BJP MLA Raghunandan’s remark triggers row

BJP MLA from Dubbakka, M Raghunandan Rao stated that the slogan of ‘Jai Sriram’, which defeated the Telangana sentiment in Dubbaka bypolls, was now ready to win Tirupati Lok Sabha bye-elections

Hyderabad: The newly elected BJP MLA M Raghunandan Rao has triggered a controversy by  stating that the slogan of ‘Jai Sriram’, which defeated the Telangana sentiment in Siddipet during the Dubbaka bypolls, was now ready to win Tirupati Lok Sabha bye-elections.

He made these remarks while participating in Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency by-election campaign in support of the BJP candidate K Ratna Prabha, who was the former Chief Secretary of Karnataka. The video containing the remarks made by Rao was widely circulated on various social media platforms.

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“Your verdict through your votes should bring change after May 2 results,” Rao said, addressing people during the campaign in Tirupati. It may be recalled that Raghunandan Rao won the Dubbaka bypolls in a nail-biting contest defeating his nearest rival Solipeta Sujatha of TRS by a slender margin of 1,431 votes.

The Dubbaka bye-election was necessitated following the sudden demise of Sujatha’s husband Solipeta Ramalinga Reddy in August last year.

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