In what could be termed as an indirect attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled states and their intolerance, Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao made a frontal attack, albeit he took Bengaluru has the bait for his attack! The stand-up comedians are facing a wrath of government, especially in the states that are governed by BJP. Most of them are tormented by forcing them to cancel their shows.
KTR
Understanding this, KTR came up with a statement that was nothing but more political in nature! KTR said Hyderabad is truly a cosmopolitan city as it does not cancel the shows of comedians like Munawar Faruqui and Kunal Kamra. “We are truly a cosmopolitan city. In our city, stand-up comedians get an open invite to conduct their shows without and fear of last minute cancellations. We do not cancel shows of Munawar Faruqui and Kunal Kamra because we are not aligning with them politically. We are truly welcoming,” he mentioned.
“I am just saying that to people listening from Bengaluru or those people who are from Bengaluru, you claim to be a cosmopolitan city, and then you end up taking comedy very seriously. We (Hyderabad) are a truly cosmopolitan city who are welcoming of all cultures, welcoming of criticism. You can come here, criticise the government… in fact, we receive a lot of brickbats from our opposition every day. We are very tolerant,” he said.
The minister was speaking at the inauguration of the US-based Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company office (popularly called as Mass Mutual) in Hyderabad. KTR further said, “Telangana CM K Chandrashekhar Rao always dreams big and this 340 km-RRR will also come up soon. With this facility, Hyderabad will further develop and attract more investors from across the country and world.”
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KTR was happy with the efforts made by the urban development special chief secretary Arvind Kumar, crediting his leadership which has enabled the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) to successfully accomplish a number of development projects. “Efforts are underway by the state government to create more job opportunities in Ranga Reddy, Medchal, and Sangareddy,” he added.
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