Alleging that the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) was jealous of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy getting all the attention and accolades on the international forums, Congress termed the BRS’s effort to sensationalise small issues related to Miss World contestants will only damage Telangana’s image.
Addressing a press conference here, Bhongir MP Chamala Kiran Reddy said the symbolic gesture of some volunteers helping the Miss World contestants wipe their feet was being blown out of proportion by the BRS, which was desperate to damage Telangana’s image at any cost.
He said the act has to be seen as a gesture of sentiment by some women, and questioned why the BRS was making such a fuss about it? Writing a letter to Sonia Gandhi and the desperate attempt to drag her into shows how the BRS was attempting to politicise a non-issue.
Mr. Reddy accused the BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao (KTR) of crossing all limits of decency and his accusations were purely driven by political jealousy. He alleged that the YouTube channels set up with the ‘ill-gotten money’ by Mr KTR were promoting falsehoods to defame the Congress government. The use of morphed videos in several BRS campaigns against the government were unethical and also reflect the frustration of the BRS.
Mr. Reddy said the irony of the issue was that the dignity of women was being raised by Mr. KTR, who is forgetting that District Collectors during the BRS regime were forced to sit at the feet of his sister and MLC K Kavitha. “KTR invoking Telangana’s self-respect is just laughable,” he argued.
Published – May 17, 2025 05:31 am IST
