As Telangana Jagruthi president Kalvakuntla Kavitha intensifies her criticism of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and its leadership, party president and her father K. Chandrasekhar Rao is learned to have given the green signal to BRS leaders to launch a counter-attack.
So far, KCR had exercised restraint despite Kavitha repeatedly making sharp comments about the party’s functioning and pointing to what she described as lapses in Telangana’s development during the BRS regime. But her aggressive posture during her ongoing statewide “Jagriti Janam Baata” tour appears to have altered the internal dynamics.
Interestingly, Kavitha’s criticism is aimed more at the BRS than at the ruling Congress government. She has been consistently targeting former ministers and local BRS leaders during district-level meetings. This has created growing unease among party cadres, who say they remained silent earlier only out of respect for her as KCR’s daughter.
Now, with fresh instructions reportedly coming from the top leadership, senior BRS leaders say they are ready to respond “point for point.”
According to party insiders, KCR has authorised a select group of senior leaders to initiate a “reverse attack” to counter Kavitha’s remarks and prevent further damage to the party’s morale.
Kavitha’s statewide outreach, intended to reconnect with the masses, has unexpectedly triggered internal friction. Her focus on the party’s own shortcomings—rather than challenging the ruling Congress—has created a perception of internal confrontation at a time when the BRS is already struggling to regain political momentum.
The new directive, sources say, is aimed at restoring organisational discipline and ensuring that internal criticism does not erode the party’s public image.
