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The weirdest, most absurd, most viral things Telangana politicians actually said — the exact quote, the date, the context, and a source link that proves it. The quote is the record; the Telangana.Social line is our comeback. Same speaker, same topic, two dates: see for yourself.
Even if Booth Level Officers remained idle or asleep, they would still receive their salaries.
Remarks at a programme in Kodangal; Booth Level Officers later protested and wore black badges, demanding withdrawal of the comments.
A Chief Minister should motivate public servants, not publicly write them off.
“Even if BLOs do not perform their duties and remain idle or asleep, they will still receive their salaries.”
Programme in Kodangal while discussing Booth Level Officers’ work during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Public servants need support and accountability, not a televised invitation to resentment.
Even if Booth-Level Officers sat idle or slept instead of working, they would still receive their salaries.
Programme in Kodangal during the Special Intensive Revision exercise
Public servants deserve respect, not dismissal from the office that employs them.
“Even if BLOs did not perform their duties and remained idle or asleep, they would get their salaries.”
Public programme in Kodangal while discussing the Special Intensive Revision exercise, July 22, 2026
Public servants deserved scrutiny; publicly insulting an entire workforce was not scrutiny.
Even if Booth Level Officers did not perform their duties and remained idle or asleep, they would get their salaries.
Speech at a programme in Kodangal during the Special Intensive Revision exercise.
Public servants were promised pay; the public received a lecture about sleeping on duty.
The Chief Minister said that even if Booth Level Officers “did not perform their duties and remained idle or asleep, they would get their salaries.”
A programme in Kodangal while discussing the Special Intensive Revision exercise and the deadline for Booth Level Officers.
Public workers need accountability, not public humiliation from the government.
He said that even if Booth Level Officers did not do their work and remained idle or asleep, they would still receive their salaries. He also said they should continue working until August 3 to earn those salaries.
Programme in Kodangal during the Special Intensive Revision electoral-enumeration exercise.
Public service cannot be reduced to a salary threat from the chief minister.
Even if Booth-Level Officers remained idle or asleep, they would still receive their salaries; they should continue working until August 3 to earn them.
Programme in Kodangal discussing Booth-Level Officers’ work during the Special Intensive Revision exercise.
Demoralising the workforce is an unusual way to supervise it.
He said that even if Booth Level Officers remained idle or asleep, they would still receive their salaries.
Programme in Kodangal discussing Booth Level Officers’ work during the Special Intensive Revision exercise; BLOs later protested by wearing black badges.
Public servants doing the work deserved scrutiny, not casual public humiliation.
Even if Booth Level Officers failed to do their work and simply remained idle or asleep, they would still receive their salaries.
A public programme in Kodangal during the Special Intensive Revision exercise; BLOs later protested by wearing black badges and demanded that the remark be withdrawn.
Public servants deserve accountability; public contempt is not a substitute for it.
Even if they did not perform their duties and remained idle or asleep, they would get their salaries.
Speech at a programme in Kodangal during the Special Intensive Revision exercise; BLOs later protested by wearing black badges.
A Chief Minister should not confuse public service with paid permission to sleep through it.
He said that even if Booth Level Officers sat idle or slept, they would still receive their salaries, and that they should continue working until August 3 to earn them.
Public programme in Kodangal during the Special Intensive Revision exercise; the remarks were followed by protests from Booth Level Officers.
Public servants deserve direction and respect, not threats dressed up as motivation.
“I do not know whether our people buy land in acres and sell it in yards to the poor. Stop that real estate business for a few days and focus on the SIR process.”
Speaking at a public meeting in Kodangal, where he urged a local Congress leader to pause real-estate activity temporarily and focus on the voter-revision exercise.
When civic work requires pausing land deals, the subtext requires no translation.
Even if Booth-Level Officers did not perform their duties and remained idle or asleep, they would get their salaries.
Speech at a programme in Kodangal while discussing Booth-Level Officers’ work during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Public salaries are not a licence to turn electoral work into paid hibernation.