In a statement posted on X, Jagan said that Chandrababu Naidu is twisting and misrepresenting words that Kommineni never said, just to implicate him and justify an unlawful arrest falsely. He alleged that as part of a pre-planned conspiracy, TDP-led mobs have vandalised Sakshi unit offices
In a strongly worded post on X, Reddy condemned the arrest of senior journalist Kommineni Srinivasa Rao and alleged a systematic suppression of "democrats, intellectuals, and journalists" by the current administration.