The confrontationist stand taken by Telugu Desam Party spokesperson G Deepak Reddy against Republic TV channel promoted by Arnab Goswami over the latest IndiGo Airlines crisis has caused immense damage to the party across the country.

Apparently realising this, TDP president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has given a dressing down to the party leaders, particularly spokespersons, for their failure to handle the issue during the television debates on national channels.

While Union civil aviation minister G Rammohan Naidu, who was in the centre of controversy, came up with strong defence in the channels like India Today and Times Now and won their appreciation, the TDP spokespersons complicated the matter with their stand to boycott Republic TV channel, which sought

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