# Revanth Reddy slams Centre after US visit denied 2026-08-24T15:47:50+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday accused the Union government of political discrimination after it denied political clearance for his proposed visit to the United States. The Ministry of External Affairs approved his UK trip but rejected the US leg, citing political considerations. NDTV reports that the Ministry had said the proposed programme was not 'appropriate'. Addressing a press conference in Hyderabad, Revanth Reddy alleged the denial was biased, pointing out that Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel was permitted a US and Canada visit for the 'Vibrant Gujarat' initiative. The News Minute quotes him saying PM Modi is 'acting as a Gujarati, not as the Prime Minister of India'. He called the move 'against the spirit of federalism' and an insult to Telangana's people. Reddy said his trip, under the 'Telangana Rising 2047' initiative, aimed to attract investment in education and sports by meeting universities such as MIT and Harvard. He denied reports that meetings were planned without informing the MEA. Greatandhra.com reports that Telangana MPs will raise the issue in Parliament, and the state will proceed with the Telangana Global Summit 2026 on December 8-9. ## Indian Opinion Analysis All three sources provide straight reporting of the Chief Minister's press conference without adding government framing or comment. The NDTV piece is the briefest and notes the MEA's 'not appropriate' reason upfront, while The News Minute and Greatandhra.com foreground Reddy's accusations of political bias and discrimination. The coverage uniformly lacks any response from the Union government. The concrete next step is the Telangana Global Summit on December 8-9, 2026. ## Coverage Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral - ndtv.com (neutral report) Leads with MEA's 'not appropriate' reason, no comment from Reddy - thenewsminute.com (neutral report) Leads with Reddy's 'Gujarati' jibe, reports his accusations in full - greatandhra.com (neutral report) Leads with 'political discrimination' charge, ends with summit details This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources. Last updated 2026-08-24T16:25:37+00:00. Tags: Bhupendra Patel, Ministry of External Affairs, Narendra Modi, Revanth Reddy, Telangana, Telangana Rising 2047 Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/revanth-reddy-hits-centre-over-denial-of-us-visit-clearance/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/revanth-reddy-hits-centre-over-denial-of-us-visit-clearance/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/