ACB Notice to KTR sparks BRS-Congress face-off in Telangana

HYDERABAD: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K T Rama Rao on Tuesday said he had received a notice from the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in connection with the Formula E case, calling it an act of “political harassment” and accusing Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy of vendetta politics.

In a post on X, KTR revealed that the ACB had asked him to appear for an enquiry on May 28. However, he stated that he had already planned a foreign trip and would cooperate with the agency after returning to India.

“The ACB has given me a notice to appear for an enquiry on the 28th May in the Formula E case. As a law-abiding citizen, I will definitely cooperate with the agencies even though the case is nothing but pure political harassment. As I have planned to leave for the UK & USA for multiple events, much in advance, I will appear in front of them the moment I come back. Informed the same to ACB Officials in writing…” he posted on X.

The ACB has given me a notice to appear for an enquiry on the 28th of May in the Formula E case

As a law abiding citizen, will definitely cooperate with the agencies even though the case is nothing but pure political harassment

As I have planned to leave for the UK & USA for…

— KTR (@KTRBRS) May 26, 2025

KTR used the opportunity to launch a direct attack on CM Revanth Reddy, suggesting that the timing of the notice was suspicious. He said, “But I should appreciate Revanth Reddy for his thirst for political vendetta and the way he swings in any direction without any scruples, to achieve the same.”

He further alleged that while Revanth Reddy’s name was recently cited in an Enforcement Directorate (ED) chargesheet linked to the National Herald case, no BJP leader spoke against him.

He said, “48 hours ago, his name figures out in the ED chargesheet for supplying money in the National Herald case. 24 hours later, Revanth Reddy is seen schmoozing with BJP top brass, including PM Modi! Not a word against Revanth Reddy from even a single BJP leader for his involvement in the money laundering case!!”

Taking a jibe at Telangana Chief Minister, he added, “Today, I get a notice from the ACB. Well! He may fail as an administrator, a leader and even as a human being. But he is proving himself in cheap vendetta politics. I know BRS scares him. So! Keep trying. Jai Telangana.”

The Congress has hit out K T Rama Rao’s response over the notice issued to him by the Anti-Corruption Bureau in connection with the Formula E case, stating that he should “go in front of the authorities and prove his innocence.”

Attacking the BRS working president, Congress leader Rohin Reddy said that KTR must give an explanation when a notice has been issued to him by the agencies. He added that it is the third notice issued to KTR and is not part of any “vendetta” politics.

“Instead of appearing in front of Twitter, I would like to tell KT Rama Rao to go in front of the authorities and prove his innocence. When the authorities have issued you a notice, it is your duty to go and give your explanation…The ED has given him notice twice before. This is the third notice. This is not a vendetta politics…Tomorrow, if we get some notice, we are ready to face it”, Rohin Reddy said.

Reacting to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) notice issued to BRS working president K T Rama Rao in the Formula E case, BRS spokesperson M Krishank on Tuesday alleged that the Congress government was indulging in political vendetta and trying to silence opposition voices.

Krishank said the ACB notice was issued just hours before K T Rama Rao was scheduled to travel to the United States and the United Kingdom to attend BRS formation day celebrations and inaugurate business ventures. He alleged that the timing of the notice was a deliberate attempt by the Congress government to create hurdles for the BRS leader.

“This kind of political targeting by the Congress government shows their inability and failed administration. It is an absolute political vendetta,” Krishank said. He also accused the Congress of being unable to digest the success of the BRS’s mammoth public meeting in Warangal, held to mark 25 years of the party’s formation. Krishank said the meeting had altered Telangana’s political dynamics and left both the Congress and BJP shaken.

“Time and again, Congress, which has failed to deliver its guarantees and promises, has been witch-hunting BRS leaders with false cases and enquiries,” he alleged.

He further said that despite KTR cooperating with both the ED and ACB in the past, he was again being targeted over the Formula E event- a successful international motorsport programme which, according to him, brought in Rs700 crore in revenue and helped attract nearly Rs10,000 crore in investments to Telangana.

Krishank took a dig at Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, stating, “If Congress has to really learn how an international event should be organised, then Revanth Reddy should learn from K.T. Rama Rao.”

He also referred to recent controversies surrounding the Miss World event and claimed that it had turned into a “local Congress political fete,” unlike the internationally acclaimed Formula E event held under the BRS government.

Krishank said that instead of addressing issues like farmers protesting over paddy procurement during the monsoon, the Congress government was targeting BRS leaders who were voicing those concerns.

However, he asserted that KTR would not be silenced. “K T Rama Rao has mentioned that he is not going to be perturbed or silenced by these false cases. Once he returns from the United States, he will appear before the ACB and answer whatever questions they have,” he said. He added that the achievements of the BRS regime, including the Formula E event, were a “feather in the cap of Telangana.”

Krishank reiterated that the BRS remains undeterred by what he described as politically motivated actions by the Congress government. He emphasised that K T Rama Rao would continue to stand by the party’s contributions to Telangana’s development and face any inquiry with confidence, underscoring the BRS’s commitment to transparency and progress. (ANI)