Harish Rao cites Pranab Mukherjee to defend KCR, attacks Revanth Reddy and TPCC

At a Deeksha Diwas event in Siddipet, former Minister T Harish Rao quoted Pranab Mukherjee’s books to praise K Chandrashekhar Rao’s leadership during the 14‑year Telangana movement and criticised Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud for their remarks.

Siddipet: Quoting former President Pranab Mukherjee’s books ‘The Coalition Years’ and ‘The Presidential Years’, former Minister T Harish Rao said Pranab had hailed former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao as a leader who realised his dream of statehood by leading the Telangana movement for 14 years.

Addressing the Deeksha Diwas programme in Siddipet on Saturday, Harish Rao attacked Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud for criticising Chandrashekhar Rao, and advised them to read the passage in Pranab’s books that praised him.

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He said he had faced 370 cases during the Telangana movement, while no case had been filed against Revanth Reddy as he had never taken part in the agitation.

This #DeekshaDivas, let’s reconnect with our history ✊✊

Let’s honour and relive the spirit of the Telangana movement that KCR Garu led from the front.#TelanganaUdyamamloNenu pic.twitter.com/tOxJ2SuAy2

— Harish Rao Thanneeru (@BRSHarish) November 29, 2025

He said Revanth Reddy had even refused to resign from his post when BRS elected representatives tendered their resignations. He said it was surprising that former TJAC Chairman M Kodandaram was now supporting Revanth Reddy despite Reddy not contributing to the Statehood movement.

Harish Rao added that Chandrashekhar Rao had made every effort to secure the state’s rightful share of water and funds during his 10-year tenure.

Earlier, BRS cadres took out a bike rally from the rural police station to the MLA’s camp office at Ponnala. Harish Rao garlanded the Telangana Thalli statue at Kotilingala Temple, as the town echoed with Jai Telangana slogans. BRS leaders also felicitated activists who took part in the 1969 movement. Dubbak MLA Kotha Prabhakar Reddy, MLC Deshapathi Srinivas, MLC Dr V Yadava Reddy and others were present.