The supporters of two groups within the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Nandyal district clashed at Kothapalli during the Yuva Galam padayatra of party national general secretary N. Lokesh.
Former APMIC chairman A.V. Subba Reddy was injured during the clash and was immediately rushed to hospital.
In a number of videos purportedly from the site where the incident happened, former Minister and Allagadda MLA Bhuma Akhila Priya was seen participating in the padayatra, and within minutes her supporters and Mr. Subba Reddy’s supporters clashed. Mr. Subba Reddy’s shirt was torn in the clashes. He was escorted to a car by his supporters with the police providing protection and taken away to a hospital.