TDP, YSRCP workers clash, prohibitory orders clamped in Macherla
Amaravati (PTI): Prohibitory orders have been imposed in Marcherla town of Palnadu district following clashes between ruling YSR Congress workers and Telugu Desam party cadre during a rally organized by the Opposition party as part of a programme.
TDP alleged that the vehicles of its leaders and houses were set on fire by YSRCP workers.
TV visuals showed some unidentified people setting vehicles on fire and attacking houses. A video clip in which a mob is seen thrashing a person who fell to the ground has gone viral.
Palnadu Superintendent of Police Y Ravi Sankar Reddy said the police swung into action immediately and dispersed the clashing mob.
The police conducted search operations early this morning after they received information that some of the people involved in a murder case were taking shelter in Marcharla town.
"There are faction related issues in this (clashes). These factionists join one party or the other and take support. During Idem Kharma Rashtraniki programme, people from one side tried to provoke the other party members. Also there was stone pelting. Another party retaliated. In any angle, these clashes are not related to political differences, but faction-feud," the SP said.
Additional forces have been deployed in the town and Section 144 has been imposed. The situation is under control, he added.
Cases will be booked against all the perpetrators and the investigation is on.
TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu condemned the alleged attacks on his party workers. "I strongly condemn the attacks of YCP goons on TDP ranks in Macharla, the incidents of setting fire to party leaders' houses and party offices. It is even worse that the police are blowing the horns of the ruling party's rowdyism." he tweeted on Friday night.
In another tweet he questioned what the police were doing when the YSR Party "goons" were indulging in "anarchy".
A violent clash erupted between ruling #YSRCP and opposition #TDP workers in Macherla of Palnadu Dist. Vehicle burning and stone pelting reported. Several injured. #AndhraPradesh pic.twitter.com/b55Xl8LV9F
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
