HYDERABAD: Denouncing prime minister Narendra Modi’s comments on Telangana state formation in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) held protest across the state.
Several ministers, MLAs, MPs and party leaders participated in the protests by organizing bike rallies in various districts and burnt the effigies of BJP. Apart from TRS leaders, Telangana Gazetted Officers association and some high court advocates held demonstrations on the PM’s remarks calling it was nothing but insulting the people of Telangana and decades of struggle to achieve separate statehood.
The TRS gave a call for all its leaders and workers to hold protests in all mandal and assembly constituencies against Modi's remarks on Telangana. Some TRS supporters tweeted against Modi and the BJP with a hashtag #ModiEnemyOfTelangana, which became trending in the country for several hours. Within an hour, over 25,000 TRS supporters tweeted with the hashtag #ModiEnemyOfTelangana.
