guntur a tdp worker was hacked to death at gundlapadu in macherla on thursday thota chandraiah 36 was attacked by a group of men with sickles sticks and axes while he was going to his agriculture field on his twowheeler he died on the spot tdp president n chandrababu naidu carried the coffin while party workers raised sloganstension prevailed in macherla following the murder police said chandraiah had rivalry with some locals the family members of chandraiah alleged that police reached the crime spot almost two hours after the incident despite their repeated appeals they said the police station was only two kilometres away from the murder spotearlier naidu who visited the government hospital at macherla where chandraiahs body was kept for autopsy alleged local legislator pinnelli ramakrishna reddys involvement in the faction murders in macherla constituency he said at least 10 tdp activists have been killed in the last 32 months after the ysrc came to power in the state i have not seen a government which is directly encouraging the murder of rival party activists unfortunately all murders are taking place due to the deliberate negligence of the police naidu chargedramakrishna reddy denied naidus baseless allegations i condemn the murder our party never encourages factions or violence i appeal to the police to conduct an impartial probe into the incident and take action against the culprits it was ironical to see naidu who appointed a faction leader involved in 13 murder cases as constituency incharge talking about peace in palnadu naidu brought julakanti bramha reddy as incharge only to create tense in the region for his political gain the mla hit back