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Revanth Reddy’s Rafale remark on minority students draws backlash
The Story in Brief
The Story in Brief
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has faced criticism after saying minority students can dismantle and reassemble a Rafale fighter aircraft but struggle to remember lessons from books. He made the remarks at a Minorities Excellence Summit in Hyderabad, while describing such children as skilled labourers and linking them to Industrial Training Institutes. Reddy also said Hindus and Muslims were like his two eyes and cited welfare schemes for minorities, including free electricity for households using up to 200 units a month.
The BJP and BRS condemned the comments. BJP leaders called them communal profiling and appeasement, while BRS working president KT Rama Rao described them as prejudicial. The News Minute cited government data showing Muslim literacy rose from 59.1% in 2001 to 79.5% in 2023-24.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy narrative that minority children are either naturally suited to manual work or unable to study is both insulting and unsupported by the literacy figures cited by The News Minute. The opposite political claim, that any criticism is automatically anti-minority, is also unhelpful. Governments should expand quality schooling and vocational training without assigning ability by religion. The useful test is whether Telangana’s education data improves across communities, not whether leaders can turn a stereotype into a campaign line.
Sources (3): indiatoday.in, thenewsminute.com, timesnownews.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above. Methodology and corrections.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
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