<p>Hyderabad: A day after Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy unveiled the installation of the redesigned Telangana Thalli statue at the state secretariat, BRS cadres took to the streets. </p><p>On Tuesday, BRS workers and leaders staged protests across the state and offered Palabhishekam to the statues of Telangana Thalli with the old design.</p><p>BRS MLC and former chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao's daughter Kalvakuntla Kavitha slammed the timing of the unveiling, coinciding with Congress top leader Sonia Gandhi’s birthday on December 9.</p>.Andhra Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan's office receives threat calls.<p>Kavitha performed Palaabhishekam and Panchamrutam Abhishekam rituals at the original Telangana Thalli statue at Telangana Bhavan.</p><p>Kavitha emphasised that the Telangana Thalli statue represents the soul of the Telangana movement and holds deep emotional value for the people.</p><p>“This statue has been the symbol of our struggle, sacrifices, and identity for decades. It cannot simply be replaced at the whim of a government order. Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, who has no role in the Telangana movement and has historically supported a united Andhra Pradesh, cannot arbitrarily replace this revered icon with his vision. This decision is not just an affront to the BRS but to the sentiments of four crore people of Telangana,” Kavitha asserted.</p><p>She questioned the Congress government’s "secrecy" surrounding the unveiling of the new statue, which was introduced without public discussion or consent. “If the Congress truly respects the sentiments of Telangana’s people, why was this decision taken without public discourse? What was the fear in discussing this with the people?” she questioned.</p><p>“If Revanth Reddy wanted to impress the Gandhis, there are countless ways to do so. Sacrificing Telangana’s identity is not one of them. History is not rewritten by replacing symbols. It is preserved by respecting the sentiments of its people,” added Kavitha.</p>
<p>Hyderabad: A day after Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy unveiled the installation of the redesigned Telangana Thalli statue at the state secretariat, BRS cadres took to the streets. </p><p>On Tuesday, BRS workers and leaders staged protests across the state and offered Palabhishekam to the statues of Telangana Thalli with the old design.</p><p>BRS MLC and former chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao's daughter Kalvakuntla Kavitha slammed the timing of the unveiling, coinciding with Congress top leader Sonia Gandhi’s birthday on December 9.</p>.Andhra Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan's office receives threat calls.<p>Kavitha performed Palaabhishekam and Panchamrutam Abhishekam rituals at the original Telangana Thalli statue at Telangana Bhavan.</p><p>Kavitha emphasised that the Telangana Thalli statue represents the soul of the Telangana movement and holds deep emotional value for the people.</p><p>“This statue has been the symbol of our struggle, sacrifices, and identity for decades. It cannot simply be replaced at the whim of a government order. Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, who has no role in the Telangana movement and has historically supported a united Andhra Pradesh, cannot arbitrarily replace this revered icon with his vision. This decision is not just an affront to the BRS but to the sentiments of four crore people of Telangana,” Kavitha asserted.</p><p>She questioned the Congress government’s "secrecy" surrounding the unveiling of the new statue, which was introduced without public discussion or consent. “If the Congress truly respects the sentiments of Telangana’s people, why was this decision taken without public discourse? What was the fear in discussing this with the people?” she questioned.</p><p>“If Revanth Reddy wanted to impress the Gandhis, there are countless ways to do so. Sacrificing Telangana’s identity is not one of them. History is not rewritten by replacing symbols. It is preserved by respecting the sentiments of its people,” added Kavitha.</p>