The leader of Andhra Pradesh's opposition of Yuvajana Sramika Rythu (YSR) Congress party, Jagan Mohan Reddy was attacked with a knife at Vishkhapatnam airport on Thursday.
However, Reddy was not seriously injured.
Reportedly, an employee of a restaurant identifies as Srinivas at the airport came to take a selfie with Reddy and attacked him with kind of knife used in cock fights.
The attacker has been taken into custody.