India’s Soul Battle: Gandhi Parivar vs Sangh Parivar, Says Revanth
Reddy launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party, accusing the Sangh Parivar of dividing the nation along lines of religion, caste, region, and language.
Thiruvananthapuram: Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy declared on Friday that the battle for the future of India is fundamentally an ideological showdown between two families — the "sacrificing" Gandhi Parivar and the "divisive" Sangh Parivar. Asserting that a political storm has begun brewing in the country, Mr. Reddy stated that Rahul Gandhi will be the next Prime Minister of India.
Addressing a gathering in Kerala after receiving the prestigious Aryadan Muhammed Memorial Award, Mr Reddy launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party, accusing the Sangh Parivar of dividing the nation along lines of religion, caste, region, and language.
"The Gandhi Parivar stands for supreme sacrifice. Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, and Rajiv Gandhi laid down their lives for the unity of this country. Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi gave up posts, power, and high office when it was within their reach. In contrast, the Sangh Parivar is fracturing the nation and subverting democracy," Mr. Reddy said.
Declaring that he harboured no further personal political ambitions, the Telangana Chief Minister said his sole mission now is to see Rahul Gandhi in the Prime Minister's chair.
"Starting as a grassroots worker in 2006, I have seen it all in the last 20 years — serving as a ZPTC member, MLC, MLA, MP, TPCC president, and now Chief Minister. I have no personal ambitions left. My only remaining mission is to ensure a Congress-led government at the Centre with Rahul Gandhi as Prime Minister to protect India’s Constitution, democracy, and secular fabric," he said.
Drawing a historical and political parallel with Kerala's monsoon patterns, Mr. Reddy termed Kerala the "political bellwether" of national politics. He pointed out that national political power has historically mirrored Kerala's electoral verdicts.
"Just as meteorologists track Kerala to forecast the arrival of the south-west monsoon across the country, political analysts must look at Kerala to gauge the national mood. In 1991, when K. Karunakaran led the state, P.V. Narasimha Rao became Prime Minister. Whenever the Left took power here, power slipped in Delhi as well. Now, the fresh breeze blowing from Kerala in 2026 will turn into an all-India political tsunami that will sweep the Congress back to power in Delhi," Mr. Reddy asserted.
Accusing the BJP-led regime of dismantling democratic institutions, the Chief Minister alleged that the ruling dispensation is indulging in systematic theft across domains. "They are stealing votes, stealing political parties, stealing election symbols, and stealing public funds. Above all, they are robbing the youth of their future. We must unite behind the Gandhi family to stop this destruction," he urged.
Mr. Reddy, who is the first leader from outside Kerala to be conferred the Aryadan Muhammed Award, received the honour in the presence of AICC general secretary K.C. Venugopal. Paying rich tributes to the veteran Congress leader, Mr. Reddy described Aryadan Muhammed as a "Chanakya of Kerala politics" and a stalwart who dedicated over five decades to safeguarding secularism, democracy, and the Constitution.