Visakhapatnam, June 15 -- Telugu Desam Party (TDP) State President and Gajuwaka MLA Palla Srinivasa Rao on Monday launched a scathing attack on YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leader Gudivada Amarnath, condemning his remarks against Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha as "deeply offensive, misogynistic, and unbecoming of democratic discourse".
Addressing a press conference here, the TDP leader said political criticism is an accepted feature of democracy, but personal attacks targeting a woman's appearance, attire, grooming, or personal choices represent a dangerous decline in political standards.
"Democracy thrives on debate, not degradation," he remarked, arguing that ridiculing a woman's appearance or personal preferences reflect...