Tadepalle, June 9 -- YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) President and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, accusing the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) of plunging the state into a "hotbed of anarchy" where democracy, law, and justice are under grave threat.

In a strongly worded post on X, Reddy condemned the arrest of senior journalist Kommineni Srinivasa Rao and alleged a systematic suppression of "democrats, intellectuals, and journalists" by the current administration.

Reddy claimed that for a year, no one has raised their voice against the "anarchic and unjust rule" of Naidu, whom he accused of committing "gross abuse of power" to silence dissent. ...