Even as the nine persons stranded on Munneru bridge at Prakash Nagar in Khammam city on Sunday were saved by residents of Venkatagiri, a village near Khammam, deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has wrongfully taken the credit for their rescue.
When the Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageswara Rao reached Prakash Nagar during late evening hours he was gheraoed by the residents who shouted slogans against him.