KT Rama Rao Apologizes for ‘Break Dance’ Remark, Denies Secret Agreement with BJP
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 16: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working President and MLA Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao (KTR) issued an apology for his ‘break dance’ comment directed at women. He took to X to express his regret, stating, ‘I am sorry if our women sisters were offended by the usual comments made in the party meeting yesterday. I never meant to offend my sisters.’
Telangana Congress had alleged that KTR insulted Telangana women during a party meeting by saying, ‘Let them (women) do break dance or recording in RTC buses.’ KTR also denied Congress’s allegation of a secret understanding with the BJP, pointing out that his sister K Kavitha would not have been jailed in money laundering cases if such an agreement existed.
‘They say that BRS will not exist and it will be merged. They say all the talks are done. Kavitha is in jail. If we had a secret agreement with them, would she have spent 150 days in jail?’ KTR questioned. He added, ‘They say that I touched the feet of the BJP or made a secret agreement with them. What is the need for us? You should think about this. Is any Congress leader in jail today? Who has a secret agreement? We or them? Even when our girl (Kavitha) is in jail, we are still fighting. There is no agreement, no merger or anything.’
KTR emphasized that BRS will continue to work for the people and become stronger in the future. ‘We will work together with the people. TRS has been here for 24 years. We will strengthen it so that it will last for another 24 or 50 years. Many wish that we would disappear. There are many people who wish that this party shouldn’t exist right from when it was started by KCR. Many people who wished that we and our party should disappear have disappeared but our party still stands strong. We have won two elections since Telangana was formed,’ he said.
Earlier, Telangana Congress alleged that in the recent Lok Sabha polls, BRS had shifted its votes to the BJP in many constituencies. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, out of 17 seats in the state, Congress and BJP won eight seats each and one seat was bagged by AIMIM, while BRS failed to win any seats.
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KT Rama Rao -: KT Rama Rao is a politician in India and the working President of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) party.
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) -: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is a political party in India, mainly active in the state of Telangana.
Break Dance Remark -: KT Rama Rao made a comment comparing something to ‘break dance,’ which upset some people, especially women.
BJP -: BJP stands for Bharatiya Janata Party, a major political party in India.
Secret Agreement -: A secret agreement means a deal made in private without telling the public. KT Rama Rao denied making such a deal with BJP.
K Kavitha -: K Kavitha is KT Rama Rao’s sister and also a politician. She was mentioned because she spent time in jail, which KT Rama Rao used to argue against the secret agreement claim.
Lok Sabha polls -: Lok Sabha polls are elections held to choose members of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India’s Parliament.
Congress -: Congress is another major political party in India. They accused BRS of helping BJP by shifting votes.