Why Congress CM Revanth Reddy wants healthy partnership with Centre & ‘elder brother’ Modi
After a gap of several years, Telangana people witnessed their Chief Minister mingling with the Prime Minister in public, and amiably at that.
In an unexpected display of bonhomie, Congress leader and Telangana CM Revanth Reddy called PM Narendra Modi “big-brother”, without whose support the states cannot prosper.
Revanth Monday flew to Adilabad, about 300 km north of Hyderabad, in a chopper and received Modi visiting the state for the first time since Congress took over from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in December. Modi’s visit comes just ahead of the anticipated announcement of the general election schedule in March.
The two leaders shared a dais at an official event in Adilabad, where Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation for a multitude of developmental projects in the power, rail, and road sectors, worth Rs 56,000 crore.
Revanth greeted Modi with a shawl and the two, sitting next to each other, were seen engaged in a lively chat on stage, shaking hands several times during the course of the event that lasted about 30 minutes.
Revanth’s gestures stand in stark contrast to those of his predecessor, K. Chandrashekar Rao, who notably avoided meeting Modi during the PM’s visits to Hyderabad for government programs and project inaugurations over the past two years.
