Congress MLA’s alleged ‘Chavu dappu’ remark sparks protest
A video reported by multiple publications is yet to be independently authenticated, but BRS workers have protested in Shadnagar and demanded an apology from Congress MLA K. Shankaraiah.
The alleged remark remains unverified, while protests and demands for an apology have already begun.
A controversy has erupted in Telangana after remarks attributed to Congress MLA K. Shankaraiah about former chief minister and BRS president K. Chandrashekar Rao. The exact wording remains unverified; the original video has not been independently authenticated, and Shankaraiah has not publicly clarified the remarks in the material reviewed.
Telangana Today reported that a circulating video appeared to show Shankaraiah referring to a “Chavu dappu” for KCR and calling him a “peeda” for Telangana. The BRS described the alleged comments as “extremely disgraceful” and demanded an immediate, unconditional apology. Its statement also criticised Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and the Congress for the conduct of an elected representative.
BRS workers protested in Shadnagar and burned an effigy of Shankaraiah, with former MLA Anjaiah reported to be leading the protest. BRS women leaders also reportedly filed a complaint seeking his arrest, though no police confirmation or complaint copy was available in the research reviewed.
The Telangana Assembly directory lists K. Shankaraiah as the Congress MLA for Shadnagar. The Congress has not publicly responded in the material reviewed. The original video, its context and the MLA’s own account remain outstanding. Political debate has apparently reached the funeral-drum stage before the evidence has reached the full-video stage.