Issuing an explanation, Kompella Madhavi Latha said ‘incomplete video’ being circulated to ‘create negativity’

Kompella Madhavi Latha was participating in a Ram Navmi procession near Siddiamber Bazaar Junction in old Hyderabad, and riding an open-top vehicle. (Video grab)

By Rahul V Pisharody , Sreenivas Janyala

The BJP candidate from the Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency, Kompella Madhavi Latha, has courted controversy after a video of her gesturing to shoot an arrow, purportedly in the direction of a mosque, came to light.

Latha was participating in a Ram Navmi procession near Siddiamber Bazaar Junction in old Hyderabad, and riding an open-top vehicle. The rally had been organised by BJP MLA T Raja Singh.

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