Hyderabad sources have stated that Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao yesterday had expressed anger and anguish over the alleged "rash behavior" of Telangana Rashtra Samithi MLA from Mahabubabad, Shankar Naik, towards a woman district collector at an official event. Meanwhile the MLA denied any wrongdoing on his part and said he respected the collector and apologized to her, the officer declined to comment on the entire episode.
Furthermore a release issued by Mr Rao's office said, "Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has expressed anger at Mahabubabad MLA Shankar Naik's rash behavior towards the district collector. Meanwhile he took the MLA to task for his misbehavior. The CM expressed his regrets and anguish over the incident.
Moreover Rao instructed
his party's legislator to personally meet the collector and tender an
unconditional apology to her. Mr. Rao asked Deputy Chief Minister Kadiam
Srihari and TRS MP Sitaram Naik "to speak to the collector and settle the
matter on behalf of the government and the TRS.
