KTR serves legal notice to Telangana CM asking for public apology

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president and former minister KT Rama Rao has served a legal notice to Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, demanding an unconditional public apology within 48 hours over allegations that Globe Arena Technologies is his benami company. He warned that failure to apologise would result in civil, criminal and defamation proceedings.

The notice, dated July 23, alleges that the chief minister falsely accused KTR of owning Globe Arena through benami arrangements, failing to act against the company despite alleged court directions, issuing it an experience certificate, influencing CBSE contracts through political connections and being responsible for the consequences of alleged examination irregularities.

Addressing the media, KTR said he had no ownership, financial, proprietary or any other relationship with the firm.

“The Chief Minister has been asked to prove his allegations within 48 hours. If he fails to do so, he must tender an unconditional public apology. Otherwise, he will face appropriate civil and criminal legal proceedings, including a defamation suit for the irreparable damage caused to my reputation,” KTR said.

The BRS leader termed the allegations as “false, fabricated and politically motivated”.

“If Globe Arena is really my benami company, why did the Congress Government itself enter into agreements with that company? Your own government signed contracts with the firm, and today you are claiming that it is my benami company. Does the Chief Minister have any sense of responsibility before making such allegations?” he asked.

KTR also accused the Chief Minister of attempting to divert attention from alleged irregularities in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) and criticised Revanth Reddy for not questioning the Centre.

“Students across the country are demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Yet, the Chief Minister, who should be questioning the Centre, does not even dare to utter the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Instead of protesting before Raj Bhavan or questioning the BJP-led Central Government, he staged a political drama in Kodangal,” KTR said.

Alleging an understanding between the Congress and the BJP, KTR claimed the Chief Minister was avoiding confrontation with the Centre because of pending political issues.

“Revanth Reddy is with the Congress during the day and with the BJP at night. He fears reopening of old cases and is compromising with the Centre to secure benefits through AMRUT and other contracts. That is also why the Centre has remained silent despite our repeated complaints on corruption in Singareni,” he alleged.