The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Congress groups clash in Suryapet over mandal president posts, police resort to lathi charge
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The Hindu Bureau
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A violent clash occurred in Suryapet, Telangana, between supporters of two Congress party factions over the appointment of mandal presidents. Police were forced to use a lathi charge to disperse the crowd after the situation escalated into physical violence.
Tension prevailed in Arvapally mandal headquarters in Suryapet district on Wednesday (July 8, 2026) after supporters of Congress Bhuvanagiri (Bhongir) MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy and Thungaturthi MLA Mandula Samuel clashed over the appointments of the party’s mandal presidents.
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