Hyderabad, March 8 -- Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President N Ramchander Rao on Sunday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the row involving President Droupadi Murmu at the International Santal Conference in West Bengal, stating that the protocol breach was deliberate and carried out out of frustration and political arrogance.

Speaking to ANI, Rao drew a parallel with the conduct of former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao.

"Mamata Banerjee insulted the President of India, and then tried to justify her actions... This breach of protocol was deliberate. It was done out of frustration and political arrogance. And a similar attitude was seen in Telangana when former Chief Minister KCR was there. H...