TIRUPATI: Gorantla Madhav, the

MP from

, who is also an ex cop, cleaned and licked the boots of a policeman at Anantapur on Friday registering a strong protest against the unsavoury remarks passed against the police department by former

MP JC Diwakar Reddy during a party workers' meet on Wednesday.

Before addressing a press conference at Anantapur on Friday, YSRC MP Gorantla Madhav cleaned a pair of police boots and kissed them too. He said that police boots were part of the weaponry of the security forces guarding the nation. "If our chief minister will permit, I will tender my resignation and join back the state police force which is committed to providing security to the people of the state 24/7," he said.

It may be recalled that former TDP MP made some controversial remarks against the state police department during N Chandrababu Naidu's three-day

tour on Wednesday when he said, "The state police force is dancing to the tunes of the ruling YSR congress party functionaries even at the village level. But mark my words, this time if TDP comes back to power, we will bring such police who will lick our boots''.

Following JC Diwakar Reddy's comments, Gorantla Madhav launched a scathing attack on the former TD MP and reminded him, "You made some callous comments against the police department in the past which prompted me to jump into politics. That day itself I challenged you and today the people of the district have made me an MP while the comments made by you against police not only led to your downfall but led to the defeat of your kin in the 2019 general elections too. Today you stand on the road and your political career is doomed. This is just a trailer for you," warned the Hindupur MP.

Citing the sacrifices made by the police force to keep the nation a safe place for citizens to live-in, Gorantla Madhav also faulted TD chief N Chandrababu Naidu for not condemning the distasteful comments passed by JC Diwakar Reddy against the state police force. "When JC Diwakar Reddy was making objectionable remarks against the police department, Naidu was also smiles and did not bother to stop him which is really unfortunate. Naidu should also realize that it is the special protection group and the state police who are vested with his security itself and as such he should publicly condemn the remarks passed by JC against the police department," demanded Gorantla Madhav.

The YSRC MP demanded JC Diwakar Reddy to tender a public apology to the state police force and refrain from passing such callous comments on the state police department in the future.