In a bid to quell the storm over his bold declaration, Telangana CM A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday clarified the context behind his ‘Nene Raju, Nene Manthri’ remark, calling out misinterpretations that painted him as power-hungry.
At the vibrant Sant Sevalal Jayanti event in Banjara Bhavan, Hyderabad, Reddy unpacked the statement from his Friday Delhi presser. ‘It was about owning the GHMC election results – nothing more. No one’s challenging the CM chair anyway,’ he said, brushing off political rivals.
The Congress swept municipal polls with overwhelming margins, a triumph Reddy attributes to public trust rather than personal ego. ‘Victory doesn’t breed arrogance; loss won’t break me. Service to the underprivileged drives me,’ he declared.
Criticizing self-proclaimed rulers in the opposition, Reddy honored Sant Sevalal as the spiritual beacon for India’s 15 crore Lambadas. He lauded their sacrifices in the Telangana agitation and formalized the state’s role in commemorating the saint’s birth anniversary.
Major announcements followed: comprehensive road networks with bitumen for every Thanda, mandatory schools and gram panchayat offices, solar energy grids for electricity, and focused educational upliftment.
Drawing from Indira Gandhi’s pioneering policies on tribal reservations and land rights, Reddy addressed land scarcity head-on while committing to welfare alternatives. The government is prioritizing SCs disproportionately – 30% representation for 15% populace, manifested in cabinet berths and key posts like Speaker.
With Lambada backing throughout his two-decade career, Reddy envisions a participatory administration where backward classes lead. Prioritizing Dalits and tribals isn’t rhetoric; it’s policy in action, promising transformative change across Telangana’s remotest corners.