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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Special Correspondent

KTR’s social media post on BJP draws bouquets, brickbats

A social media post by Minister for Industries, IT, Municipal Administration and Urban Development K.T. Rama Rao, who is also the working president of the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), asking Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) “to apologise the nation (Indians) first for spewing and spreading hatred day in, day out” has attracted huge traction many supporting the post and some opposing it.

Tagging Prime Minister Narendra Modi, KTR took to a social media platform early the day asking the former as to “why should India as a country apologise to the international community for the hate speeches of BJP bigots? It’s BJP that should apologise, not India as a Nation. Your party should first apologise to Indians at home for spewing and spreading hatred day in, day out”.

The post was in response to the Qatar government asking the Government of India to apologise for the statements and hate speeches being made by the BJP leaders. Several social media users who responded to the KTR’s post questioned why should the country apologise for the mistake committed by a party. “If it’s a Gulf country today, tomorrow it may be Australia or the US. What would be the position of Indians settled there and migrated for better employment opportunities if one country after another points finger at India”, they sought to know.

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