Hijab, halal issue is tarnishing India’s reputation, says Telangana minister KT Rama Rao | Exclusive
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In an exclusive interview with India Today, Telangana minister KT Rama Rao opened up on a few issues in the country. He said the ongoing hijab and halal row in Karnataka was tarnishing India’s reputation. He also spoke on the issue of rising fuel prices and Telangana’s conflict with the central government about the ongoing paddy procurement controversy.
Telangana minister and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) working president KT Rama Rao spoke to India Today in an exclusive interview, and said that the ongoing hijab and halal issue in the neighbouring state of Karnataka is tarnishing India’s reputation.
KTR is currently serving as the Minister for Municipal Administration & Urban Development, Industries & Commerce, and Information Technology of Telangana.
The minister said that, while growing up, he loved the garden city of Bangalore and said the city doesn’t belong to the state, but the nation.
“Bangalore, which has been an IT hub and called the Silicon Valley of India, is now turning into the hate hub of India, just because of the party which is in power in the state. It’s sad,” said KTR.
He further added, “I am a huge fan of Bangalore and its ecosystem, and as a minister of Telangana, I am going to compete with Bangalore. Hopefully, we will beat Bangalore at some point.”
KTR said that he feels the ‘pain’ of a common man in this country when an IT hub like Bangalore is witnessing issues like halal, hijab and religion.
“This is not good for the country,” he said.
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