Telangana: ‘Sonia Gandhi is our only visible Talli’

HYDERABAD: The new president of Telangana Congress A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday tried to invoke the quality among Telangana people to hold “gratitude” in high esteem by appealing to them to pay back to Sonia Gandhi by voting Congress to power in the state.
He went to the extent of stating that four crore people of Telangana need to build a temple to Sonia Gandhi in their hearts and that every house in the state should have a portrait of her.
“In fact, Sonia Gandhi is our Telangana Talli. Even if someone offers a glass of water to us, we don’t forget it for life time. Sonia Gandhi fulfilled 60-year dream of Telangana state. It is our responsibility to thank her,” he said.
In the same breath, Revanth called upon the youth and party workers to take a two-year holiday from their homes, to work hard and bring Congress to power in the state as well as the country.
“Tell your parents and family members that you are going to work for the nation and state, and that you will carry the Congress flag high. If we work hard day and night by even sacrificing our sleep, we can bring Congress to power in the state and at the national level,” Revanth said.
Addressing party leaders, workers and people after formally taking charge as TPCC president, Revanth said: “None of us have seen Telangana Talli. The only visible Talli to our eyes is Sonia Gandhi who fulfilled the 60-year-old dream and aspiration of four crore people of Telangana by granting statehood,” he said.
“Knock every heart in the state and tell them the cost paid by the Congress to give statehood. Despite knowing that the party would almost die in Andhra Pradesh, and may not come to power at centre, Sonia Gandhi granted statehood to stop suicides by students and farmers, solve the unemployment issue and problems faced by SCs, STs, BCs, minorities and the downtrodden,” he said.