Overview

• A Guntur court sent senior Sakshi TV anchor Kommineni Srinivasa Rao to 14 days of judicial custody on June 10 for allegedly allowing derogatory comments against Amaravati women during a June 6 debate.
• Police continue to search for political analyst V.V.R. Krishnam Raju, who made the insulting ‘capital of prostitutes’ remark and remains absconding from Vijayawada.
• The National Commission for Women has taken suo motu cognisance of the debate, directing a swift, time-bound probe and strict action against Krishnam Raju under relevant laws.
• YSRCP leaders branded the arrest and subsequent attacks on Sakshi media offices as an assault on democracy, while TDP officials defended the legal actions as necessary to uphold women’s dignity.
• Protests and counter-protests have erupted across Andhra Pradesh, reflecting deepening political tensions between the ruling TDP and opposition YSRCP.