Ego clash between BJP minister, TDP leader

Eluru: In West Godavari ego clashes and battle for supremacy is marring the relations between the TDP and BJP. Both the parties are trying to gain an upper hand over the either.

The other day, the cold war between BJP minister from West Godavari, Paidikondala Manikyala Rao and TDP leader and ZP chief Mullapudi Bapiraju, came out into the open.Both the leaders had a verbal duel at Pentapadu Gram Panchayat.

Bapiraju, complained about the TDP workers being ignored by the minister, to which the Minister gave a strong reply. He said he too was in the public service for over 35 years and knew how to deal with people.

As the war of words was getting hotter, TDP minister Siddha Raghava Rao intervened and pacified both.