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Telangana CM 'Hitler' Remark Triggers Massive Political Row, BJP Slams 'Dangerous Hitler-Emergency Mindset'
Opposition leaders accused the Telangana chief minister of glorifying Hitler after he said he drew inspiration from the Nazi dictator while naming HYDRAA.
- On Saturday in Bengaluru, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy faced political backlash after linking the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.
- Explaining the organization's name, Reddy claimed "Hydra" was Hitler's favorite word, stating he drew inspiration from the Nazi leader while establishing the agency to remove encroachments.
- The BJP and Bharat Rashtra Samithi criticized Reddy, labeling him the "new Hitler" and demanding an unconditional apology for the divisive remarks.
- Former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan called the remarks "shameful," alleging Reddy's "proud veneration of Adolf Hitler" betrayed The Congress's latent "fascist impulses."
- The row adds a fresh political dimension to HYDRAA, an agency established to tackle encroachments on government assets, which has already faced judicial scrutiny from the Telangana High Court.
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Pinarayi Vijayan likens Revanth Reddy’s political temperament to Hitler over HYDRAA remark
In a Facebook post, Pinarayi says Revanth Reddy’s ‘proud veneration of Adolf Hitler’ has revealed the Congress Chief Minister’s ‘Sangh Parivar past’ and ‘latent fascist impulses’
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C 25%
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