India / Chandrababu Naidu detained at Tirupati airport, stages sit-in protest

Ex-Andhra Pradesh CM and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader N Chandrababu Naidu was detained at Tirupati airport on Monday. Visuals from the airport showed Naidu staging a brief sit-in protest at the arrival lounge. "Don't I have fundamental rights to meet the collector? What is happening to this country?" said Naidu, who was on his way to a TDP protest.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Mar 01, 2021, 02:11 PM
Tirupati: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu was detained by Renigunta police at Tirupati airport in Renigunta on Monday, while on way for election campaigning in Chittoor district.

Naidu sat on a dharna at Tirupati airport after he was detained by Renigunta police.

"We will not be stopped. We will not be silenced. Your fear-driven, state-sponsored vendetta won't stop me from reaching out to my people. Grow up, @ysjagan #Chittoor #AndhraPradesh," Naidu tweeted.

The TDP chief was scheduled to attend an election campaign in the Chittoor district.