A war of words broke out between the TRS (Telangana Rashtra Samithi) and BJP after Chintapandu Naveen Kumar, popularly known as Teenmar Mallanna, who recently joined the saffron party, posted derogatory comments on Minister KT Rama Rao's son on his YouTube channel Q News. Irked TRS sympathizers allegedly attacked the office of Teenmar Mallanna, who runs the YouTube channel, on the night of Friday, December 24, and ransacked it. The videos of the attack went viral in the social media.
When contacted, Malkajgiri Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) on Sunday, December 26, told PTI that they have received a complaint from Teenmar Mallanna and the case is under investigation. "We are looking to identify the alleged attackers," the ACP told PTI.
On Saturday, December 25, TRS members filed a complaint against Teenmar Mallanna for making distasteful remarks about KTR’s son Himanshu. Mallanna’s YouTube channel Q News had conducted a poll that alleged that no development was taking place under the TRS government. The poll question read: “Did development take place in Bhadrachalam temple, or In Himanshu's body?”
.@TeenmarMallanna is the voice of New Telangana and an attack on him is an attack on the people of Telangana.
— Ravi Kumar Yadav (@Raviyadav_bjp) December 24, 2021
I condemn the utterly coward attack on my brother @TeenmarMallanna by the goons of the TRS party.
The culprits must be nabbed swiftly. #TeenmarMallanna pic.twitter.com/KQgsQWB06E
In the video of the attack on Mallanna that went viral, several men are seen surrounding Teenmar Mallanna, with some of them hitting him and shoving him, even as he is head saying that his Twitter account had been hacked.
TRS Working President KTR condemned the personal attack against his son. Tagging BJP National president JP Nadda on Twitter, he wrote, “Is this what you teach BJP leaders in Telangana? Is it Sanskar to drag my young son & body shame him through ugly political comments in BJP’s mouthpiece?”
Sri @JPNadda Ji,
— KTR (@KTRTRS) December 24, 2021
Is this what you teach BJP leaders in Telangana? Is it Sanskar to drag my young son & body shame him through ugly political comments in BJP’s mouthpiece?
You don’t think we could reciprocate in the same coin against Amit Shah Ji’s or Modi Ji’s family? https://t.co/hHlXC99r1v
At times I wonder whether it’s worth being in public life; especially in today’s social media times where anyone can say anything without an iota of shame or proof
— KTR (@KTRTRS) December 24, 2021
And dragging kids into this cesspool of YouTube channels that dish out 24/7 nonsense in the guise of journalism
In another tweet he said that unfortunately freedom of speech/expression has become the right to abuse and indulge in mudslinging and masquerading in the guise of social media journalism, apparently conferring immunity to spread canards and dish out "absolute trash".
"Social media has become a haven for antisocial behavior," he tweeted.