Tadepalli, Oct. 13 -- YSRCP state spokesperson and former TTD chairman Bhumana Karunakar Reddy said Chandrababu Naidu's "protection" had emboldened TDP representatives, workers and senior officials to indulge in corruption and lawlessness, extending their misconduct into neighbouring states, a release said.

Speaking at the party's central office, he cited IAS officer Vikas Marmat, Project Director of the Kuppam Area Development Authority in the Chief Minister's constituency.

Bhumana said, "Marmat became intoxicated at Bengaluru's Kavor Bar and Restaurant, attacked customers and police officers who arrived to investigate, and hurled obscene abuse. "Officers expected to set an example are behaving worse than goons, confident that Chandrab...