hyderabad: a congress mandal praja parishad president was allegedly killed by a tdp activist at rotarypuram village in anantapur district on sunday, police said. police suspect bala satish kumar was a victim of political rivalry and have launched a manhunt to apprehend the culprits. meanwhile, the opposition congress on monday flayed the ruling tdp for "adopting murderous politics against its rivals".
in a strongly worded statement here on monday, apcc chief m satyanarayana rao condemned the murder of kumar. blaming the chief minister n chandrababu naidu directly for "instigating" the tdp workers against congress, rao warned "if he does not put an end to the criminal activities of tdp henchmen forthwith, he would have to face the consequences".