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NEW DELHI: Telangana main minister A Revanth Reddy fired backmost astatine Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan with a pointed letter. In his "final response" to Vijayan's mediocre governance allegations, Reddy listed retired caller information highlighting Telangana's progress.He opened his missive with a crisp disapproval of the connection utilized by the Kerala CM, calling it "language of mediocre taste" and a "dash comment". He wrote, "Thank you for your letter. While I chose to behaviour myself respectfully and gracefully successful my disapproval of your government's performance, you person chosen to usage connection of mediocre taste. I won't respond with a rash remark to a dash comment. I besides promise, erstwhile you sojourn my state, I volition springiness you each respect a big indispensable springiness a guest.
"Reddy dismissed Vijayan's reliance connected the NITI Aayog SDG Index 2023-24 arsenic outdated, arguing it captured the "tail-end" of the erstwhile BRS-BJP authorities that ended successful December 2023.
"You proceed to mention the NITI Aayog SDG Index 2023-24 arsenic a verdict connected the contiguous Telangana. That scale captures the tail-end of a decennary of BRS-BJP misrule, which ended successful December 2023. Our authorities has completed 28 months. Judge america by that record," helium wrote.
He highlighted that his authorities achieved 10.1 per cent GSDP maturation implicit 28 months, surpassing the nationalist mean astatine 6.15 per cent, with per capita income reaching Rs 3.87 lakh, making Telangana among the apical performers alongside Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra.Reddy besides questioned Vijayan's assertion that Kerala eradicated utmost poorness by precocious 2025, asking if the November 2025 declaration of zero utmost poorness was independently verified.He said, "You tweeted that "by precocious 2025, Kerala is acceptable to go the archetypal authorities to wholly eradicate utmost poverty." We are successful April 2026. In your letter, you talk of 64,006 families inactive receiving micro-plans. I inquire plainly: has utmost poorness been eradicated? Was the November 1, 2025, declaration independently verified?"On graft, Reddy challenged the alleged Sabrimala golden theft being unaccounted arsenic helium said, "I respect NITI Aayog's corruption rankings. But if Kerala is demonstrably clean, wherefore does the Kerala golden smuggling lawsuit with documented links to individuals connected to your Chief Minister's bureau stay unresolved? Why has 4.5 kg of golden allegedly misappropriated from the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple not been accounted for?"He contrasted this with Telangana's anti-corruption thrust portion rejecting Vijayan's "bulldozer politics" complaint implicit mediocre lodging demolitions.Reddy further touted Telangana's purpose for a $1 trillion system successful a decade, anchored successful aboriginal industries astatine Zahirabad, predicting Kerala's radical would soon opt for a "Nava Kerala" imaginativeness arsenic his authorities implements it. He invited Vijayan to Thiruvananthapuram for a fact-based debate, signing off: "Best Regards".The rift betwixt the 2 authorities CMs began erstwhile Revanth Reddy, portion campaigning successful Kerala for the Congress-led UDF earlier this month, launched crisp attacks connected Pinarayi Vijayan’s government. He besides acceptable Vijayan disconnected by utilizing "Nee po mone Dinesha" (Go away, kid) remark, suggesting Vijayan’s "expiry date" had passed.Vijayan deed backmost by accusing Telangana of mediocre governance and citing authoritative information connected poverty, literacy and corruption, turning the spar into a wider conflict implicit which authorities exemplary works better.
