revanth reddy, who is also a Member of Parliament, described Reddys as "extremely loyal and strong" at a conference of the reddy community in Karnataka. He said there had been a feud between the Velamas and the Reddys since the Kakatiya era. He said that the Kakatiya empire had fallen due to Pratapa Rudra's reliance on Padma Nayakas (Velamas) rather than Reddys. Those who put their faith in Reddys didn't lose anything and weren't forced to fend for themselves, he said. Former (undivided) andhra pradesh Chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara reddy was also lauded by revanth reddy, who recalled how he assisted the congress in forming a government at the federal level.
He also encouraged Reddys to keep farming. He went on to say that if the Reddys own at least five to ten acres of agricultural land, they will be able to keep control of the country or state. He claims that as the Reddys abandon agriculture, they are losing touch with the poorer sectors of society, such as scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. Not only from the ruling telangana rashtra samithi (TRS), but even from within his own party, the congress politician was chastised for his remarks.
Alleti Maheshwar reddy, head of the AICC Programmes Implementation Committee, disagreed with revanth reddy, saying that the congress belonged to all castes and that Velamas had also contributed to the party's progress. "Those who joined the congress recently may not be aware of the party's ethos," he remarked, referring to revanth reddy, who resigned from the telugu desam party in 2017 and joined the congress (TDP). Madhu Yashki Goud, the chairman of the congress party's campaign committee, wrote an open letter to the media criticizing revanth reddy and urging him to retract his remarks.
He also encouraged Reddys to keep farming. He went on to say that if the Reddys own at least five to ten acres of agricultural land, they will be able to keep control of the country or state. He claims that as the Reddys abandon agriculture, they are losing touch with the poorer sectors of society, such as scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. Not only from the ruling telangana rashtra samithi (TRS), but even from within his own party, the congress politician was chastised for his remarks.
Alleti Maheshwar reddy, head of the AICC Programmes Implementation Committee, disagreed with revanth reddy, saying that the congress belonged to all castes and that Velamas had also contributed to the party's progress. "Those who joined the congress recently may not be aware of the party's ethos," he remarked, referring to revanth reddy, who resigned from the telugu desam party in 2017 and joined the congress (TDP). Madhu Yashki Goud, the chairman of the congress party's campaign committee, wrote an open letter to the media criticizing revanth reddy and urging him to retract his remarks.
