AP Elections 2019: Nandamuri Balakrishna says apologies for his behavior with journalist in Hindupur

Hyderabad: The Hindupur TDP MLA candidate Nandamuri Balakrishna has involved in yet another controversy, this time for his rude behavior with a video journalist during the election campaign in the constituency.

The video of Balayya has gone viral over social media. With the netizens comments on the video, Balayya has realized the mistake and conveyed his apologies through the social media post.

Through a Facebook post, Balayya said that It was not an intentionally made, and if any of the media friends got hurt with it, then I say sorry for it.

Balakrishna begins his post by saying Namaste to media friends. During my election campaign, as they were small children at that place, and the photographers were taking pictures by falling on the kids. On seeing that I have argued not to do so with them.

Later on, I came to know that they were a video journalist. In the post, he said it was not intentionally happened.

In this issue, if any media friends have felt hurt, for them am saying sorry..yours Nandamuri Balakrishna.

It's said that Balakrishna has conducted the election campaign in Hindupur Assembly constituency on Wednesday.

During the campaigning, few children have come closer to the convoy of Balayya, for which his personal security staff were taking those children away, and this scene was recorded by a news channel representative.

On seeing this, Balayya rushed to the journalist, slapped him and said to immediately delete the video. This entire act was also recorded by the locals, who were present there. After the video posted in the social media, it has become a viral news.

Though there is no clarity about the incident where and when happened. The journalist unions have expressed their anger over Balayya for manhandling the reporter. For which Balakrishna has said apologies through a FB post.