TDP MP Naramalli Sivaprasad does it again: Here's why he dressed up as Lord Shiva at Parliament

TDP MP Naramalli Sivaprasad is known to don different avatars in a bid to register his demand to get special status for the state of Andhra Pradesh. From a tantric to a schoolboy, Mr. Sivaprasad has tried every tactic to grab attention towards his protest and this time the TDP MP has done it again. Dressed up as Lord Shiva, Naramalli Sivaprasad staged another protest against the perceived injustices meted out to the state by the Centre by not honouring Andhra Pradesh with special status. 

This isn’t the first time the MP has donned a bizarre avatar to protest. He had proceeded to don various avatars – Lord Krishna, Mahatma Gandhi, Narada, Santa Claus, a snake charmer, as Harikatha artist and several others.

(Dressed up like the Chattrapati Shivaji/ PTI)

(UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi interacts with Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP Naramalli Sivaprasad and other opposition parties' leaders during a protest / PTI)

(Naramalli Sivaprasad dressed as Lord Ram to demand special status to the state of Andhra Pradesh interacts with Dinesh Trivedi / PTI) 

(Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP Naramalli Sivaprasad, dressed up as a magician/ PTI)

(TDP MP Naramalli Sivaprasad dressed as a schoolboy/ PTI)

The MP from Chittoor is an actor-turned-politician, who joined TDP in 1995. He became the Information and Culture Minister in 1999. He was also elected as MP from Chittoor.​​​​​​​

(With inputs from agencies)