BRS working president K. T. Rama Rao on Monday, June 8, 2026, launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, demanding he break his silence over remarks attributed to Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy that allegedly invoked Adolf Hitler and cited 'assassination squads' as operational inspiration. Rama Rao directly addressed Gandhi on X, asking whether his signature campaign phrase 'Mohabbat Ki Dukaan' ('Shop of Love') had now become 'Hitler's Makaan' ('Hitler's House').

Context

The post is addressed directly to Rahul Gandhi, who popularised the phrase 'Mohabbat Ki Dukaan' during his Bharat Jodo Yatra and the 2023–24 election campaigns as a counter-narrative to what Congress described as politics of hatred. Rama Rao's wordplay inverts that brand, accusing the Congress of hypocrisy by allowing its own chief minister to draw inspiration from a totalitarian figure. He wrote: 'You cannot parade as the self-appointed guardian of the Constitution in Delhi while remaining silent as your nominated Chief Minister of Telangana, Mr. Revanth Reddy, openly glorifies blood-thirsty Adolf Hitler and cites his assassination squads as a source of operational inspiration.'

Rama Rao further called the alleged remarks 'a chilling confession of an inherently fascist governance mindset' and 'an unforgivable assault on our nation's foundational values,' drawing a contrast between democratic statesmen and 'paranoid, power-drunk rulers.'

Policy Backdrop

Congress swept the Telangana assembly elections in December 2023, ending nearly a decade of BRS rule in the state. Revanth Reddy was sworn in as Chief Minister, and the transition marked a sharp shift in the state's political landscape. Since then, the BRS—now in opposition—has consistently targeted the Revanth Reddy government over governance decisions, including civic enforcement and demolition drives in urban areas.

Rhetorical comparisons to authoritarian leaders have surfaced in Indian political discourse before, particularly when civic demolition actions draw criticism. Rama Rao's post also references what he describes as the Congress comparing 'local civic demolitions to the violent flattening of international war zones,' though the specific remarks attributed to Revanth Reddy could not be independently verified at the time of publication.

Stakeholders and Impact

The attack puts pressure on both the AICC and Revanth Reddy's office to respond publicly. Rama Rao's demand that Gandhi speak up frames the Congress leader's silence as tacit endorsement, writing bluntly: 'Your silence is an endorsement. The nation is watching.' The post also calls on the AICC to 'formally drop the ideological facade and rename itself as the All India Nazi Party'—a provocative rhetorical device designed to amplify the controversy.

For Telangana's urban local bodies and civic administration, the post signals that the BRS intends to contest the political narrative around any demolition-related actions aggressively in the public sphere ahead of future electoral contests.

What's Next

All eyes are now on whether Revanth Reddy's office issues a clarification or rebuttal regarding the remarks attributed to him, and whether Rahul Gandhi or the AICC responds to Rama Rao's public challenge. The controversy could find its way into the Telangana Legislative Assembly when it next convenes. For the BRS, keeping this narrative alive serves a dual purpose: rebuilding opposition credibility and testing whether the Congress's constitutional and democratic messaging can withstand scrutiny of its own leaders' conduct in office.