CM vs CM: Pinarayi-Revanth’s heated argument on the last day of campaign. india news
Kannur/Tipuram/Kottayam: Political rhetoric has intensified across the state in this election, heated exchanges are taking place between the Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan and their Telangana counterparts Revanth Reddy Last day of campaigning for the April 9 elections.At a press conference in Kannur on Tuesday, responding to a question on Reddy’s earlier comments, Vijayan said a CM should maintain basic standards of conduct. “Such language is inappropriate for a CM. However, he has made the allegations publicly, so I will also respond publicly,” he said. Kerala CM Then replied, “At this moment, my response is ‘dash… mone revantha’; your reply is coming soon.”Vijayan’s jibe, which was widely criticized for being offensive, was in response to Reddy’s words, “Nee po mone Vijaya” (Go away, Vijaya) – invoking a dialogue from actor Mohanlal’s character from the 2000 film ‘Narasimham’ – while speaking at a UDF road show in the Nemom constituency of Thiruvananthapuram on April 2. Reddy had said that Vijayan’s “time is up” and “his expiry date has passed”.Responding to Vijayan’s taunt Telangana CM Compared him to PM Narendra Modi and repeated his comment, “Nee Po Mone Vijaya”. Speaking at an election rally in Pathanapuram, Reddy said that though he respects Vijayan as a senior and experienced politician, he cannot respect his ‘devil’s rule’ in Kerala.“Today he abused me. It doesn’t matter to me because he is an elderly man. I will take his abuses as a blessing,” Reddy said. “But he cannot misuse the power or the people of Kerala. He cannot be under Modi,” he said.Reddy commented, “One Modi sits in New Delhi and the other in Thiruvananthapuram.” He alleged that Vijayan has the support of BJP and communal forces.Reddy reiterated his remarks against Vijayan during an election rally of the UDF candidate in Mavelikkara.Later, in an apparent attempt to defuse the acrimony, Vijayan posted a letter on Twitter addressed to “Dear Sri Revanth Reddy”, outlining Kerala’s development achievements in detail. The letter concluded with a message emphasizing the continued progress of the state through the vision of a ‘New Kerala’.

