“Telangana is the Jagir of its four crore people”, KTR tells Pawan Kalyan
K.T. Rama Rao criticized Pawan Kalyan's remarks about Telangana, asserting that it belongs to its four crore residents. He defended Telangana's identity and patriotism, emphasizing the sacrifices made for statehood. Rama Rao also questioned the negative portrayal of the Telangana movement compared to other regional movements in India.
- ▪Pawan Kalyan's comment that Telangana was 'no one’s jagir' faced strong criticism from K.T. Rama Rao.
- ▪Rama Rao emphasized that Telangana is the 'jagir of four crore Telangana people.'
- ▪He questioned why the Telangana movement is portrayed negatively while other regional movements are celebrated.
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Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan’s comment that Telangana was ‘no one’s jagir’ came in for strong criticism from Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao, who asserted that Telangana was indeed the ‘jagir of four crore Telangana people.’“Mr. Pawan Kalyan cannot dictate terms to Telangana, and his provocative behaviour on Telangana State Formation Day will be seen as an effort to undermine the sacrifices made for Statehood,” Mr Rama Rao said while speaking at meet-the-press programme at Press Club, Somajiguda on Wednesday. “No one stopped Mr. Pawan Kalyan from contesting and he has already done it twice here. But still he is yet to digest Telangana’s identity itself,” Mr. Rama Rao charged.“No one needs to teach us the National Anthem or nationalism.
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