"No Personal Attack, Veep Polls Decent Contest": Opposition Nominee To NDTV

A narrative is being set that the Vice-Presidential election has pitted Telangana against Tamil Nadu, said the Opposition's nominee and retired Supreme Court judge Justice B Sudershan Reddy, refusing to refer to the upcoming contest as a literal "fight". The two states refer to the natives of Justice Reddy, who is from Hyderabad, and his NDA opponent, CP Radhakrishnan, the current Governor of Maharashtra and one of the BJP's tallest leaders in Tamil Nadu.

"This is not a fight. It will be a healthy, respectable, and decent contest. No personal attacks are expected. I won't make any personal remark, and I hope Mr Radhakrishnan will also refrain from getting personal. He is very experienced, has been around for a long time, and has been the Governor of two-three states. It will be a decent dialogue, not a fight," Justice Reddy told NDTV.