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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair praised Telangana’s growth since it became India’s youngest State in 2014. Speaking at the Global Summit, he highlighted the State’s rise in GSDP, per capita income, and transformation into a technology and agriculture powerhouse.

Sangareddy MLA Chintha Prabhakar said K Chandrashekhar Rao’s fast unto death in 2009 forced the Centre to begin the Telangana formation process. BRS leaders celebrated Vijay Diwas across the erstwhile Medak district with tributes, fruit distribution and annadhana programmes.

At Vijay Diwas celebrations in Hyderabad, MLA Talasani Srinivas Yadav praised BRS chief K Chandrashekhar Rao as a key force behind the Telangana movement. He recalled major milestones, including the 2009 hunger strike and the long struggle that led to State formation

BRS leader T Harish Rao launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, accusing him of damaging Telangana’s identity, altering the Telangana Thalli statue and considering naming a road after Donald Trump. He said K Chandrashekhar Rao would return as Chief Minister

The BRS released a chargesheet accusing the Congress government of two years of failed governance, rising corruption and stalled development. Harish Rao said none of the six guarantees were implemented and claimed welfare, public outreach and investor confidence had sharply deteriorated.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao stirred political circles with a cryptic social media post featuring party chief K. Chandrashekhar Rao depicted in a throne-like setting. The image, captioned "IYKYK," quickly went viral, prompting varied interpretations.

Senior BRS leader G Jagadish Reddy criticised Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, calling his rise a misfortune for Telangana and accusing the Congress government of failing the State. He questioned development in Nalgonda and criticised the handling of the SLBC tunnel tragedy.

At a round table in Hyderabad, BRS leaders and union representatives strongly criticised the Centre’s four labour codes, branding them anti-worker and a threat to job security. Speakers accused both BJP and Congress of eroding workers’ rights and urged mass protests similar to the farmers’ movement.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao declared complete opposition to the Centre’s labour codes, warning they would cause widespread exploitation. He said the BRS would block their implementation in Telangana and lead a nationwide fight while accusing BJP and Congress of colluding to pass anti-worker laws

Former Telangana chief minister and BRS supremo K. Chandrashekhar Rao described the decade-long BRS rule as the golden era of rural transformation, citing uninterrupted power, irrigation, and welfare schemes.

BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao condoled the death of senior video journalist Damodar of India Today. He said Damodar had been active in covering the Telangana movement since the party’s early days and described his passing as a great loss.

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy urged voters to elect local leaders aligned with the Congress, warning that otherwise village development could be affected. His remarks, made during ongoing elections, drew criticism, while the BRS complained to the State Election Commission over alleged misuse of public funds.

Several Congress and BSP leaders from three mandals joined the BRS in Gajwel in the presence of T Harish Rao. He accused the Congress government of ignoring gram panchayats, failing on funds, pensions, crop loan waiver and Kalyana Lakshmi promises

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.

Former MP Vinod Kumar strongly criticised TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud for calling KCR’s Deeksha as a ‘fake fast’, drawing parallels with criticisms faced by Mahatma Gandhi during the freedom struggle.

BRS cadres across Adilabad marked Deeksha Diwas with flag hoisting, exhibitions and tributes to Telangana Talli statue, recalling KCR’s fast for a separate Telangana state.

The 16th Deeksha Diwas was observed across Karimnagar district with exhibitions, rituals and participation of senior BRS leaders, underscoring KCR’s role in the formation of a separate Telangana state.

The Telugu community in New Zealand celebrated the 16th anniversary of K. Chandrashekhar Rao’s hunger strike that paved the way for Telangana’s formation. Organised at the Dawn Crew Centre in Auckland, the event saw BRS leaders and diaspora members pay tribute to Rao’s sacrifices and highlight the turning point of the 2009 fast.

Bharat Rashtra Samithi celebrated Deeksha Diwas across Telangana, marking 16 years since K. Chandrashekhar Rao’s fast-unto-death that triggered the Statehood process. Party leaders organised rallies, performed 'palabhishekam' to portraits of Telangana Thalli and paid tributes at martyrs' memorials.

Sangareddy MLA and BRS district president Chintha Prabhakar accused the Congress Party of attempting to erase the imprint of former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao from Telangana. Speaking at the Deeksha Diwas programme, he highlighted Rao’s leadership in the Statehood movement and his decade-long governance.