Revanth Reddy Thanks Kharge for Support Amid US Tour Row
The Telangana CM had planned to undertake a 10-day visit to the UK and US
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday thanked AICC chief Mallikarjun Kharge and other party leaders for supporting him after the Centre denied him permission to travel to the US. Reddy, who is in London, said he will speak about all the related issues once he returns to Hyderabad.
The Telangana CM had planned to undertake a 10-day visit to the UK and US.
Following the denial of permission, he decided to return to Hyderabad from London on August 23.
Reddy, in a post on 'X', said : "My deepest gratitude for the strong support from our leader and Congress party national president, Shri Mallikarjun Kharge ji @kharge on the issue of the Centre denying me permission to travel to the USA. I am very thankful to my party, all the leaders and people across the country who supported in this issue in national interest."
Reddy said he has concluded all his meetings and scheduled events in London.
"I am grateful for the overwhelming support that I have received in past three days. In a few hours, I will be taking a flight back home to Hyderabad instead of proceeding to Boston as per original schedule, after the MEA (Central Govt) denied permission for my USA tour for political reasons," the Telangana CM said.
CM Reddy was denied political clearance for his planned trip to the US because the proposed programme for the visit was not "appropriate", the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday.
The remarks came after Reddy's office said the CM had been forced to cancel his visit to the US after the MEA declined permission for the travel.
During the planned US trip, Reddy was to visit the campuses of Harvard University, MIT and other institutions.
Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Saturday said CM Reddy should answer the people over media reports that he had sought to meet New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani during his now-cancelled US visit.
CMO sources, however, said a meeting with Mamdani was not part of the CM's proposed itinerary in the US.
