KCR lost his value in politics, compares him to to demonetised Rs 1,000 note, says Telangana CM

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, on Friday, launched an attack on Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) comparing him to a demonetised Rs 1,000 currency note that has lost its value.

Addressing a rally in Rangareddy district, the Chief Minister said that just like possessing a banned currency note could lead to jail, KCR no longer holds significance in Telangana politics.

“Don’t brag about yourself before your own party cadre. You are a lapsed (demonetised) Rs 1,000 note. Earlier, there used to be a huge value for those notes, but now they don’t carry any worth. Chandrasekhar Rao also does not have any value, and Telangana society is not interested in you,” Reddy said.

His comments came in response to KCR’s claim that the Congress government had lost credibility within a year of governance and that BRS would return to power in the next assembly elections. Reddy challenged KCR to attend assembly sessions and debate issues instead of making claims at party events.

Mocking a recent social media survey cited by KCR, which suggested 70 per cent of netizens supported BRS, Reddy quipped that popularity on the internet does not always translate to reality. “More people like actress Rakhi Sawant than Salman Khan on TikTok, but that does not make her a better actor,” he said.

The Chief Minister also took a jibe at KCR’s family, urging him to rein in his son and nephew, whom he likened to



“branded bulls.” He added, “He is an elderly person, I agree. But his children have become like Yama Kinkaras (servants of Yama). First, control your son and nephew.”

Reddy highlighted the Congress government’s fulfillment of election promises, including loan waivers and free bus travel for women, and assured that the ‘Rythu Bharosa’ scheme would be implemented by March 31, with an allocation of Rs 10,000 crore.

Reddy also criticised the BJP-led central government for ignoring Telangana’s recommendations for Padma awards. Speaking at an event marking folk singer and balladeer Gaddar’s birth anniversary, Reddy reacted to Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s comments that Gaddar did not deserve the honor, Reddy, without naming him, warned that if BJP leaders made derogatory remarks about Gaddar, he would rename the street where the party’s office is located after the late singer.

“If you have to write your party’s address, you will have to write it as Gaddar’s street,” Reddy said.

He also expressed his displeasure over the Centre rejecting Telangana’s Padma award nominations, which included Gaddar (Padma Vibhushan), educationist Chukka Ramaiah (Padma Bhushan), poet Ande Sri (Padma Bhushan), poet and singer Gorati Venkanna (Padma Shri), and poet-historian Jayadheer Tirumala Rao (Padma Shri).

Reddy further remarked that the previous BRS regime had mistreated Gaddar, and the people had removed it from power.