Hyderabad, Nov.29 (RAHNUMA): Marking the occasion of Diksha Divas, BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao exposed the long record of betrayal by the Congress party and called upon the people to renew their commitment to protecting Telangana’s self-respect and hard-won statehood.
Speaking before party leaders, movement veterans, and people gathered at Telangana Bhavan on Saturday, KTR reminded that “the struggle for Telangana is not just history—it is an identity that must be safeguarded every single day.”
KT Rama Rao launched a direct and uncompromising critique of the Congress leadership, questioning the legitimacy of the TPCC chief who now speaks casually about the Telangana movement and KCR’s hunger strike.
“During the Telangana movement, no one knew where the PCC president was. Today he talks recklessly about KCR’s fast,” KTR said. He reminded Congress leaders of a fact they are conveniently forgetting:
It was the Congress government, both in Delhi and at the state level, that pleaded with KCR to withdraw his fast as his life had become crucial for the political decision on Telangana.
KTR stated bluntly that the “hands of Congress leaders are stained with the blood of Telangana’s children,” calling Congress the “permanent villain” in the Telangana story. “Without the three letters K-C-R, there would be no Telangana,” he asserted, stressing that those who ridicule KCR’s historic fast must remember the price paid by an entire generation.
He challenged the ruling party to prove its moral courage: “If you have the guts, make the ten MLAs you poached resign and face fresh elections.”
KT Rama Rao said Diksha Divas is not just a date in history, but a day to reaffirm collective resolve. It is a moment to remember the sacrifices of martyrs, the determination of lakhs of people, and the injustices committed repeatedly by the Congress regime over six decades—from 1950 to 2025.
He said BRS thanked Sonia Gandhi out of courtesy after statehood, but never did the BRS call her a “Bali Devatha of Telangana,” unlike today’s Chief Minister Revanth Reddy. “Insult us if you wish, but we will never tolerate insults to Telangana or its movement,” KTR declared.
He reiterated that Congress has always deceived Telangana—from suppressing leaders, to poaching elected representatives, to diluting the state’s identity. Announcing that the Rajiv Gandhi statue at the Secretariat entrance would be replaced with the statue of Telangana Talli, KTR said the BRS will restore Telangana’s pride.
Drawing parallels to India’s freedom struggle—Jallianwala Bagh, Salt Satyagraha, Non-cooperation, Quit India—KTR described KCR’s 2009 fast as a “turning point” in the Telangana self-respect movement. “On November 29, 2009, history changed. KCR’s fast electrified the entire state,” he said.
The slogan “KCR dies or Telangana comes” ignited every section of society—farmers, workers, employees, lawyers, doctors, journalists, NRIs—transforming the movement into an unstoppable force.
The BRS working president recalled how KCR spent nearly a decade before the fast standing alone with courage and conviction, much like Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream,” leading a movement that ultimately triumphed. BRS MLAs resigned repeatedly for the cause, while Congress leaders protected their positions and betrayed Telangana.
KTR said Diksha Divas must be celebrated like Dussehra or Deepavali—not for rituals, but for the reminder of good triumphing over evil. Just as August 15 recalls colonial exploitation, November 29 and December 9 must remind people of the injustices, broken promises, and the deaths of over 1,000 youth caused by Congress.
