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Andhra Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary P Vishnuvardhan Reddy at a hospital after the scuffle. (Photo/ANI)
Andhra BJP general secy hospitalised after scuffle with police ANI | Updated: Jan 07, 2021 17:12 IST
Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 7 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary P Vishnuvardhan Reddy was admitted to hospital on Thursday after a scuffle with police when he attempted to cross barricades to reach the Ramateertham temple.
When the police obstructed him, the BJP leader fell to the ground, suffered injuries and felt suffocated. He was taken to the Vizianagaram Maharaja Government Hospital and his condition is stable. The doctors decided to send him to the Visakhapatnam hospital for better treatment.
Ramateertham: BJP Andhra chief faints after scuffle with police, spokesperson detained ANI | Updated: Jan 07, 2021 14:56 IST
Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 7 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata PartyAndhra Pradesh President Somu Veerraju fainted in a scuffle with police, who was trying to detain him, at the Ramateertham on Thursday.
A tense situation prevailed at Ramateertham as many Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders tried to visit the temple and were later detained. Veerraju fainted during a scuffle with the police.
BJP leaders Nagothu Ramesh and Bhanuprakash Reddy were also detained by the Andhra Pradesh police.
In a controversial remark, Ramesh said that the persons who vandalised the idol will be beheaded.