rajiv Sports compound in Vizianagaram on the occasion of International Women's Day, the Vizianagaram MP said, "If ...