Overview
- The Ministry of External Affairs denied political clearance for A Revanth Reddy’s planned US programme, saying the proposed schedule was “not appropriate” for his office.
- Reddy cut short his trip to London, returned to Hyderabad, accused the Centre of partisan discrimination that he said insults 40 million people of Telangana, and announced a state investment summit for December.
- Telangana BJP leaders have demanded full details of whom the chief minister planned to meet in the US and flagged a planned meeting with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a concern.
- State chief ministers must get MEA political clearance for official foreign travel, a rule the Centre cited in withholding permission and which can limit a state’s ability to court investors and university partners abroad.
- Coverage highlights political consequences inside Telangana as well as in New Delhi, with outlets noting both Reddy’s public pushback and continuing fissures inside the state Congress that shape how his response is perceived.