Unlike his previous tours in Telangana region, slippers and stones were thrown at TDP supremo Chandrababu Naidu during his by-elections campaign in Nizamabad district on Sunday. The people in the region are not accepting Naidu's plea that he was never against the formation separate Telangana state.

Chandrababu Naidu tasted the ire of T activists at Paridupet village of Machareddy mandal in Nizamabad district while campaigning for party candidate Nittu Venugopal Rao in Kamareddy constituency. Telangana sympathisers threw stones and slippers on his convoy when he was addressing the gathering in this small village. Trouble began when a group started raising slogans "Andhra Babu go back." Police deployed in large numbers tried to disperse them, but members of another group hurled stones and slippers at Naidu's vehicle. TDP activists ran after the T-activists and the situation turned tense. Police lathicharged the agitators injuring four persons.

Telangana sympathisers raised slogans against the TDP supremo again at Machareddy mandal headquarters when he went there to address a roadside meeting. In Bhiknoor, a farmer tried to obstruct his speech to protest the 'false promises' made to the farming community. Earlier, addressing roadside meetings at Bhiknoor and Domakonda mandals, Naidu launched a scathing attack on TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao alleging that he had entered into a nexus with YSR Congress party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy. "TRS workers obstructed my tour in Warangal and other districts. But KCR gave a red carpet welcome to Jagan and supplied men to his three-day Rythu Deeksha held in Armoor and 'reimbursement fee deeksha' in Hyderabad by taking huge money from the latter," the TDP chief alleged.

Earlier, addressing roadside meetings at Bhiknoor and Domakonda mandals, Naidu launched a scathing attack on TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao alleging that he had entered into a nexus with YSR Congress party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy. "TRS workers obstructed my tour in Warangal and other districts. But KCR gave a red carpet welcome to Jagan and supplied men to his three-day Rythu Deeksha held in Armoor and 'reimbursement fee deeksha' in Hyderabad by taking huge money from the latter," the TDP chief alleged.

Stating that there was no link between the coming byelection and separate statehood, he reiterated that he was not against Telangana. "I have never talked against the formation of separate Telangana and will not do so in future too," he said. He blamed the Congress for dilly-dallying on the Telangana issue. He said the Congress is encouraging Jagan in Andhra and KCR in Telangana region to wipe out the TDP. "But we will come back strong as people are with us," he thundered. Sources said members of self-help groups and other women were paid Rs 200 each to participate in Naidu's rally. Naidu said he was 'overwhelmed' by the presence of the good number of women.