BRS stages protests against new Telangana Thalli statue

BRS MLC K Kavitha led the charge in a demonstration at Telangana Bhavan, where she, along with GHMC corporators and local leaders, strongly opposed the redesign. In a symbolic act of defiance of the government orders, she offered milk to the original Telangana Thalli statue installed by the BRS at Telangana Bhavan

Hyderabad: The political storm over the installation of the redesigned Telangana Thalli statue intensified as BRS leaders and supporters across the State took to the streets in protest. The protests were sparked by the State government’s decision to replace the earlier design with a new one, a move which BRS leaders say attempts to erase Telangana’s identity.

Following a call given by party working president KT Rama Rao on Monday, the BRS cadre cleansed the statues of the existing Telangana Thalli in different parts of the State. They poured milk and performed Palabhishekam to the statue, seeking her blessings as well as forgiveness for the sins committed by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy. They garlanded the Telangana Thalli statues and raised slogans of “Jai Telangana”.

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BRS MLC K Kavitha led the charge in a demonstration at Telangana Bhavan, where she, along with GHMC corporators and local leaders, strongly opposed the redesign. In a symbolic act of defiance of the government orders, she offered milk to the original Telangana Thalli statue installed by the BRS at Telangana Bhavan.

In her remarks, Kavitha charged the Congress with installing a politically motivated statue. She said the new statue was representing not the spirit of Telangana but that of the Congress, stating that it undermined the legacy of Telangana’s statehood movement.

“Bathukamma, our unique identity, has been removed and replaced with the Congress’s election symbol of “hand”. The new statue disrespects the statehood struggle and sacrifices of our people,” she remarked.

Kavitha also criticised Revanth Reddy, questioning the reasons behind distortion of the image of Telangana Thalli. Citing Revanth Reddy’s emphasis on changing the State’s official abbreviation from TS to TG reflecting the aspirations of Telangana people, she asked as to why he decided to alter the design of Telangana Thalli which was conceived to represent the very statehood movement.

Senior BRS leaders including MLAs and MLCs participated in the protests and cleansed the statues of Telangana Thalli in their respective constituencies. They demanded that the State government roll back its decision and reinstate the original design of Telangana Thalli.