Are Natasimahm Nandamuri Balakrishna's derogatory remarks on women showing their adverse effects in Nandyal by-polls? If the ongoing heated arguments between YCP and TDP's leaders are anything to go by, considerable damage maybe done to TDP with Balayya's comments.
A top Telugu TV news channel aired an interesting debate between TDP's minister Bhuma Akhilapriya and YSRCP's leader and MLA Roja. When Akhilapriya tried to take a dig at Shilpa Chakrapani's comments on women, Roja questioned why TDP's leaders hadn't lambasted Balakrishna's comments that women must be kissed or get them pregnant. Obviously, Akhilapriya had no answer to the question raised by Roja.
Although Balakrishna tendered his apologies for his comments then, the impact and intensity of those words appear to be still haunting in AP's politics.
Meanwhile, YSRCP and TDP have joined their forces in Nandyal to win the election battle either by hook or by crook. The elections are scheduled on August 23 while the counting of votes will be done on 28th of the same month.