Senior TDP leader and former Minister Ch Ayyanna Patrudu launched the Anna Canteen at Narsipatnam in Visakhapatnam district. In his address, he highlighted that the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) government had initiated the canteens with the noble intention of providing affordable meals to daily wage workers and the underprivileged. Ayyanna Patrudu strongly criticized the current government led by Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, alleging that it had discontinued the beneficial scheme. He went on to express confidence that the TDP would come to power in the future, ensuring the continuation of the Anna Canteen scheme. Ayyanna Patrudu highlighted the importance of such schemes in supporting vulnerable communities and expressed disappointment over the discontinuation of the initiative under the current government. In a direct criticism of Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's administration, Patrudu labeled the government as lacking empathy and referred to the Chief Minister as a "sadist." He expressed his firm belief that the TDP would emerge victorious
