Overview
- Speaking at the Telangana Rising Global Summit, Tony Blair said the state’s GSDP has nearly tripled in a decade and its per capita income ranks among India’s highest.
- Former RBI Governor Duvvuri Subba Rao acknowledged Telangana’s strong growth during his summit remarks, which BRS highlighted as affirming the state as India’s fastest-growing economy.
- Both leaders delivered their praise during the summit’s concluding session, providing high-profile external validation of the state’s development record.
- K.T. Rama Rao posted video clips of the speeches on X, thanking the speakers and crediting K. Chandrashekhar Rao’s leadership for the reported gains since 2014.
- The BRS presented the remarks as a direct rebuttal to criticism from Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and the Congress, even as the summit was organized by the state government.