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On Rajiv Gandhi’s 81st birth anniversary, PM Modi paid tributes on X, while Congress leaders including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Mallikarjun Kharge visited Veer Bhumi to honour the former Prime Minister, also celebrated as Sadbhavana Divas.

BJP MP Raghunandan Rao criticised Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on the Election Commission and challenged him to resign from Rae Bareli for a bypoll using ballot papers. He questioned the Congress leader’s win margin and defended the use of EVMs in past elections

On BRS president KCR attack on the Congress government for failing to fulfill the promises made to people, the Chief Minister said the State government was implementing several welfare and development programmes.

"My goal is to make Telangana a one trillion dollar economy, with a focus on health, education, and employment," Revanth Reddy stated in response to a question about the leadership styles of former Chief Ministers YS Rajasekhara Reddy and N. Chandrababu Naidu at the ABP Southern Rising Summit on Friday.

Harish Rao said the Congress leadership was allowing Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to use abusive language against BRS president and former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, but objecting to the same against Rahul Gandhi.

The BRS leaders also staged demonstrations, demanding the Congress government to replace Rajiv Gandhi's statue with the one of Telangana Talli as originally planned.

BRS to perform palabhishekam to Telangana Thalli statues

Though he said in the beginning that the unveiling of the statue was not a venue to speak politics, Revanth Reddy still challenged the BRS citing its protests against the statue.

BRS leader Vemula Prashanth Reddy pointed out that Rajiv Gandhi had no connection to the formation of Telangana and his statue has been installed in a location earmarked for the statue of Telangana Talli

The BRS leaders said Rajiv Gandhi did nothing for the cause of Telangana, but the Congress government had gone ahead with installation of the statue despite strong opposition from all quarters.

BRS opposed the Congress government's decision to unveil former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's statue in the place reserved for the statue of Telangana Talli.

The Telangana Talli statue, representing the aspirations of four crore people, was initially intended to be installed near the Telangana Martyrs Memorial "Amarajyothi" and the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat.

Revanth had previously called Sonia Gandhi a demon, a ghost, and a sacrificial deity, but now he was showing affection for Rajiv Gandhi, revealing a clear inconsistency in his stance. Even if Revanth were to inaugurate the Telangana Talli statue, it would be disgraceful, given his reputation as a betrayer of the Telangana movement. It feels as though the Gandhi statue was unveiled by Godse, he remarked.

Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka first claimed to to have waived off farm loans with Rs.31,000 crore, later, he said the government had released Rs.18,000 crore for the crop loan waiver to the banks

Many school children had turned up for the programme. They were made to stand wearing shirts with photos of the former Prime Minister. The Chief Minister, unmindful of the school children’s presence in the audience, abused the BRS and its leaders

Saying his government will not hurt Telangana sentiments, promised to install the statue before December 9

Here is an open letter to AICC leader Rahul Gandhi, by intellectuals from different sections of Telangana society, opposing the State government’s decision to install Rajiv Gandhi’s statue in front of Telangana Secretariat

BRS working president KT Rama Rao said the decision to place Rajiv Gandhi's statue at the prominent location contradicted the original intention to honour Telangana Talli.

Revanth Reddy, had on the occasion of former Prime Minister, the late Rajiv Gandhi’s death anniversary on Tuesday, paid floral tributes at Gandhi's statue at Punjagutta in a grand programme.

Addressing his first election meeting in the constituency after his nomination, Gandhi said he was contesting the Lok Sabha election from the seat because his family has deep links with the people here.