Overview

• YSRCP leader Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy defended a supporter’s use of the “Rappa Rappa” Pushpa 2 dialogue, likening TDP figures to sacrificial animals and framing it as an expression of voter anger.
• Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu condemned the endorsement of cinematic violence, warning that normalising film threats risks encouraging real-world crime.
• Police in Palnadu arrested worker Ravi Teja for carrying a placard with the slogan “we’ll chop heads one by one,” registering charges under public order provisions.
• Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan and IT Minister Nara Lokesh each vowed strict action against anyone who disturbs law and order or promotes violent rhetoric.
• Jagan has accused the Naidu administration of authoritarianism, failing to implement key welfare schemes and misusing police power, arguing that rising anti-incumbency is reflected in his party’s large public turnouts.