Telangana Talli: Harish Slams Telangana Government

Hyderabad: Senior BRS leader T. Harish Rao on Tuesday slammed Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy for erecting “unreal and insensitive” statues of Telangana Talli and said taking away the statue of Bathukamma, a symbol of Telangana’s culture and pride, robs the statue of its soul.

Harish Rao said, “Revanth, who did not say ‘Jai Telangana’ even once, has no right to change the Telangana Talli statue.” Speaking at the ‘Vijay Divas’ celebrations at Telangana Bhavan, the BRS leader said that December 9 was the beginning of a golden chapter in the history of Telangana.

“The declaration of statehood on December 9 was a direct result of KCR’s indefinite hunger strike that began on November 29. If KCR had not risked his life, there would have been no December 9 declaration and without him there would have been no State Formation Day on June 2,” he said.

Accusing Revanth Reddy of misleading people by refusing to resign during the Telangana movement and now trying to distort his identity as Telangana’s Chief Minister, Harish Rao added: “KCR symbolizes struggle and sacrifice, while Revanth Reddy represents betrayal and backstabbing,” said Harish Rao.

He said that KCR’s hunger strike shortened his life by 10 years, but with the grace of God and the help of people, he is now healthy and ready to fight again. “Under Revanth’s rule, Telangana is being pushed backwards once again. Revanth is walking the path of integrationists and weakening the identity of Telangana. But KCR will fight again. He will rise again. And he will become the prime minister again.”