Burnol moment for Congress! Telangana CM Revanth Reddy praises BJP’s Gujarat development model, calls PM Modi "an elder brother"

These remarks by Congress Telangana CM came after PM Modi laid the foundation stone for over 30 development projects worth more than Rs 56,000 crore in Telangana's Adilabad on Monday. This is seemingly PM Modi’s first visit to Telangana after the Congress government came to power in the State in December 2023.

In PM Modi’s presence, Congress’ CM Reddy said, "Narendra Modi ji, according to me, Pradhan Mantri means ‘Bade Bhai’. (The Prime Minister is like an elder brother.) With the help and support of ‘Bade Bhai’, the Chief Minister of the state can bring development in their respective areas. If Telangana has to develop like Gujarat, we need your support."

Reddy said that Telangana wants to join hands in fulfilling the PM's dream of a five trillion-dollar economy. There are five metropolitan cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Hyderabad, and our city was one among them, the Chief Minister noted.

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"Telangana, a Congress-ruled state, does not want a confrontation with the Centre and desires cordial relation… We would like to contribute to the ambitious target of a USD 5 trillion economy," Reddy added.

CM Reddy further pointed out, "If an acrimonious relationship prevails between State and Central governments, people will have to suffer and State development will be affected. Politics will have to be limited to elections and later elected public representatives should strive for State development."

Further, he also said, "We want your blessings for Telangana and we don’t want to fight with the Central Government."

Following these healthy political talks, fellow politicians have appreciated his remarks, for acting like a ‘statesman’ and setting the template for cooperative federalism.

Taking to X, Karnataka Leader of Opposition R Ashoka tweeted, “This is how a responsible and statesmanlike Chief Minister of a state is expected to conduct with the Prime Minister of the country in a federal system. CM Siddaramaiah avare and DCM DK Shivakumar avare, please learn from your younger colleague in Telangana on how to put the development of the state and interests of the people of the state above petty party politics.”



The Prime Minister will also take part in another public meeting in Tamil Nadu later in the day.