‘Melodrama’ Of Andhra MP Gorantla Madhav

Protesting against the comments made towards the police by TDP’s JC Diwakar Reddy, YSR Congress party MP Gorantla Madhav cleaned and kissed police shoes in Anantapur.

A video of YSRC MP kissing the shoe of police has gone viral. Users of social media dubbed the MP's action as “melodramatic” and a “trick”. On Madhav’s shoe licking video, people are tweeting that it was the result of watching too many Telugu movies.

Watch the video here:

The shoe-licking episode has a long history. Reddy has recently made a heated comment that he would make the police lick their shoes when his party comes to power.

The association of police took strong objection and asked his apology. Reddy didn't backtrack though he modified his statement and said that he didn't mean all police officers.

YSR Congress party MP Madhav, a former police officer, jumped into the situation to get political brownie points. As a mark of protest, he cleaned and kissed the shoe of a policeman who died on duty.