Hyderabad, July 9 -- Former minister and senior YSR Congress Party leader Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy's residence was allegedly attacked on Monday by workers of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) who were protesting against his alleged derogatory comments against MLA Vemireddy Prashanti Reddy, police said on Tuesday.

Following the incident, Prasanna lodged a complaint with the Nellore Town-IV police, alleging that the TDP workers attacked his residence and vandalised the premises in an attempt to eliminate him.

On being questioned, Prashanti alleged that the YSRCP leader made sexist, derogatory, vulgar and abusive comments against her, police said.

The TDP lawmaker, who is the wife of industrialist-turned-Lok Sabha member Prabhakar, de...