Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP DK Aruna criticized Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Sunday for his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s caste.
Speaking to ANI, Aruna stated, “Chief Minister of Telangana, Revanth Reddy, talked about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s caste. He is forgetting that he is also a Chief Minister. He is still thinking that he is in the Opposition and can talk as he wants. Prime Minister Modi is leading the country strongly, but the Congress party is not able to digest this.”
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She further remarked, “The Prime Minister is recognised worldwide and is successfully leading the country. Yet, the Congress seems unable to accept this reality. Revanth Reddy should ask Rahul Gandhi about his community and religion. Revanth Reddy fails to understand that caste cannot be changed. His remarks only highlight Congress’ failure.”
The controversy arose after Telangana CM Revanth Reddy, while addressing an event at the Congress headquarters in Hyderabad on Thursday, accused Prime Minister Modi of having an “anti-BC” mentality and alleged that he was a “legally converted BC.”
Reddy stated, “I want to tell you one thing, Modi says he belongs to BC (Backward Class). Modi is not BC. He is legally converted BC (Backward Class). In 2001, before becoming CM, his caste was among the upper classes in Gujarat state. After becoming CM, he merged that caste into the Backward Class (BC). Narendra Modi was not born BC; he was in the upper caste by birth. His certificate must be that of BC (Backward Class), but his mentality is anti-BC.”
The remarks come amid a political debate over the caste survey conducted by the Congress-led Telangana government. While opposition parties have raised concerns about “discrepancies” in the survey, Congress leaders have defended it, calling it “scientific, transparent and accurate.”
