Arvind stokes controversy over Modi’s ‘Mujh Se Hi Jodo’ remark in Telangana

BJP MP Arvind stirred political debate by comparing Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy to Suvendu Adhikari while referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mujh se hi jodo’ remark. He also criticised the Congress leadership and predicted defeat for the party in future elections.

Nizamabad: Is there more than what meets the eye in Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s recent comment, ‘Mujh se hi jodo’?

Modi’s remark directed at Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy during last week’s public meeting had triggered a brief political debate. The debate has now been revived by BJP MP Arvind, who wondered whether Revanth Reddy was another Suvendu Adhikari in the making.

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While asserting that he was unaware of Modi’s intention behind the comment, Arvind said he did not know why Modi made the remark publicly, but made an enigmatic observation that he had no idea when Revanth Reddy would quit the Congress. “I have no idea if there is any link? Is there any such intention.. [like] Suvendu Adhikari,” Arvind said. The BJP MP also added, “I have no idea when Revanth Reddy quits Congress.”

Suvendu Adhikari, a senior BJP leader from West Bengal, was initially in the Congress and later joined the Trinamool Congress before shifting to the BJP. The comparison of Revanth Reddy with Suvendu Adhikari has not escaped the attention of political observers in the State. Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy sought to play down Modi’s comment, saying it was nothing more than an invitation to work together for development.

However, political observers sensed something more than a routine call for joining hands for development, and this belief gained strength with the observations made by the BJP MP from Nizamabad.

Arvind also slammed the Chief Minister over his claim that he would continue as the CM till 2034. Citing the Congress party’s poor performance in the 1995 and 1999 elections, the BJP MP said the Congress would suffer a crushing defeat under Revanth Reddy’s leadership in 2028-29.

The Congress high command should have made some other genuine leader the Chief Minister of Telangana. “My father served Congress for decades. The Congress should have appointed genuine leaders like Komatireddy Venkat Reddy or Sridhar Babu as the Chief Minister,” Arvind opined. He also said that people like Revanth Reddy conduct campaigns and that he should have been offered a Cabinet berth.

Through his observations, the Chief Minister has openly admitted that the BJP would continue in power at the Centre till 2039. “Revanth Reddy declared that Rahul Gandhi will not become the Prime Minister till 2039,” Arvind said.