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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
A.D. Rangarajan

Arrest of ex-MLC enrages TDP, police defend action

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is seething over with the ‘needless and unannounced’ arrest of its former MLC Batyala Changalrayudu, who is also the party in-charge for Rajampet Assembly constituency.

Mr. Changalrayudu, who has been mobilising support for Rajampet to be declared as the headquarters of the proposed Annamayya district instead of Rayachoti as announced by the State government, was arrested when he was travelling on a two-wheeler in the adjoining Railway Kodur constituency on Saturday.

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