Firebrand YSR Congress party legislator R K Roja's attack on TDP general secretary and IT minister Nara Lokesh, describing him as 'pappu' and ridiculing his oratorical skills in Telugu have not gone down well with the Telugu Desam Party.
TDP women legislators V Anitha and Anuradha came down heavily on Roja for lacking decency and culture in her criticism.
“There is no need for Lokesh Babu to learn lessons in Telugu from a film actress like Roja. He is the grandson of N T Rama Rao who upheld the prestige of Telugus and had eloquence in Telugu. Lokesh can speak a fluent Telugu, compared to Roja,” they said.
The TDP legislators said unlike Roja or for that matter her boss Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, Lokesh was well-educated and cultured.
“His Telugu pronunciation is much better than that of Roja or her party leader,” they said.
They also found fault with the YSRC legislator for her unsavoury comments on TDP president and chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on the construction of his new house at Jubilee Hills.
“What is wrong in constructing a new house with his own money? He has renovated his old house as it was not convenient for a growing family. And there is no rule that he should not have a house in Hyderabad. Anybody can stay anywhere in India,” they argued.
