Telangana BJP president N. Ramchander Rao criticized Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy for making factually “incorrect” remarks on sensitive national issues like the ‘SIR’. He said Mr. Reddy lacks adequate understanding and must show greater responsibility as the state’s CM when speaking on important national matters. Mr. Rao accused the Chief Minister of political inconsistency for linking local body elections to national politics, while downplaying Lok Sabha poll results during his speech at the CPI national conference in Khammam on Sunday. He claimed the CPI party has lost its “national status” and said the Congress is heading the same way with a clear trend across India. Mr. Rao reminded the CM of his earlier defeat to a BJP candidate when he was PCC president and noted the BJP’s recent win in the Graduates MLC seat once held by Mr. Reddy. Responding to Mr. Reddy’s remarks against industrialists, the BJP leader pointed out that the CM himself met Mukesh Ambani after taking office and demanded the meetings’ details be made public. Mr. Rao said, “The public support for Prime Minister Modi continues to grow,” and added that Congress Party’s “baseless allegations” will not change public mood.